What does a non-student, non-academic, non-professional true beginner need to know?
- how to open the application
- how to open a Bible
- how to set the default Bible to their personal preference
- how to get a definition of an English word
- how to open a study Bible and get it to scroll with the Bible
- how to see a place on a map
- how to find an event on the timeline
- how to set red type for Jesus speaking
- how to use Factbook ... and through it get to a Bible dictionary
- how to get the pronunciation of a Biblical proper noun
- how to find & use tables such as they would find in a Bible handbook
- Biblical Event Navigator
- Israelite Feasts and Sacrifices
- Miracles of the Bible
- Names of God
- Parables (new)
- Parallel Gospel Reader
- Proverbs Explorer
- Psalms Explorer
- Speaking to God
- Synopsis of Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles
- introduction to the Faithlife Study Bible
- how to display a Bible reading plan or lectionary on the home page and use it as an entry point
Advanced skills for the beginner
- how to find cross-references
- how to find parallel passages
- how to take notes
- how to use a basic workflow
- how to use the information panel
- how to show footnotes at the bottom of a page
- how to move between scrolling and page mode
- how to use reader mode
- how to highlight with default highlighters
- how to run a basic Bible search
As this point, the beginner is able to use Logos/Verbum as they would hard-copies, the point they need to reach quickly before getting frustrated with the whole application. They also have all the skills necessary to understand the standard training videos without constantly saying "wait, how did you do that?"
Okay, fellow forumers - what is super basic that I've left out?
