I was wondering how you customize your Logos 4 to do Precepts Bible study? Thank you, Deb Hanson
Hi Deborah,
Welcome to the forum. I created a layout that I use for Inductive/Precept study. I have the Highlighting panel open on the far left and the information panel on the far right (for looking up definitions, lexical information, etc. The middle section between those two sides is divided down the middle with my bible open in the left pane, then two panes on the right side, one on top of the other. I have the treasury of scripture knowledge open in the top one and a second copy of my Bible open in the bottom one. I have my the main copy of my Bible linked to TSK with link set A and have my secondary copy set to "send links here" for looking up cross-references, etc.
Hope that helps [:)]
Ron
EDIT: Oh, I also have my inductive Bible set to "Bible Text Only" so that it doesn't display pericope headings.
Here's a screenshot of the layout. Click for full-size
Also, you can customize a highlighting palatte to include styles not included by default in Logos' highlighting tool. See: http://wiki.logos.com/Highlighting for more info.
Thank you Ron,
How do you start setting things up? I don't know how to link things together and how did you show me the screen shot? T-you Deb
How do you start setting things up? I don't know how to link things together and how did you show me the screen shot?
Linking items together is done from the panel menu (click picture of a book cover) and then select a link set for every resource you want to stay on the same Bible verse.
Posting pictures to the forum is done by clicking the paper clip icon in the edit box and then uploading a .png or .jpeg file. There are a number of ways to capture a screen-shot. See: http://wiki.logos.com/Screenshot
Also, http://wiki.logos.com/Layouts might be helpful to you too.
Kevin showed you where the link settings are located. Open up each of the five items, then arrange them on the screen the way you want by dragging the tabs around. Once you have them arranged the way you want, you can click the panel menu for your main Bible and set it to link set A, then do the same for the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (link set A). Then click the panel menu for your second Bible and click "Send Hyperlinks Here". Once you are satisfied with how everything is set up, you can click on the layout menu in the upper-right corner, click on the name for the current snapshot (as shown below) and name it something like "Precept Study". This will save the layout so that you can access it at any time through the layout menu.
Does that help? If you need more specific instructions on anything, just ask. [:)]
Ron, I'm looking at your screenshot and was wondering if you manually highlighted or if you set up a rule to highlight similar things. I understand how to manually do this but I was noticing how you had Wind on the sea, storm on the sea, Calamity, and the sea highlighted and was just curious because if their is a rule that could make that automatic, I would love to know it.
Hi Scott,
That was all manual highlighting done while going through Kay Arthur's book "Lord, teach me to study the Bible in 28 days". AFAIK, there is no way to automatically highlight diverse but (potentially) similar/related concepts like that.
In Christ,
Well.. Hmmmff. I watch videos, read, watch videos and read. After spending all this money A YEAR AGO, I'm ready to call it quits. I don't even know how to start opening up things so I can set my 5 fave things. Any recommendations. I just want to cry. I spent an hour here, with no relief. I could have been in God's word for an hour and I'm sure been more at ease.
HELP!!!
Gloria
Hi Gloria
Sorry you are having so much trouble.
I suggest you start a separate thread (click on "Write a New Post" at the top of the forum) and outline some of the issues you are having. I am sure people will be able to help.
Also suggest you change your display name to not include your email address to avoid spam. Please see http://wiki.logos.com/Changing_Forum_Display_Name for details.
Graham
Well.. Hmmmff. I watch videos, read, watch videos and read. After spending all this money A YEAR AGO, I'm ready to call it quits. I don't even know how to start opening up things so I can set my 5 fave things. Any recommendations. I just want to cry. I spent an hour here, with no relief. I could have been in God's word for an hour and I'm sure been more at ease. HELP!!! Gloria
Well, you're asking for help, that's a good thing.
What is it exactly that you want to do? What are your "5 fave things?" (Did you check out the video called "Prioritized Resources?")
BTW, you may want to change your display name so spam bots don't get it. Look here for how to do it:
http://wiki.logos.com/Changing_Forum_Display_Name
Gloria, don't call it quits! We'll be happy to help you get up and running. From your comment it sounds like you need to work on your library prioritizations. The place on the wiki that gives you detailed instructions is here http://wiki.logos.com/Library#Prioritizing
Let me give you the cliff notes though
For prioritizing beyond your favorite Bibles consult http://wiki.logos.com/A_Sample_Prioritize_List for some suggestions.
(Did you check out the video called "Prioritized Resources?")
From your comment it sounds like you need to work on your library prioritizations.
Obviously we are all speculating barring more information from Gloria, but within the context of the thread, I'm guessing she wanted to set up a layout (which in the above example has 5 components) rather than wanting to prioritize resources.
Gloria, if I'm guessing correctly, you are saying you don't know how to open your favorite resources so that you can arrange them? The easiest way is probably to click on the Library (step one in Kevin's screenshot), then find the book or Bible you want and click to open it. Alternatively, if you know exactly what it is you want to open (for example, the NASB Bible), you can just type it in the command bar to the right of the Tools menu. For the NASB Bible, you would type "Open NASB" without the quotes.
If we are misunderstanding what you are trying to do, please post clarification so that we can help you.
EDIT - If you confirm what you are trying to do, one of us can give you step-by-step and click-by-click directions to accomplish it. I'm not as good at creating the incredibly helpful screenshots as Kevin and others, but I will do what I can to help.
... I have my the main copy of my Bible linked to TSK with link set A and have my secondary copy set to "send links here" for looking up cross-references, etc. Hope that helps Ron EDIT: Oh, I also have my inductive Bible set to "Bible Text Only" so that it doesn't display pericope headings.
... I have my the main copy of my Bible linked to TSK with link set A and have my secondary copy set to "send links here" for looking up cross-references, etc.
Hope that helps
Ron, on these part of your instructions, can you tell me what linking those items does for you? That might help me to understanding linking.
Thanks, Gloria
... I have my the main copy of my Bible linked to TSK with link set A and have my secondary copy set to "send links here" for looking up cross-references, etc. Hope that helps Ron EDIT: Oh, I also have my inductive Bible set to "Bible Text Only" so that it doesn't display pericope headings. Ron, on these part of your instructions, can you tell me what linking those items does for you? That might help me to understanding linking. Thanks, Gloria
Hi Gloria, glad to here you are making some progress. I hope the following screenshot illustrates for you what ron is acheiving by using the setup you have asked about.
can you tell me what linking those items does for you? That might help me to understanding linking.
LInking means that resources move together. For example, if you have two Bibles with both set to Link set A then they will both display the same reference, when you move one the other will move. When you link a Bible and commentary together then the Commentary automatically moves with the Bible to display its treatment of that version.
Having a second instance of a Bible open with "Send Hyperlinks Here" selected allows you to click Bible reference links in the commentary without upseting the apple cart. In other words if you were studying 2:4 and clicked a link in the commentary to 4:8 then the Bible and Commentary would both jump to the new verse. By having a second Bible open with the "send hyperlinks here: selected then any Bible link clicked will open in that pane instead of the Bible linked to the commentary?
Is that clear? Visit http://wiki.logos.com/Linking_Resources for pictures and a more detailed explanation.
Thanks, again, Kevin (and Andrew above). I am sooooooooooo excited. I actually have my layout done, and am going to start tweaking it. I have to figure out what kind of word study link I want to use. Before purchasing Logos, I had spent $$ on the 4 book Zodhiates (OT& NT) books, and didn't want to spent the $$ to purchase them here, but I may have to. I have the Scholars Software package, so I'm not sure about the word study books that it comes with, and so far whenever I have tried to use it for word study when I plan my bible study, there is just too much information, so....I'm wondering about that, but not sure if I should search some here on the forum before I ask questions, but...
This is my first time on a forum, so I'm not sure what the proper way of asking questions and responding works, so I should read about that, and NOTICE that my e-mail address isn't showing up any more. You guys are great teachers. Maybe I should just have you come and lead the bible study.
Hi Gloria,
Sorry, I logged off after answering your question, so didn't see this one until later. I see that Kevin and Andrew got you taken care of [:)]
Just to add slightly to what they've said: In regard to this particular layout, you have your Bible linked to the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (TSK). What that does is has TSK "follow" you as you read through your Bible. When you scroll your Bible, the TSK automatically scrolls with it to stay in sync with whatever verse your Bible is currently on. As Kevin and Andrew explained, you can link many types of resources: multiple Bibles, Bibles with commentaries, etc.
I also see that you mentioned not knowing what hyperlinks are. Hyperlinks are the blue underlined text that you can click on to go to the cited location. For example, in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, all those cross-references are hyperlinks. If you click on them, they take you to that particular scripture reference. That is why you have a second Bible open and set to "send hyperlinks here"...that way, when you click on one of the scripture references, it opens in your second Bible without disturbing your primary Bible. This allows you to "rabbit trail" through scripture without losing your place.
Hope that helps! [:)]
Ron, on your screenshot, the "highlight" column is nice and thin. I can't minimize it on mine, and it is wider. I would like to make it a bit smaller. So, I was wondering if you could tell me how to do that, or do you have a widescreen?
I do have a widescreen...I believe the highlighting toolbar is a fixed size and can't be resized. Sorry [:(]
