I'm a newbie. Anyone have any suggestions for how they use highlights and styles?

Pam brunkalla · 2024-11-27T02:45:53+00:00

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There are so many options. I'd like to develop a system where different colors mean different things, and include the various emphasis options. I thought if someone would be willing to share their system it could help me get started.

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Frank Hodges

If you're looking for a really basic one that you'll be able to remember each of your highlights and use on your paper Bible as well, you can search Jason Mayfield Bible Highlight on YouTube and get some ideas from his basic highlight plan.

Personally, I think simpler is better because you'll actually be able to easily remember which highlight is for what. Different people have different opinions on what's best, but I've found less is more for me. However, on the other hand, I've seen people with insanely complex highlighting systems, or who use the inductive/precept system, and it works well for them. It really depends on what you personally would like to accomplish by highlighting.

I use an eink device for some of my highlighting so I avoid colors for the most part (or I should say, the colors I do use don't have any significance when it comes to my digital highlights). I don't particularly highlight my Bible text in Logos, I use the note icons instead, but I do use the same system in my paper Bible.

My system is just:

-Yellow highlighter: general highlight. This can be anything from a sentence or paragraph that sticks out in a monograph, an entry in a dictionary or lexicon, etc. I usually don't do any general highlighting in my Bible in Logos, but I do use a yellow highlighter in my paper bible fairly often and I use this highlight a lot in monographs and encyclopedias etc.

-Double squiggly underline: something that is often mistaken, misunderstood, or that I need to study more. When I see this highlight I know that I am trying to remind myself that whatever is highlighted is something I need to question or look past the surface on. I'm essentially telling myself "hey there was a question associated with this".

-Double pencil underline: Memory. So this is what I use to tell myself "remember this", so memory verses in my Bibles or quotes, illustrations, etc. that I'd like to come back to.

- Single Pencil underline: Noteworthy. This is something that has a note associated with it. So, in my paperback books it means that I've written a note on either the endnotes page of the book, or on a separate piece of paper (I'll write the page number next to the note so I don't forget the context.) If it's multiple pages I'm highlighting in the paper book I just draw a line on the outside margin to tell myself "this entire page is highlighted".

In my physical Bibles I do use a few more actual highlights, but I don't use these in Logos:

-Green: signifies a significant word or number. I highlight each instance of the symbolic numbers in the Bible as well as words I know are often translated differently in different English translations, or just words which carry a lot of weight or significance.

-Blue: Verses or sections of scripture that are theologically rich. So, if it describes something significant about who God, Jesus, etc is I'll use a blue highlighter.

-Pink: Commands/Imperatives/Christian living. I hardly use this one to be honest, but every so often I'll remember to use it when I'm doing my highlighting. Usually the "do this" or "don't do that" sticks out so clearly I don't have to remind myself.

If you're looking for something more complex, I'd say just go headfirst and do the inductive method, you can find a ton of videos on it on YouTube. It never tickled my fancy, but plenty of people love it.

Justin Gatlin

Hi Pam! Welcome to the community.

First, don't stress about what style you use. You can create a style, edit it later, and have it reformat your existing highlights. So if you used the color green to mark sanctification and later decided you wanted to use double-underline, you can do so in a snap.

Second, I think it is best to create custom palettes. In Logos, highlights automatically create corresponding notes. Each palette can be assigned to notebook, which may make it easier for you to organize your thoughts.

Third, For highlighting in normal books, I would just start with three highlighting styles: one for things you want to draw attention to, one for things you have questions about, and one for attaching summaries to chapter or section headings. For the Bible, it really depends on what you are doing. I think it is nice to go through the same book multiple times, looking for one or two things to highlight and mark each time.

Finally, get acquainted with labels, which can supercharge your highlighting.

I have some tutorial videos you may find helpful.

Notetaking in Logos -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A4HOD25TaI

Labels -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcvDLZj2fi8&pp=ygUbTG9nb3MgQmlibGUgc29mdHdhcmUgbGFiZWxz

scooter

Hi Pam, + welcome

I use grey and brown as negatives. Silly ex: The book says 'grass is purple.' This gets a brown highlight……The book says: 'The author above says grass is purple; I disagree.' This gets a brown highlight [from 'The' thru to 'disagree'].

I need multiple positive colours. Ex: I have a para going thru what is justification, + what is sanctification. I use yellow on the sentences + part sentences re justification. I use green on sentences + parts thereof that rep sanctification……Then I can read just the yellow stuff, for ex.