Is there a way to Search All without including books I don't own?

Travis Briles · 2025-03-11T15:18:10+00:00

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I like to utilize the search All function at times to search not just books, but media, documents, factbook, etc. Now when I use the Search All function, it pulls up a bunch of resource I don't own. This is not helpful at all. If I want to look for other resources, there are other ways to do that.

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MJ. Smith

A smart book search is restricted too your library but is limited to books. A precise all search is the closest to what you want.

Travis Briles

@MJ. Smith , does it only include books though? Will that search documents and media as well?

Thanks,

Travis

Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :)

One idea is changing Program Setting Use Internet to No, which restricts Search to downloaded resources.

Keep Smiling 😊

DMB

Good idea KSFJ. I just tried it (I'm always offline). My test worked fine, but was flawed by not having any notes or PBs. I assume it'd go thru those.

My forever gripe on 'All' was just that … limiting it to 'me all' … not 'Logos all'. And 'books' isn't 'me all'.

Just info, I keep an On/Off switch in my icon tray (Logos) for web access as needed. However on (my) Mac (latest macOS on an M1, and v36 Verbum), a re-start is always needed. Verbum checks web access at 'start' on the Mac.

Travis Briles

Thanks KSFJ for the suggestion. I tried it, having to restart Logos to apply that setting just to do a search is frustrating to say the least. Even so, as DMB mentioned, that still doesn't search all as it leaves out my personal books and documents for some reason. DMB, I guess I'm running just opposite of you, I was very accustomed to a "me all" and used it very frequently, now it has become more of a task to search "all of my resources." Thanks for the ideas guys.