creating a flag

i have looked and search and have not found what i am looking for. maybe it is not possible (yet)

i would like to be able to place a "flag" or marker (kind of like highlighting with a hyperlink) within any text and it would allow a shortcut to another text location.

highlighting is saved in all of my text but sometimes i would like it to link to another commentary or resorce that i have highlighted. kind of a personal footnote of referances. (i hope i have explained that well enough)

is there any such thing?

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MJ. Smith

Not directly - you can achieve the same function with additional steps by putting the link in a note and attaching the note to the text.

steve clark

i would like to be able to place a "flag" or marker (kind of like highlighting with a hyperlink) within any text and it would allow a shortcut to another text location.

No this does not exist in the exact way that you wish.

But you can sort of do this with Note and hyperlinks within your note.

1. In a book you can create a Note. Use your mouse to select a word.
a. In the pop-up menu on the right click on Selection.
b. Now at the bottom click on your note file (you should have already opened it prior to step # 1).

2. In you note add text to help you know what you are doing, also text for a hyperlink.
a. In another book which you want to link to, position that location close to the top of it's panel.

b. Now in that resource click on the book icon to open it's menu.
c. In the menu click on URL. (this copies the link location of your book to the clipboard)

3. Now in your note use your mouse to drag over the text in which you want to be a hyperlink. (this selects it and turns it blue)
a. Right click in the Hyperlink box. (a pop-up menu will appear)
b. Click on Paste. (this pastes your link that you copied in step 2c)

4. Now click off of your selected text to deselect it.
a. Notice that your text is now a hyperlink. If you click on it you will see a pop-up box showing you what your link points to.
b. Notice the instructions in the pop-up box. If you hold the Ctrl key down and click on your link it will open your book to your link.

5. Notice that your original note is marked in your 1st book. In the future you can click on the note marker to have Logos 4 open your note.
a. And when your note opens if you click on your hyperlink (while holding the Ctrl key down) it will open your 2nd book to your link location.

P.S. a lot of these instructions are posted in the wiki page Notes

Kevin Weaver

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/243426#Comment_243426

wow.. thanks for the information and step by step. i will start using that feature as best as possible.

but really. wouldn't it be cool if you could place a flag#1 in say.... a bible text and then place flag#1 in a commentary or dictionary text with a few quick key strokes or mouse clicks? and upon rediscovering the flag a quick click would reopen the other resource? my texts would likely have thousands of flags positioned all throughout the library.

now i am sure that may take a huge amount of software engineering but with the current functions of Logos it seems so minor in comparison to other existing functions.

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/243432#Comment_243432

Yes, allowing users to create "links" from a point in one resource to a point in another would be nice. If you'd like to propose that feature and get other users to vote on it (the more popular a feature is, the more likely Logos will consider it), post it on http://logos.uservoice.com

Kevin Weaver

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/243435#Comment_243435

created one. please vote!

http://logos.uservoice.com/forums/42823-logos-bible-software-4/suggestions/1757687-allow-user-created-flags?ref=title

Thomas Jackson

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/243578#Comment_243578

Perhaps you may consider adding your votes to this one.

http://logos.uservoice.com/forums/42823-logos-bible-software-4/suggestions/1427695-allow-users-to-add-hyperlinks

Thomas

Kevin Weaver

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/243652#Comment_243652

i am not sure that suggestion will provide the same function as i was suggesting.

that one seemingly updates old resources with user submitted input. i'm not sure i follow it beyond that.....

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/243930#Comment_243930

i am not sure that suggestion will provide the same function as i was suggesting.

that one seemingly updates old resources with user submitted input. i'm not sure i follow it beyond that.....

It would still accomplish what you want. The key sentence in that suggestion was "Use the technology behind notes and clippings to allow users to add their own hyperlinks." Once you've got that, who cares whether they also allow you to submit your added hyperlink to Logos to share with other users or build in to the old resources. Yes, the reason that other person suggested this feature was for users to be able to create missing hyperlinks that should have been in there already in the first place (because there are references in the text to other books in Logos's library). But if the general ability to add hyperlinks of your own were there, you could do whatever you want with it! [:)]

Kevin Weaver

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/243939#Comment_243939

thanks rosie. i understand a little more. well i voted for that one also.

consider this a little bump to remind other to vote also.