Notes questions

I was wondering if someone who has been using logos for sometime could answer some questions for me. I just started using my logos app on my iPad for my morning devotions and currently I am taking notes by creating a new one for each book of the bible that I am studying. Can someone share how they are separating out their notes for personal/devotional notes, those for further study, education/papers, and for sermon and bible studies? Thank you for taking the time to read this.

-Joshua

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Graham Criddle

Hi Joshua

I tend to do something like this:

Use a separate notesfile for each Bible book which I read devotionally. I then add notes to that keyed against particular sections which are then accessible in both my desktop and mobile environment
Use a separate notesfile for sermon or bible study series and create different notes within that for individual topics. For example, I am working through a series on the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross and will have seven notes (each linked to a specific passage) within a single notesfile
I keep a separate notesfile for "unstructured" comments on Bible books for when I come across things which I want to comment on
I use a different set of notesfile for modules within my college environment

I guess my key principle is to keep notes relatively short and within logically contained structures.

I know some people have similar approaches to this while others do something totally different.

Hopefully they will contribute to this!

Graham

EDIT: I use a very simple approach to the use of colours and icons for notes indicators - so I use Orange for devotional notes, Red for sermon notes etc. Others have much more sophisticated systems.

Jack Hairston

I agree with Graham's suggestions. If that is all you do, you will see sluggish response as you scroll your Bible. To avoid that:

1. Create a separate layout for each book of the Bible.
a. In each layout, choose File ==> (open the notes file for that book)
b. Also open the Bibles and commentaries for that book.
c. Finally open the original text for that book (Hebrew vs. Greek)
d. Set the filter for your *primary* Bible (only) to track all notes files,
but for all other Bibles and commentaries, turn them off by unchecking them.
e. Save the layout.

Every new Notes file will automatically create a tracking filter for every Notes file in each Bible and commentary, so as you add Notes files, go back through your layouts and repeat step d.

If you don't, every time you scroll a Bible or commentary, Logos has to check all Notes files for every Bible and every commentary to synchronize them. Slo-o-ow. You would need to use a separate editor for Notes and paste them into your Notes file afterward.

If you maintain the setup shown above, Logos only has to check one set of Notes files when your primary Bible scrolls. Much faster. You can type notes directly into the Notes file.

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/360002#Comment_360002

Hi Jack

These comments are applicable to Logos 4 (desktop / laptop) but I assume Joshua is asking about notes in the iPad environment.

Just didn't want to leave Joshua confused about capabilities within the iPad app

Graham

Joshua Peeler

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/360009#Comment_360009

Any other suggestions with regards 2 colors Or notes?

JT (alabama24)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/466019#Comment_466019

Any other suggestions with regards 2 colors Or notes?

I don't have anything to add. You might want to create a thread in a more widely used forum (i.e. "General" or "Logos 5") since the heart of your question isn't as much about the iPad app as it is "why / how do others do this or that" with notes.