Logos 5 sermon file add in

My greatest disappointment with Logos 4 - and now Logos 5 - is that the Sermon File add in has not been provided.

It was simply the best resource for a pastor to compile sermons & sermon illustrations. I haven't used PBB but it does not appear to have the same functionality.

Some of the new Logos 5 features look terrific - but I looked in vain for my favourite, long awaited & often promised feature! Should I give up completely now or is it still on some back burner that's rapidly running out of gas?

With regards to Logos 5, I do wish I could simply upgrade to the new programme with all the new features without having to buy books I don't want. - i .e. to get all the new features I have to go for GOLD and, in the process, buy books which, under normal circumstances, I would never buy.

I understand that Logos must make a profit to survive, but why not offer a GOLD upgrade with no extra books at an economically viable cost?

Nevertheless, I do appreciate the way that Logos labours over providing us with the very best of software & helpful ongoing support.

Brian

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Some of the new Logos 5 features look terrific - but I looked in vain for my favourite, long awaited & often promised feature! Should I give up completely now or is it still on some back burner that's rapidly running out of gas?

The Logos 4.6a Release Candidate thread => http://community.logos.com/forums/t/57253.aspx includes personal book examples with sermon file metadata, which can be used in Logos 4.6a and Logos 5.

I understand that Logos must make a profit to survive, but why not offer a GOLD upgrade with no extra books at an economically viable cost?

Bob Pritchett (CEO) posted => Official: Minimum Crossgrade and free engine download are coming!

Keep Smiling [:)]

SteveF

My greatest disappointment with Logos 4 - and now Logos 5 - is that the Sermon File add in has not been provided.

It "has" but as many might not have seen it until Logos 4 .6a which came out almost at the same time as L5 it might as well be "invisible."

It uses the PBB tool.

To make a book of sermons you need to paste into your Word docx. file at "syntax" table.

There is information in the wiki. on how to do this.

On the page I will link you to is that table:

http://wiki.logos.com/Logos_4.6a_RC_1

Sermon File Type	Sermon
Passages	Gen 1:1; John 3:16
Topics	Creation; Love
Tags	Examples; Testing
Date	October 23, 2000
Speakers	John; Mary
Venues Change the info to suit your purposes. There is further info there in the Wiki and in soem of the release notes. [This forum software is messing up the table-disregard its appearance here.] Post back if this is note nough information. To create a "book" of sermons, each Word doc must have this table embedded--one table per sermon docx	Bellingham; Washington

Alan

It "has" but as many might not have seen it until Logos 4 .6a which came out almost at the same time as L5 it might as well be "invisible."

It uses the PBB tool.

Can these user compiled resources be used in the mobile versions of Logos?

Graham Criddle

Hi Alan

It "has" but as many might not have seen it until Logos 4 .6a which came out almost at the same time as L5 it might as well be "invisible."

It uses the PBB tool.

Can these user compiled resources be used in the mobile versions of Logos?

Not yet - Logos has stated they will provide this in a future release but we have no timescales.

It requires proper synchronising of personal books between all of their platforms (desktop and mobile) which requires new infrastructure and capability to be put in place. So it is a fair amount of work but would be very useful!

Graham

Alan

Thanks Graham.

Brian Kempson

Hi Steve

Thanks for helpful reply re Sermon FIle using PBB - it worked immediately & much, much better than old Logos 3.0 version.

I've been transported to the third heaven! - well maybe the second.

Brian

Jeffrey S. Robison

Can these user compiled resources be used in the mobile versions of Logos?

I am using my iPad and L5 on a Mac. I "print" my sermon as a pdf from within Logos and use Goodreader on my iPad. A work around until the PBB or Notes function is functional for that task. I am enjoying the Sermon File creation tool.

JT (alabama24)

Thanks for helpful reply re Sermon FIle using PBB - it worked immediately & much, much better than old Logos 3.0 version.

It's great to hear you say so. I technically own the old "sermon file addin" but never used it. Some users are very upset with the new implementation, but it seems ok to me. [:)]

Brian Kempson

Hi Steve

Sermonfile working well & have imported a few sermons already - quite fast.

Do you know if the sermon file created on one computer can be transported to another computer - I am creating on home computer but would like to use the files at the church when I am there.

Thanks

Brian

Graham Criddle

Hi Brian

Do you know if the sermon file created on one computer can be transported to another computer - I am creating on home computer but would like to use the files at the church when I am there.

At the moment the .docx files need to be compiled separately on each computer. The metadata describing the book is synchronised between your computers (so it appears in your library) but the documents themselves are not. This can lead to a bit of confusion!

Logos are working on providing the ability to synchronise the documents as well but it is a lot of work and infrastructure and we don't have a date as to when it will be available

Graham

JT (alabama24)

At the moment the .docx files need to be compiled separately on each computer.

Brian - I personally follow Graham's method, which is the Logos supported method. I use dropbox to sync the .docx files, so it is easy for me to compile on different computers… however, there is another way if you are interested… but someone else will have to help you with it.

It IS possible to dig around and find the compiled book file, manually copy and move it to the new computer. I have never done so, and frankly don't know where to look because I don't want to do it that way… If you are interested, let us know and someone will chime in before too long. [:)]