Does anyone have experience with how to set up and use the Logos notes function to write a book? Any examples or input would be useful (trying to avoid reinventing the wheel here).
Thank you.
Niels Krag
Does anyone have experience with how to set up and use the Logos notes function to write a book?
Give me a hint - what type of a book? I've used Logos and my old website to build Bible study handbooks.
I write three or four books a year and, when the book has a biblical basis, you bet I use Logos. But mostly the Copy Bible Verse function, which I set to the publisher's standard on translation and format. But I can't really imagine writing a book in Logos when there's so much more for the writer in a program like Word or WordPerfect (is that still around? It was the best in DOS days). Even if you're writing something like a personal commentary, I can't really imagine doing that much writing in Logos. You need to be able to use styles, formatting, footnotes, and so on. Logos's notes function is great for what it's designed for: short sprints rather than marathons.
I'm interested in this thread as to how people find Logos noted work for them.
Personally, I collect stuff from other sources, so I have shunned away from using Logos note taking features because I want everything in one place when I am writing. As I am a Mac user, I am using Devonthink for research. I'm not as familiar as I used to be with Windows equivalent, but I suppose you could say that Devonthink is kind of like OneNote for Windows, but with search like capabilities that you would find in a Bible programme like Logos.
If you are writing a book, Logos notes is not the best tool because you will need to collect data from resources on paper as well. I use EndNote for my collection of notes and, more importantly, for building a bibliography that is consistent among all my sources. It works on both Mac and PC.
If you are writing a book, Logos notes is not the best tool because you will need to collect data from resources on paper as well.
Generally true, however, my notes need to be accessible by scripture reference and given the variations based on translation of chapter/verse citations, I like Logos to do the conversions for me. If the "finished" notes release has adequate flexibility, I will start keeping larger blocks of material in notes linked to examples ... I murdered the sermon files in L3 for this function. My favorite tool was the old DOS Houdini program - the program that brought down Nixon.
I intend to use Word (though I have preferred WordPerfect for years, but the world seems to be a Word world) to write the book (something on Biblical and Systematic Theology of angels and demons).
My question has more to do with how book writers use Logos and specifically the notes function in L3 or L4 to record their observations, inspired snippets, etc. How have book writers set up and used notes to suit their research needs?
I am also looking at using OneNote for this purpose (not all research resources are available in Logos). I was intrigued by the video (I think by John Fidel) in which OneNote was resized and pinned for use with L4.
I am using the PC version of L4, but good ideas are definitely not limited to PC users!
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