Toggle from Work Offline to Work Online

I'm a traveler, and love to use logos on long plane rides. My problem is that when I open it on the plane it forced me to work offline, then I highlight, make notes, read further in a resource, and all kinds of fun stuff...but when I get to the hotel and try to sync the notes etc. online...it says I can't because I'm still in offline mode. Is there a way to toggle it back on to sync once I hit the hotel?

Thanks,

Derek

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JT (alabama24)

Did you try restarting the app?

Derek Browning

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/504946#Comment_504946

I actually haven't closed the program since then, as I'm afraid I'll lose all my notes and highlights. Do you know if it saves them locally and syncs them after a restart...or does it pull what was last synced from the web as the starting point?

JT (alabama24)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/504952#Comment_504952

I actually haven't closed the program since then, as I'm afraid I'll lose all my notes and highlights. Do you know if it saves them locally and syncs them after a restart...or does it pull what was last synced from the web as the starting point?

You should be just fine… just like the mobile app, it will sync the data when you connect next. No need to worry about losing things when restarting.

David A Egolf

Derek,

I believe the "secret" is to hold down the <CTRL> key when you launch Logos. This will cause it to ask you to login. Someone else was asking about this just recently.

I think Logos should make "Attempt to login" if the user is configured to "Use internet". If I have "Use internet" selected in program settings, then I don't understand why I should also have to rub my tummy and pat my head in order to get the program to actually log me in.

David A Egolf

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/504946#Comment_504946

Alabama. Restarting the application doesn't do any good. I've been there, done that. You have to find the magic "hold down the control key during the launch" rule.

Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :)

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/504980#Comment_504980

On a MacBook Air, found turning off WiFi then launching Logos 5 would open in offline mode since no network was available. Closing Logos 5, turn on WiFi and connect to a network, followed by launching Logos 5 opens in online mode, which can take awhile to sync all the local changes with Logos servers.

For normal use, Logos 5 seems a bit more responsive in offline mode.

Keep Smiling [:)]

David A Egolf

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/504946#Comment_504946

Did you try restarting the app?

Based on your suggestion and "Keep Smiling"s comment I tried toggling offline and online in a single session. On my Windows 7 laptop it does automatically login as long as the internet is available when Logos is launched.

I know that this has not always been the case since I was forced to find and use the control key method just last month. A logos rep joined the forum thread to suggest the control key method when there is a problem.

I have been stuck when I visited a company site which required me to set up a proxy connection for my IE browser. I normally use Firefox and had not reverted the IE browser when I returned home. My logos would not connect until I got rid of the proxy setting. The moral of the story is to make sure that the Windows Internet Explorer browser is able to access the internet since Logos uses their connection configuration.

Dave Hooton

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/504952#Comment_504952

I actually haven't closed the program since then, as I'm afraid I'll lose all my notes and highlights.

Derek

If you normally work online (Use Internet = Yes) but are forced to work Offline for a period you can start Logos normally and it will go online in the presence of a network**. Your offline work is saved locally and it will then be sync'd to Logos' servers. You do not need to use the CTRL key.

** usually your local network for which it has been configured, else you might get the Startup window with options.