Rehash of Hyperlinks to Logos Resources from within a PowerPoint on a Mac

David Fish

First of all, let me say that I have read this entire thread (http://community.logos.com/forums/p/51986/382057.aspx#382057), but chose to post here, since that thread is several years old.

I have been a Windows user since Windows 3.0 (at that time, I actually preferred DOS). I have used Logos on Windows-based machines since 1995. I just bought my very first Mac, a used MacBook Pro Core Duo. I upgraded the RAM to 16GB, even though Apple says that machine can only run 8GB. I added a 1 TB hard drive. I got Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac, and THEN . . . did I discover that hyperlinks to Logos resources do not work as they did on Windows machines (the subject of the above-linked thread).

Discovering that was a MAJOR LETDOWN. So, back to to drawing board. I found out that the Impress application that is part of LibreOffice does not change the links, so, I took my pptx for Friday's class, and converted it backwards to ppt, imported it into LibreOffice, and the links worked. However, when I was presenting in class, during an Impress presentation, I cannot find my cursor on the presentation page, in order to click the link. 

So . . . I thought I would ask the forum users this. I have Parallels Desktop 8 installed, and use some Windows apps. Does anyone know that if I install the Office 365 Word and PowerPoint as Windows apps to run under Parallels, if I will be able to keep using hyperlinks to different resources within Logos.

I'll try to include some screen captures that illustrate what I want to do (by the way, I'm writing this on one of my Windows-based computers, but since I got the MacBook Pro, I really want to make that my "take-to-class-for-presentations" machine.

I was talking about the Documentary Hypothesis, and wanted to link to Beyer & Arnold's Encountering the Old Testament. (see attached images)

JT (alabama24)

David Fish said:

I got Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac, and THEN . . . did I discover that hyperlinks to Logos resources do not work as they did on Windows machines (the subject of the above-linked thread).

Microsoft Office for Mac is incompatible with Logosres links. Microsoft changes the hyperlink and breaks it. Logos has been working on a fix to bypass MSFT, but it isn't fully ready for primetime. 

Keep Smiling 4 Jesus :)

David Fish said:

THEN . . . did I discover that hyperlinks to Logos resources do not work as they did on Windows machines (the subject of the above-linked thread).

Thread => Using logosres links on Macintosh has an option when Logos 5 has online connectivity.

Apologies: not have Parallels so not know if Parallels could resolve logores link with Logos 5 running on OS X.  Have used Logos in Virtual Box on OS X along with Office so a viable free option for Parallels is installing Logos 5 and PowerPoint viewer.  Wiki has => http://wiki.logos.com/Quick_Installation_onto_Multiple_Macs#Copy_Logos_Resources_to_Mac_OS_X with resource locations so have option to scan/copy resource files.

Keep Smiling [:)]

David Fish

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/519543#Comment_519543

Thanks. I can live with that. Basically, to copy a hyperlink to a place in my library, I need to OPTION-COMMAND-C. Then in my PowerPoint, I highlight the spot where I want to link to somewhere in my Logos library (usually a bibliographical reference), then COMMAND-K opens up the link address, I can type "http://ref.ly/" then immediately COMMAND-V to paste in the link to my library. The I have to change manually the COLON after logores to /.

I can live with this.

David Fish

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/519543#Comment_519543

One other thing: I really didn't want to purchase Office 365, to install their Windows app under Parallels, and run that in class.

Since I can make the PowerPoint for Mac work, using this workaround, I'll leave well enough alone.

One thing I absolutely LOVE about Logos on the Mac is the scrolling. It's SO MUCH EASIER then scrolling in Logos for Windows.

Thanks again![:)]