Logos 4 Help resource
The Logos 4 Help resource is included in Beta 1, although it is still 'under construction'. Clicking on the help icon (?) on the right side of the command bar and choosing Logos Bible Software Help from the menu will open the Help panel. Pressing F1 in any of the panels will open Help as well.
Typing show help on ... in the Command box will open help to a specific topic. For example, show help on guides will open Help to articles on 'Passage Guide', Edit Guide Template', 'How do I combine Passage and Exegetical Guide results into one report?', etc.
Please add any requests for future help articles and any other Help suggestions to this thread.
Thank you!
Melissa
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Thanks for the tip Melissa on the Command box.
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We really need a way to search this fourm....I had real trouble trying to refind this thread.... which I appreciate you probably can't do anything about Melissa.. what I wanted to post was I picked up on a typo in help file. In the Section titled: Biblical Things Options the first instruction states - 1. Generate a Biblical Places Report... I believe given the context it should say instead - 1. Generate a Biblical Things Report. Note the hyerlink also takes you wrongly to the Biblical Place article instead of the Biblical Things article.
Regards,
Andrew
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Thanks for the information on the Help article and suggestion about the forum. I'm sure we'll be looking at better ways to organize and search this forum.
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Another issue I've come across with help file in section Resource Priority.
From point 2:
There is no step a, b or c. But su-points 1, 2 and 3. Sub point 1 seems to be standalone and would be equivalent to a , Sub points 2 and 3 seem to relate and would be equivalent to b. This means c, the third option is missing, if it exists.
2.Prioritize resources using step a., or steps b-c.
1.Right-click on a resource title and choose Prioritize this resource from the context menu. (Note: If the resource is part of a series, you will also have the option to Prioritize this series.) This action will open the Prioritize pane.
2.Click on Prioritize on the Library toolbar to open the Prioritize pane.
3.Drag one or more preferred resources to that pane. (Note: When you drag a resource title that is part of a series, the whole series will be added. If you only want one, follow step a. instead.)
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It appears that when the help resource was compiled, it didn't recognize the letters and changed them to numbers. Thank you for pointing this out. I'll revise the article so there is no confusion.
Melissa
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Melissa, I am able to bring up the Help panel but I cannot access anything in Help by typing in show help on guides, for instance. I type it in the command box and I have tried typing it in the help box. What am I doing wrong?The Logos 4 Help resource is included in Beta 1, although it is still 'under construction'. Clicking on the help icon (?) on the right side of the command bar and choosing Logos Bible Software Help from the menu will open the Help panel. Pressing F1 in any of the panels will open Help as well.
Typing show help on ... in the Command box will open help to a specific topic. For example, show help on guides will open Help to articles on 'Passage Guide', Edit Guide Template', 'How do I combine Passage and Exegetical Guide results into one report?', etc.
Please add any requests for future help articles and any other Help suggestions to this thread.
Thank you!
Melissa
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I am able to bring up the Help panel but I cannot access anything in Help by typing in show help on guides, for instance. I type it in the command box and I have tried typing it in the help box. What am I doing wrong?
I think I had the same problem initially. When you open the NKJV do you have the option to open the interlinear?
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Phil,
The reason I want to open up Help is so that I can read before trying all kinds of things...and getting more confused. I can access the Help command line (if that is what it is called) and I see the words "Get help on" and then no matter what I type in, nothing comes up. I have tried this on the Command line to the program. So, Logos staff, please help.
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Hi Joan,
When you open Logos Bible Software Help, do you see the list of items under the Help on ..., Searching, and other headings? If you do, can you click on a link to bring up corresponding articles?
Also, has the program finished Indexing? Any problems during that process?
Thanks,
Melissa
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Melissa,
Thank you for taking the time to help me with Help. It sounds fun to say[:)] Indexing went fine and I have no indication that there were any glitches. I received the dvd. And I manually downloaded the Syntax package. I really want to read all of Help that is available. I open up the program, hit the F1 key to bring up help and all I see is "Get help on..." and those letters are gray. There is no list.
If I type Search in the main command box, I get a very short list: of resources. If I open the magnifying glass icon, I get two search boxes. I am completely lost...
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Any change with Help and other resources since installing Beta 2?
Melissa
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Melissa,
Thanks so much for asking. I'm a little confused as to Beta 2 and if it has all downloaded yet. Earlier, it finished and I installed whatever that was and I opened the program and it said Beta 2.
But, indexing failed. I shut everything down and started the computer later and now it is downloading 1.2 gig. And then it should index, if all goes well. So, no way yet to see. But I will post a note probably in the morning, Melissa, to let you know this squeaky wheel has been oiled.[:)]
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One thing I would like to see upcoming in help, if it is possible... I love the new copy bible verses functionality the one setting I could not find the coding to change is the font size, is this possible?
Logos 10 - OpenSuse Tumbleweed, Windows 11, Android 15 & Android 14
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One thing I would like to see upcoming in help, if it is possible... I love the new copy bible verses functionality the one setting I could not find the coding to change is the font size, is this possible?
There isn't coding to change the font size in Copy Bible Verses. Depending on what program you are pasting the text into, you may have an option to match the font in the document if you use the 'Copy' option, instead of 'Copy and Paste'. (MS Word displays a clipboard icon below just-pasted text with an option to Match Destination Formatting.)
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Melissa,
Although it was almost finished indexing last nite, (I did turn my computer off-at bedtime), this morning indexing began all over again. UGH! I cannot use v.4 while it is indexing because it would slow it down and what's the point since during indexing wouldn't using my resources give me different results than after indexing? Help is still not working; I did try it.
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Indexing does need to complete before turning off your computer. It might be best to leave it indexing, and not work in it until it's finished. When it has finished, restart Logos, then check Help again to see if you have a list of Help topics below the Get help on ... box. Also, open the ESV and tell me if you have the Interlinear option on its toolbar.
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Melissa,
It went from indexing 510 resources at 12:12 pm to 1 resource remaining at 12:50-1:10 and now it says "Logos software is indexing your library"; I'm hoping that is normal. Thanks always!
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Melissa,
Indexing finally stopped. Wahoo! No more Groundhog Day feeling. [:D]
Opened v. 4 and yes brought up the ESV and it has the interlinear option. Still no help topics. Again I see Get help on in gray with ...so I retype it "Get help on guides" or just "guides". No help. Can I do anything to help you?
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Joan ~ Looks like there might be a problem with the webserver downloading the Help resource, which may be fixed in Beta 3. ~ Melissa
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Thanks, Melissa, I'm hoping I can get it with Beta 3. There is so much I don't know and it makes it even more difficult without Help. Didn't know how much I relied on it.
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