Add Templates to Sermon Docs

I know that "form of templates" exist in Sermon Builder.... But we can't use it for anything... My suggestion is to add the ability to have 3-4 templates in Sermon Builder that we can set (as to text color, headings and heading colors, and such) and then actually be able to use that template without having to reset each segment of the template..... which is what we have to do now. I guess... we need templates in Sermon Builder that actually do something....

imho ..... Geeked

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Graham Criddle

I thought templates arlready did what you are asking for - but I could easily have missed something

Can you provide a few more details / specific examples of what isn't working?

xnman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1251562#Comment_1251562

I thought templates arlready did what you are asking for - but I could easily have missed something

Can you provide a few more details / specific examples of what isn't working?

Could be I don't know how to use the templates???

But I would like to click on a template and then not have to format my headings and colors and backgrounds or sizes of my fonts...

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1251563#Comment_1251563

Are you aware that even though we create sermon templates in Sermon Builder, we invoke them from within the Sermon Manager tool?

xnman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1251566#Comment_1251566

Are you aware that even though we create sermon templates in Sermon Builder, we invoke them from within the Sermon Manager tool?

No. But I don't get that screen... probably because I don't have some package or feature set. When I click "Add" in Sermon Manager... I get a new sermon... only.

Edit: I found the screen .... didn't know about it.... thanks.. I'll work with it now and try it out. Thanks again.

Edit 2: I actually have templates now! Whew! I found a file by Morris Proctor that show a way of creating and using templates in Sermon Builder. Works like a charm.

Thanks again!

xnman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1251612#Comment_1251612

Well... creating a "template" in Notes and then using it doesn't work.... Doesn't keep formatting... Doesn't allow color formatting as in Sermon Builder.

Personally, I would love it if we could set up "Templates" and then open a Sermon Builder Document and just click on a "Template" and it would format our document for us.... but alas...It don't!

The best way I have found to create and use a template for Sermon Builder is to:

1. Create a new document, i.e. Documents -> New ->Sermon. This will give you an "Untitled Sermon Document".

2. Change the heading to "Sermon Template".

3. Add in as many Headings and points numbers, as you wish and format them as you wish. Don't build an actual sermon... just format the template as you wish. For example:

Heading 4 = Baptism of the Holy Spirit

etc.

4. Close the document.

5. Open the "Sermon Template" of whatever you named it.

6. Click on the 3dots (upper left of screen).

7. Click on "Duplicate". This will add a new "Sermon Template(2)" to a tab on the screen.

8. Rename "Sermon Template(2)" to what your new sermon will be... and then proceed to fill in the information you want.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1251975#Comment_1251975

A somewhat simpler approach is shown at Sermon Manager – Logos Help Center

xnman

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1251977#Comment_1251977

A somewhat simpler approach is shown at Sermon Manager – Logos Help Center

Well, maybe so. But my way works with me.... and I thought I would share it. Besides... Sermon Manager - Logos Help Center doesn't show how to use a template unless I missed it. It's the being able to use the template that I would like to see.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/1251978#Comment_1251978

doesn't show how to use a template unless I missed it.

You missed it Sermon Manager – Logos Help Center