how can I export a sermon on a Mac?

Are you clicking the Export button in the bar at the top of the sermon?

Are you clicking the Export button in the bar at the top of the sermon?

Hi @Graham Criddle,

Yes, in Sermon Builder up on the top right I am clicking Export, which brings up a little window. Then I click Print /Export which brings up that little box. I can also paste a screenshot just to make sure I am on the right screen.

Thanks

It is the first screen you get to (the one after clicking Export) that gives you the “best” options for exporting. But i do seem to remember exporting to Keynote isn’t available - I forget why.

What happens if you export to PowerPoint and then import that into Pages?

What happens if you export to PowerPoint and then import that into Pages?

Hi @Graham Criddle,

I just got out of a class so I tried that, and while it did successfully create a PowerPoint which I could open in Keynote, Keynote will only let me export the slides to a PDF or an actual PowerPoint presentation. Apart from the fact that I can't export it to Pages, the formatting is totally demolished since it has been converted into a slideshow.

Hi @Kristin

Apart from the fact that I can't export it to Pages, the formatting is totally demolished since it has been converted into a slideshow.

I’m not clear what you are trying to do. Export to PowerPoint does create a slideshow. What are you hoping for it to do?

I’m not clear what you are trying to do. Export to PowerPoint does create a slideshow. What are you hoping for it to do?

Hi @Graham Criddle,

Someone on another thread pointed me to a YouTube video, and at this min mark he exports his sermon to Word. This not only preserved the format, but it also created an export timestamp, and since it is a document, it is still able to be edited further.

So when I saw this, I tried to export my Test sermon, as the format he showed would work perfect for my backup system. So I guess as far as what I am trying to do, I am trying to backup the sermon work I am doing in my normal docs, not just within Logos (been there, done that in Accordance), so it is pretty important to me that I can export stuff in a way which is preserving formatting, but in an editable format (i.e, not a PDF).

Hi @Kristin

What happens if you select the Safe as File → Rich Text Format option?

What happens if you select the Safe as File → Rich Text Format option?

Hi @Graham Criddle,

I am sorry for the delay in response, its just been one of those kind of days. Anyway, I think that will work fine. I had actually first tried doing that before, but I had just done it on a test sermon, and it was so ugly in TextEdit that I had actually thought it was stripping formatting. However, I just tried it again with one of my real sermons, and I see that even in TextEdit it was preserving the bold font and blue hyperlinks, so it will work fine. :)

Since all I want in life is to be able to export my work, this works well and I will just leave it in this rtf format. However, I just tried copying it from TextEdit to Pages, and that worked well also. :) So I am super happy about such an easy export function!! Accordance has a simple import function, so I had been literally creating notes for years before I tried to export it and realized I couldn't. After that, it took me years to export it all by hand, which was not only time consuming but gave me carpel tunnel. So now before I create anything further, I figured I better make sure I can export things, and I am grateful to see that I can. Thank you for your help!