Fastest way to get Scripture into a word processor?

JimLowe said:

That's the process I find time-consuming. Using CBV you can input the Scripture and it will copy automatically a Word Document. However, the CBV only works for Microsoft products. Certainly, there's got to be a better way!

Jim, I'm not sure if you're asking how to do this more efficiently in Word, or how to do this in WordPerfect.

I'm a die-hard WP user and here's what I do:

For one or two verse insertions I use the CBV in Logos4, but I only copy. I switch to WP and Paste Unformatted (I assigned that function to ALT-v in keyboard settings).

For multiple verses, I fire up L3 and use the macros Dale Durnell put together a while back. In fact I did that today, for a study on the word 'truth' I was doing for a sermons series on the armor of God.

We are expecting that the CBV will eventually handle multiple, non-contiguous verses. We're also hoping that Logos will open up the API on this part of the program enough to let us address the CBV via a WP macro (or VBA).

If you're asking how to do this in Word, you'll have to wait for someone who uses Word to answer your question.

JimLowe said:

You are referring to exactly the same method I use with libronix. I
too am a die hard WordPerfect user. Dale's macros have been a blessing
to me throughout the years. However, it doesn't appear that they will
work with Logos 4, nor have I been able to get the macro to work in
Windows 7.

I was just wondering if anyone else had come up with a
way as slick as Dale's. having to switch applications to cut and paste,
or even go to CBV seems a very time-consuming solution.

Not yet. It's a bit easier with two monitors, but nothing in L4 is quite as nice as what worked with Libronix. At least not yet.

But you can still use Libronix with L4 installed. I'm using Libronix on Windows7 and WordPerfect X4. Dale's macros worked beautifully today for me.

JimLowe said:

I pray somebody else has a better way!

Might be better to pray that we can have the opportunity to make better way. Currently there's no known way to address Logos4 from a macro or through VBA to get Bible text. We hope this functionality gets released in the future.

For now, I just open L3 about once a week or so, and do my copy/paste stuff, a few other things, maybe, and I'm good to go. Oh, you don't even have to close L4 to open L3. They can run simultaneously.

JimLowe said:

I am glad to know the macro works in Windows 7. I got some type of error. I am going to call Corel   tomorrow and even if it cost I've got to make it work. It doesn't seem like they are too many different ways to make this process easier. I really think this would be a nice added touch for Logos 4 to make the transfer easier for all of us.

Not sure if the Smart Tags will work for Wordperfect. Anybody know??

Smart Tags don't work for WordPerfect. They are specifically an MS Word feature.

If you can't get any macros to work in Win7, call Corel. For Dale's macros to work make sure you have L3 open and the CBV appears in the system tray. You must use the CBV at least once for the macros to work (remember?).

You may need to upgrade to the latest version of WP to work in Win7. Also, and unrelated to the macro issue, I've found that I have to turn off the enhanced file dialogs for WP to work properly in Win7, at least for the 64bit version (Tools>Settings>File settings> Use enhanced file dialogs).