How to ask for help
How to ask for help
These forums are full of people who are willing to help with any question or problem you might have with Logos. Some are Logos staff, most are Logos users who volunteer their time.
How to get an answer — without even asking!
Before you ask for help:
- Please check this Wiki to see if your question has already been answered.
- Search the forum to see if your question has already been answered. Unfortunately, the “Search this site” box doesn’t work too well, so you’ll need to use Google. Search for site:community.logos.com searchterms, or just click this link then add your search terms at the end of the search box.
If you can’t find the answer to your question, go ahead and ask, by creating a new thread.
How to ask a great question
If your question is a “How do I....?” question, please let us know clearly what you’re trying to do, and perhaps give us an example.
If your question is about something going wrong (e.g. a crash, an error message, Logos being very slow, or search results are wrong, etc.), then we will need to see your logs before we can help. Logos has an optional feature whereby it records everything that happens in a log file. That allows us to see exactly what is causing the problem. It also helps if we know a little bit about your computer (particularly your Operating System and how much RAM (memory) your computer has).
Make sure you have a clearly worded subject. “Logos sucks!” is a bad subject, and will likely get you lots of replies telling you that Logos doesn’t suck. “Logos crashes every time I open it” is a good subject, and will get you replies helping you to solve the problem.
How to upload logs
How to create a discussion thread
- Ask a question about Logos on a PC: Logos 5, Logos 4 or Logos 3.
- Ask a question about Logos on a Mac: Logos 5 or Logos 4.
- Ask a question about Logos on an iPhone/iPad or Android device.
- Ask a question about biblia.com (accessing your Logos resources on the internet).
- Add a suggestion about a change, addition, or new resource (Mac or PC)
Finally, be nice to us! Computers can be frustrating, but that’s almost certainly not the fault of the person who will be trying to help you. Please and thankyou’s go a long way.
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- The Lexham SGNT Sentence Analysis
- The Lexham Clausal Outline Greek NT/ NT Clausal Outlining
- OpenText.org Syntactically Greek NT: Clausal Analysis/Open Text.org Clauses
- The Lexham High Definition NT: ESV Edition
There are also forums for iPhone, web and other users. Click here to see them, then choose "Write a new post".
Because it is such a common problem, I would suggest that this read:
There are also forums for Mac version 1, iPhone, web and other..." Because there are two forums for the Mac, we frequently get the wrong posts in the wrong forum.
Great work Mark! Where are you getting all the time to do all this?!? 
I've made those changes you suggested. As for time… well I figured anything that means I no longer have to write "Please turn logging on" again (particularly if it was followed by "Where are my log files", and "How do I upload my log files") has got to be worth 10 minutes of anyone's time!
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Now all we need to do is figure out how to get people to read it!
Well, if you fancy wrestling with coding meaningful HTML in 256 characters, we could always add it to our signatures until staff come off holiday and can consider making it sticky. Here's a short URL to the post if you want to try: http://bit.ly/4ZTDo0
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But Mark, you have already done the work, why don't you just post the code you used, and we will steal it.
But Mark, you have already done the work, why don't you just post the code you used, and we will steal it.
Well, it's easy to just link to this page in 256 characters - the hard thing is doing that whilst not losing your existing signature. If you use the short URL I posted, instead of the normal URL you should be fine.
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Ok boys and girls, Mark won't share but I will:
Click on edit in the upper right hand corner, choose site option. Once there, click on the html on the menu bar of your signature box and paste the following line in:
<a href="http://bit.ly/4ZTDo0">How to ask for help</a>
save it, and they fix any havoc you may have caused in the normal signature box, save the whole thing and off you go.
Click on edit in the upper right hand corner, choose site option. Once there, click on the html on the menu bar of your signature box and paste the following line in:
<a href="http://bit.ly/4ZTDo0">How to ask for help</a>
save it, and they fix any havoc you may have caused in the normal signature box, save the whole thing and off you go.
Terry - I attempted to do this and you can see the result at the bottom here. Where did I go wrong? I'd like to understand a few more of these tips and tricks. Appreciate your forum participation and willingness to help.
attempted to do this and you can see the result at the bottom here. Where did I go wrong? I'd like to understand a few more of these tips and tricks. Appreciate your forum participation and willingness to help.
When you paste in the code, look just above in the edit box and you'll see "HTML" Click that HTML link and then paste in the code and hit update.
That will fix it.
Sarcasm is my love language. Obviously I love you.
Thanks. I wondered why my search-this-site searches were not very satisfactory.
BTW - I think you deserve a star. [*]
I think you deserve a star.
Second that!
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Hi,
I am trying to print a custom Bible Reading Plan in Logos 4 but I cannot. Is there anyone can help me out? I know, I can do it by exporting to Outlook but what if I don't want to take that route.
Thanks,
Sten
The printing capability is not in place yet. Outlook or a screen capture are your only choices.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
If your question is a "How do I....?" question, please let us know clearly what you're trying to do, and perhaps give us an example.
I'd also appreciate meaningful subjects that give at least a hint about the question. Posts with subjects like "Help" or "Quick question" or "why???" give me no clue about the topic. I sometimes skip them because I have no idea what they are about. Of course, I don't have many answers so that may not be a problem.
I strongly concur. There are so many threads that I don't look at threads with non-specific subject lines.I'd also appreciate meaningful subjects that give at least a hint about the question. Posts with subjects like "Help" or "Quick question" or "why???" give me no clue about the topic. I sometimes skip them because I have no idea what they are about. Of course, I don't have many answers so that may not be a problem.
Awesome post.
I wish I had read this months ago!
Testing!
I need help! i have tried to copy different notes out of logos resources, and have not been able . How can this be done to make sermon writing a little easy.
Frank,
I'm afraid I'm not clear what you're asking. Could you start a new thread, explaining the problem in more detail? The first post in this thread explains how to do so.
Mark
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I just realized that the reason I only saw this very useful post now, and not half a year ago when I was new and could have needed it, is that it's only posted in the PC forum. [:(]
Mark, if you see this, do you think you could repost this in the Mac and General forums as well, and convince Logos to make the threads sticky there too? It might help some other newbies, plus it might save you and others at least a few "please post your logs" and "this has already been answered at ...".
Note: the "How to turn Logging on" link isn't needed in Mac. And maybe the [relatively] new Website forum should be added to the forum list?
Mac Pro (late 2013) OS 12.6.2
Please help me I am stuck. I re-downloaded logos 4 and it downloaded all of my books but it did not finish downloading my front cover. I only have pages 1-3 instead of pages 1-7 on the home page. what do I need to do?
Search for site:community.logos.com searchterms,
Very useful suggestion. Thanks!
how do i add or minus resources to a new collection?
Hi Gary - and welcome to the forums.
http://wiki.logos.com/Collections should give you what you need.
Graham
I agreed with you. Whenever i dogging some forums fr exploring my knowledge online so i thought community logos is one of them. I think this is really trust worthy forums.
Thanks for the tips. I usually just do a forum search, but for some reason don't usually find the pertinent answer(s). I think I need to go to search school. Who is the search guru around these parts?
Thanks for the tips. I usually just do a forum search, but for some reason don't usually find the pertinent answer(s). I think I need to go to search school. Who is the search guru around these parts?
I'm a bit of a search guru. Searching the forums using the forum search box is usually not very fruitful. Google search gives you more power. Just add site:community.logos.com to your Google search criteria and it will search these forums for what you're looking for. You can use Boolean logic, such as AND and OR (and is presumed when combining search terms, OR is abbreviated with the vertical bar | ) and parentheses to group terms. You can use the intitle: tag (which ensures that what follows it -- no space after the colon and you can use quotation marks around a phrase -- is found in the subject line of the thread). You can limit the search to a particular forum such as this one by including text from the "breadcrumb" line (e.g., "Home > Logos 4 Windows") as one of the search terms.
Thanks, Rosie. [8-|]
'm a bit of a search guru. Searching the forums using the forum search box is usually not very fruitful. Google search gives you more power. Just add site:community.logos.com to your Google search criteria and it will search these forums for what you're looking for. You can use Boolean logic, such as AND and OR (and is presumed when combining search terms, OR is abbreviated with the vertical bar | ) and parentheses to group terms. You can use the intitle: tag (which ensures that what follows it -- no space after the colon and you can use quotation marks around a phrase -- is found in the subject line of the thread). You can limit the search to a particular forum such as this one by including text from the "breadcrumb" line (e.g., "Home > Logos 4 Windows") as one of the search terms.
Rosie, how about a wiki article for "How to search Logos sites via Google"!
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how can I add the International Standard Bible encyclopedia to my unlocked resources?
how can I add the International Standard Bible encyclopedia to my unlocked resources?
Welcome [:D]
Logos offers => International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE) (1979–1995) (4 vols.) for purchase, which is included in => Logos Bible Software 4: Portfolio Edition and => Essential Reference Bundle
Logos also offers an older version => International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 1915 Edition
By the way, if would like less spam email, may want to edit posts to remove email address. Wiki has Using the Forums => Editing or deleting posts
Keep Smiling [:)]
how do i add the International standard bible encylopedia to my list of unlocked resources?
regalderman@gmail.com
how do i add the International standard bible encylopedia to my list of unlocked resources?
regalderman@gmail.com
Go here: http://www.logos.com/product/3875/international-standard-bible-encyclopedia
Purchase the item and wait about 5-10 minutes, then shutdown and restart Logos 4. This should initialize downloading, then it will need to index after the download, then it will be a complete part of your library. You may also want to check out the area on the Wiki on installation and indexing:
http://wiki.logos.com/Getting_Started_with_Logos#Installation_.2b_Indexing
Hi to any one who will help me.
Please send this to someone who can.
I am trying to learn how to run these Greek software programs but need further information and instruction to understand .
The bits and pieces that are shown are not sufficient for me.
Please help me get to the author or anybody who can help me.
1) The Lexham SGNT Sentence Analysis By Lukaszewski
2) The Lexham Clausal Outline Greek NT/ NT Clausal Outlining
3)The Lexham High Definition NT: ESV Edition by Runge
4) OpenText.org Syntactically Greek NT: Clausal Analysis/Open Text.org Clauses by Potter and Reed
I have tried hard to understand and use these Greek software but the helps are inadequate.
Please Please Please send me to somebody who can help me.
Please also point me in the right direction to maximize the use of the Forum.
This is my first try at using it.
Kent McKinnon - I live in Poland and I am trying to teach English speaking students how to study and teach the Bible.
Hi Kent,
Welcome to the forums, and to Logos Bible Software! I can understand your frustration. The tools you have listed are some of the more advanced tools, so there are not any free video tutorials that I know of, but John Fallahee has some videos that really helped me understand how to use them. They cost $4.99 each, but each provide over an hour of training. There should be a demo portion of each video so you can get an idea. I normally try to suggest free videos, but these are pretty specific. They would also be somewhat difficult to explain on the forums.
These are all very similar in what they do. The following videos cover them, and John gives practical examples. In fact you might find one of the complete series helpful. But of the three videos that have #04 in the title you only need one. Watch the demo on the site to assist.
Webinar #04 Studying the Bible
Webinar #04 Inductive Bible Study
This is a great resource in studying the Bible, and I found it very confusing until I attended John’s Webinar.
Out of the Discourse Maze (HDNT, LDGNT)
If you are interested in learning syntax searching you might find this helpful.
Unlocking the Syntax Search Engine(OT/NT)
I don’t know what type of Internet connection you have, but John provides a free Webinar on Mondays. The videos are recordings of them, that can be purchased and watched at your own pace. If you are able in addition to considering these videos, I would recommend attending his webinars.
For the videos that cover what you are asking about they should total $10 if you get one of the #04’s and the High Definition NT, and $15 if you add the syntax video. These should give you 2-3 hours of training and examples of how to use these resources and how they apply to Bible study. I hope this helps.
Blessings In Christ,
Philana
Please also point me in the right direction to maximize the use of the Forum.
This is my first try at using it.
Welcome [:D]
Wiki has => Using the Forums
Also the first post in this thread => How to ask for help refers to several other forums for various discussions.
One option is starting a new thread in the General forum: "How to use these Greek resources ?"
In the thread, could share what you know or see in various resources plus ask how to use more effectively.
1) The Lexham SGNT Sentence Analysis By Lukaszewski
4) OpenText.org Syntactically Greek NT: Clausal Analysis/Open Text.org Clauses by Potter and Reed
Wiki Getting Started with Logos has => Search that includes Tips and links. These two resources can be used in Syntax Searches.
Another syntax search resource is Cascadia, suggest reading thread => Can someone help me with this Cascadia syntax search?
2) The Lexham Clausal Outline Greek NT/ NT Clausal Outlining
Wonder if have read How to Use Clausal Outlines ?
3)The Lexham High Definition NT: ESV Edition by Runge
Wiki Logos Resource Reviews has => Lexham Discourse Greek New Testament that includes many links to threads and blog articles.
Thread => Suggestion: Discourse Greek NT more customizable may be helpful.
Keep Smiling [:)]
Great job Mark. This post is just begging for "sticky status"!
My only suggestion is to in some way emphasize, "create a new thread" Don't just post a new issue to an old one, the same helpful people will follow you over there.
[Y] +1
Great work, Mark, & THANKS!
Grace & Peace,
Bill
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