I looked over Wordsearch tonight. Here are the equivalent features between Wordsearch and Logos and where to find them in Logos:
Of course, user data hasn't been migrated yet.
Nathan Parker
Here are the book toolbar equivalents:
Here are features I don't see 100% equivalents of yet to my knowledge:
Hi Nathan
These look very helpful - thanks for doing this.
For a non-Wordsearch user (such as myself) are you able to expand a little bit on the functionality provided by:
Graham
Graham Criddle: Hi Nathan These look very helpful - thanks for doing this. For a non-Wordsearch user (such as myself) are you able to expand a little bit on the functionality provided by: Smart Search Cross Reference Explorer Instant Verse Study Morphological Explorer Graham
Hi Graham,
The Cross Reference Explorer searches resources for the reference being studied. There are options to select which resources are searched and you can set up collections for the search. Below is a screenshot where I am searching books that I own in WS, that I do not have in Logos.
The search results are arranged by predetermined categories set up by WS. The equivalent is to run a basic search on a verse (or pericope in Logos) on a collection set up i Logos.
The Verse Explorer looks up each English word in a verse in Dictionaries, Topical resources and Word Study resources. Options to determine which resources are used is available. See screenshot below:
It is a combination of Facebook and Exegetical Guide, but is really based on English and not the underlying original languages.
The Morphological Explorer is WS equivalent of Morphological Charts in Logos. It is Greek only. Here is a screenshot:
For those WS users interested in original language study they will love Logos as it was never featured well in WS.
InstaVerse is a dialog driven search that creates a clipboard that can be pasted into a document. It essentially does the search and then allows the user to read the research outside of WS and perhaps use it, with some organization, as a final document. I never really found a use for this feature. Here is a screen shot:
Hope this gives you an idea of how to advise those users requesting assistance with these features.
This is really helpful - thanks John
Very helpful Thanks you
Nathan, I am sure this will be very helpful to WS users. Thanks for the work you put in to provide these lists.
Pastor, North Park Baptist Church
Bridgeport, CT USA
John, thanks for the screenshots and explanation.
John Fidel:The equivalent is to run a basic search on a verse (or pericope in Logos) on a collection set up i Logos.
Does the Cited By tool accomplish the same function or are there differences? (Cited By will allow you to expand its results by clicking on Search within the tool.)
Mark Smith: John, thanks for the screenshots and explanation. John Fidel:The equivalent is to run a basic search on a verse (or pericope in Logos) on a collection set up i Logos. Does the Cited By tool accomplish the same function or are there differences? (Cited By will allow you to expand its results by clicking on Search within the tool.)
Actually Cited By is a better example! I did not think of it when I posted.
John Fidel: Mark Smith: John, thanks for the screenshots and explanation. John Fidel:The equivalent is to run a basic search on a verse (or pericope in Logos) on a collection set up i Logos. Does the Cited By tool accomplish the same function or are there differences? (Cited By will allow you to expand its results by clicking on Search within the tool.) I forgot about Cited By. Should be the same equivalent. Actually Cited By is a better example! I did not think of it when I posted.
I forgot about Cited By. Should be the same equivalent.
By the way, Logos has my permission to sticky this or feature it if they need Wordsearch users to quickly access it.
Nathan Parker: By the way, Logos has my permission to sticky this or feature it if they need Wordsearch users to quickly access it.
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4th day since the changeover from WS. This post has been one of the most helpful for me (although everyone has been great here) I ran into something today whilst looking through my library. I'm assuming all of us Wordsearch refugees received it free, it's called "Quickstart For Logos 8" by Morris Proctor (you can easily search it in the "Go" box) I would highly, HIGHLY encourage other WS refugees to check it out. They are short, simple, start from scratch videos for totally new users
One thing I did daily with WS was what they called a "wildcard" search. (obed*) to get all derivatives of obedient, obedience, etc. Does Logos have a similar search feature? My library hasn't migrated over yet, so I've not done much poking around yet.
Adam Troutt:One thing I did daily with WS was what they called a "wildcard" search. (obed*) to get all derivatives of obedient, obedience, etc. Does Logos have a similar search feature?
Logos does support wildcard searching but they are not recommended as they are very resource-intensive
However it does have a Match All Word Forms option which effectively does the same thing (it finds all words based on a similar stem). Turn it off id you want exact word matching
Awesome! Thank you for that.
Thank you so much Nathan for taking the time to construct this list. It has been most helpful to me comparing the features. So appreciate this!
Glad to assist! Here are some additional training resources as well:
A few more interface equivalents. Most of these are more obvious, but I'm including them in the list anyway:
I think I've covered everything. If there's anything I missed we can add to it!