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Commands that can be issued from the GO/Command Box are listed here.
The format is very flexible, and you will see a number of suggestions if there is any ambiguity.
For example, Jn 3:16 will suggest four different commands, including Search for Jn 3:16.

Most Set... commands can be implemented in Tools > Program Settings.

Use Alt+D (PC) or Option+Command+L (Mac) for quick access to the Command Box.

Documents

Create {Document type} named {Document name} – e.g. Create Clippings named Creation
- See Documents menu for Document type
Create {Document type} – create a document with that type e.g. Create Clippings, Create Syntax Search
Open {Document type} named {Document name} – e.g. Open Clippings named Creation
Open {Document type} – will open a document from a list of recent documents of that type e.g. Open Clippings
Open {Document name} – open a document with that name e.g. Open Creation

Font/Scaling Settings

Set Content Scaling to {80%|90%|100%|110%|120%} – affects text size in all panels
- e.g. Set Content Scaling to 120
- Set Text Size to ... will also work
- can select {80% – 360%} in Program Settings
Set Program Scaling to {50% – 250% (every 5 points)} – affects all display elements like icon size, text size, spacing.
- e.g. Set Program Scaling to 85
- can select {80% – 200%} in Program Settings
Set Default Resource Font to {Font Name}
Set Greek Font to {Font Name}
Set Greek Transliteration Format to {Transliteration Name}
Set Hebrew Font to {Font Name}
Set Hebrew Transliteration Format to {Transliteration Name}
Set Syriac Font to {Font Name}
Set Syriac Transliteration Format to {Transliteration Name}

Guides/Workflows

Open {Guide Name} to {Reference|Word|Topic} – e.g. Open Passage Guide to Jn 1.3, Open BWS to ἀγάπη, Open Topic Guide to God
Open {Section} to {Reference|Word|Topic} – e.g. Open Topic to God opens the Topic section to “God”, Open Translation to λέγω, Open Commentaries to Jn1:3
- Section names can be found in the Guides menu

Note, there are no commands for Workflows.

Indexing

Rebuild Index – deletes and rebuilds all your resource indexes.
Rebuild Library Index - deletes and rebuilds only the library index.
Rebuild Bible Index - deletes and rebuilds only the Bible index.
Rebuild Personal Book Index - deletes and rebuilds only the Personal Book index.
Reindex {Abbreviated Title | Resource Id} - re-indexes a single resource e.g. reindex ESV; reindex LLS:1.0.710

Layout

Close All - closes all panels and returns you to a blank desktop
- the Close All Panels button near the Layouts menu does the same as Close All.
- the Close Active Layout item in the Layouts menu removes the layout name from the Title bar but doesn’t close any panels.
Open {Layout Name} – applies to all named layouts e.g. Open Creation Study
Open Passage Study to {Bible Reference} – opens the Home Page Passage Study layout e.g. Open Passage Study to Jn3.16.
- there are also suggestions for the Passage Guide
- Study {Bible Reference} will suggest the Passage Study layout with pericope ranges if Reference intersects a Pericope e.g. Study Jn 3:16
- {Bible Reference} alone will suggest the Passage Study layout e.g. Jn 3:16
- {Bible Reference} and Study {Bible Reference} will also suggest a Lookup in your preferred bible
Open Topic Study to {Topic} – opens the Home Page Topic Study layout e.g. Open Topic Study to love
- Study {Topic} will suggest the Topic Study layout and the Passage Study layout (if Topic intersects a Pericope) e.g. Study love
Update Active Layout - creates a copy of your named current layout (Ctrl+Alt+L on Windows; Ctrl+Opt+Cmd+L on OS X)

Lookup/Go

Opens a preferred resource to a reference or headword e.g. Louw-Nida number, bible reference, English headword (topic).
Lookup can also be used for Greek/Hebrew headwords (lemmas).

Go to {Reference} – e.g. Go to Jn 1:3, Go to G12 (for Strong’s Greek #12)
Lookup {Reference | Headword} – e.g. Lookup Jn 1:3, Lookup G12, Lookup ἀγάπη, Lookup Aaron’s rod

Note that Lookup and Go to can be omitted in many cases e.g. Jn 1:3, G12.

Notes tool

Show Notes – open the Notes tool
Set Default Notes Font to {Font Name} – e.g. Set Default Notes Font to Garamond
Set Default Notes Text Size to {8...12} – e.g. Set Default Notes Text Size to 10
Set Prefer Notes Tool to {Yes | No} – Notes are saved to the Notes tool by default.
See Logos 7 Commands for Notes if set to “No”.
Requires a restart.

Program Settings

General

Set Check Spelling While Typing to {Yes| No}
Set Citation Style to {Citation Style}
Set Copy Citations to {Yes|No}
Set Copy Footnotes to {Yes| No}
Set Language to {English | Spanish | Dutch | ...} – changes the user interface language, but see UILang below
Set Play Sounds to {Yes|No}
Set Show Alerts to {Yes|No}
Set Show Help Cards to {Yes|No|Reset} – show Help info when you open a panel v8.10+
Set Show Keyboard Selector to {Yes|No} – change keyboard layout to type in Greek or Hebrew v8.8+
Set Suggest Latin Lemmas to {Yes| No} v8.11+
Set Suggest Transliterated Lemmas to {Yes| No} v8.11+

Internet

Set Automatically Start Downloads to {Yes|No} – applies to Local resources (new/updated) and software
Set Download New Resources to {Yes|No} – “Yes” = treat as Local, “No” = treat as Cloud i.e. they can be downloaded from Library
Set Send Feedback to {All|Anonymous|None}
Set Use Internet to {Yes|No}

Text Display

Set Double-click Action to {Default| Lookup |Search|Search Inline|Select Word}
Set Triple-click Action to {Default| Lookup |Search|Search Inline|Select Paragraph}
Set Prefer Lemmas to {Yes|No} – prefer underlying Lemmas or surface text for certain mouse click Actions in RI resources
Set Justify Resource Text to {Yes|No}
Set Line Spacing to {Default|Tight|Loose| Normal}
Set Show Red Letter in Bibles to {Yes|No}
Set Show Selection Menu to {Yes|No} – open a subset of Context menu items after selection of text
Set Text Selection to {Character| Word |Smart}

Other

(Not in Tools > Program Settings)

Set Accessibility to {Yes| No} – enables or disables UI Automation, used by screen readers to read user interface controls
Set Preferred Bible to {Title | Abbreviation} – e.g. ESV, NRSV, NASB95
Set Show Unavailable Features to {Yes|No} – features in Documents and Tools for which you don’t have a licence
Set Update Channel to {default|stable|beta} – see Explanation
Set Use Gestures to {Yes| No}
Set Use Ngen to {Yes| No} – for performance optimization in Windows. ‘No’ will undo optimization.
Requires a restart.
Set Verbum to {Yes| No} – for partial Verbum configuration in Logos. Note that Faithlife recommends the Verbum app.
Requires a restart.

Resources

Open {Author} – e.g. Open David Jeremiah will provide a list of resources by that author.
Open {Resource Name} – e.g. Open Biblical People, Open Help
Open {Resource Name | Series} to {Reference | Headword} – similar to the Lookup command.
Open {Resource ID | Filename} to {Reference | Headword} – opens a resource using its Resource ID or filename (without extension)
e.g. open LLS:1.0.71 or open NASB95 will open the NASB95 bible.
Start Reading Aloud - starts reading the active resource.
Stop Reading Aloud - stops reading.
Copy {Bible Reference} from {Bible Version} – will copy the passage from your preferred bible if a Version is not specified e.g Copy Jn 3:12
- see Copy Bible Verses
Delete Unlicensed Resources - deletes locked/invalid resource files to free up disk space e.g. after cancelling your subscription.
- see Delete Unlicensed Resources
FSD in {Collection} – Facilitate Serendipitous Discovery e.g. FSD
- Opens a random resource to a random location.
- Collection will restrict the choice of resources

Scan

This command will search all directories/folders under the given path and prepare licensed resources for use in Logos.

Scan {Resource Path} – finds resources in the path or on a disk.
Scan DVD – finds resources on a media disk in the drive (PC)
Scan Optical Media – finds resources on a media disk in the drive (Mac)

Although a restart isn’t necessary, you may be requested to restart Logos for resources that are being used (or open).

Search

Search for {Search Term} – a Basic Search e.g. Search for God
Bible Search for {Search Term}
Clause Search for {Search Term}
Media Search for {Search Term}
Morph Search for {Search Term}
Set Use New Search Engine to {Yes|No} – ‘Yes’ is the default
See New Search Engine for details.

Use Document commands for Morph Query & Syntax Search
for can be omitted in most cases.

Sync

Sync Now – forces an immediate sync and can be used to sync manually if automatic sync is disabled.
This command synchronizes user items such as notes, layouts, etc.
Sync Repair – forces Logos to re-check that it has sync’d everything when you know something is missing!

Tools

Show {Tool name} – opens tools on the Tools menu e.g. Show Concordance, Show Bible Browser
Show Factbook to {Item Name} – e.g. Show Factbook to Jesus
For Passage Analysis:
1. Show Passage Analysis
2. Show Compare Pericopes for {Bible Reference}
3. Show Word Tree for {Bible Reference}
4. Show Morph River for {Bible Reference}
5. Show Cluster Graph for {Bible Reference}
6. Show Version River for {Bible Reference}
Show Home
Show Library

Open can be used in place of Show

Update Software/Resources

Update Now – checks what software/resources have been updated on the server since your last update.
- Also used to restart Cancelled updates.
Update Resources – performs an intensive check against your licenses, the resources on your computer and resources on the server to ensure that you have everything.

User Interface Language

UILang {lang} – changes the User Interface language
- use the following language abbreviations:
  af = Afrikaans, pt = Portuguese, nl = Dutch, en = English,
  fr = French, de = German, it = Italian, es = Spanish, sv = Swedish
- this works in any language, so you don’t have to worry about the current language setting
- Requires a restart.