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1. LOGOS DESKTOP OVERVIEW ....................................1

Overview .......................................................................................1Toolbar ...........................................................................................1Menus ............................................................................................2

Documents ....................................................................................2

Guides .............................................................................................2

Tools ................................................................................................3

Library .......................................................................................................3

Bible reference ........................................................................................4

Settings ....................................................................................................4 Passage ...................................................................................................4

Social ........................................................................................................5

Lookup .....................................................................................................5

Layouts ...........................................................................................5

Help .................................................................................................5

Command box ............................................................................5Shortcuts bar ...............................................................................6Synchronization .........................................................................6

2. HOME PAGE OVERVIEW ..............................................7

Open and close the home page ............................................7Items on the home page ..........................................................7Navigate through the pages ...................................................8Jump to an article ......................................................................8Jump to my account page ......................................................8Customize the home page .....................................................8Change the startup action ......................................................9Don’t open home page when desktop is cleared ...........9

3. HOME PAGE BIBLE STUDY .......................................11

Choose preferred .....................................................................11Passage box ............................................................................. 12Home page topic study ......................................................... 12Home page passage study...................................................14Default home page bible study screen .............................14

4. PASSAGE GUIDE..........................................................15

Open the passage guide ...................................................... 15Generate the report ................................................................ 16Explanation of passage guide sections .......................... 16

5. EXEGETICAL GUIDE ....................................................19

Open the exegetical guide ................................................... 19Generate the report ................................................................20Explanation of exegetical guide sections .......................20Explanation of word by word items ..................................21Word by word bible .................................................................22Word by word settings ..........................................................22Word by word arrangement ................................................22Syntactical information .........................................................23Bible sense lexicon .................................................................23

6. BIBLE WORD STUDY ..................................................25

Open bible word study ..........................................................25Generate the report ................................................................26Paste hebrew or greek words ............................................27Type hebrew or greeek .........................................................27Explanation of bible word study sections ......................27Original language translation ring .....................................29English word translation ring ..............................................30Root .............................................................................................31Senses ........................................................................................32Grammatical relationships .................................................33Preposition use ........................................................................33Density graph ...........................................................................35Verse range ...............................................................................35

7. SERMON STARTER GUIDE ........................................37

Open the sermon starter guide ..........................................37Generate the report ................................................................37Explanation of sections for report based on a theme ......................................................38Explanation of sections for report based on a passage ..................................................38Add other sections to the report ........................................39

8. TOPIC GUIDE ................................................................41

Open the topic guide ..............................................................41Generate the report .................................................................41Explanations of sections ......................................................42Add other sections to the report ........................................42

9. CUSTOM GUIDES AND REPORTS ..........................43

Template terminology............................................................43Master guide templates ........................................................43Saved reports ...........................................................................44Customized reports ...............................................................44Intersecting reports ...............................................................45Refresh report ..........................................................................45

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Return sections to a report ..................................................46Delete the report .....................................................................46Spreadsheet view of reports ...............................................46

Resize the spreadsheet .............................................................47

Column headers .........................................................................47

Display column headers............................................................47

Change width of columns .........................................................47

Reposition column headers .....................................................48

Display reports by reference ...................................................48

Display reports by name ...........................................................48

Display reports by type ..............................................................48

Display in ascending / descending order ..............................48

Limit the display of reports ........................................................49

Expand / collapse all on right click menu ..............................49

Open a report ..............................................................................49

Delete a report .............................................................................49

New guide templates .............................................................50My guide templates ................................................................50Create a new guide template ..............................................50Open a new guide template ................................................ 51Edit a new guide template....................................................52Delete a new guide template ..............................................52Right click section title bar ...................................................53

10. BIBLE FACTS ...............................................................55

Four tools in one ......................................................................55Overview ....................................................................................56Expand / collapse sidebar sections .................................57Change size of image ............................................................57Move an image .........................................................................57Print / export an image ..........................................................58

11. BIBLICAL PEOPLE ......................................................59

Open biblical people ..............................................................59Generate a report ....................................................................59Overview of the report ...........................................................60Generate another report ......................................................61See people from a biblical chapter ...................................62Related family trees................................................................62Open a dictionary article ......................................................62Open a dictionary from right menu ...................................62

12. BIBLICAL PLACES .....................................................63

Open biblical places ...............................................................63Generate a report ....................................................................64Overview of biblical places ..................................................64Generate another report ......................................................65

See places from biblical chapter .......................................66Calculate distances ................................................................66Identify coordinates ...............................................................66Look up coordinates on google maps .............................66Related images ........................................................................67The biblical world map ..........................................................67Open find on a map ................................................................68Open a dictionary article ......................................................68Open a dictionary from right menu ...................................68

13. BIBLICAL THINGS .......................................................69

Open biblical things ................................................................69Generate a report ....................................................................70Overview of biblical things ...................................................70Generate a report ....................................................................71See things from biblical chapter ........................................71Related images ........................................................................71Open a dictionary article ......................................................72Open a dictionary from right menu ...................................72

14. BIBLICAL EVENTS ......................................................73

Open biblical events ...............................................................73Generate a report ....................................................................73Open biblical events from the timeline ............................73Overview .....................................................................................74Bible events profile ..................................................................74Generate another report ......................................................75

15. INFORMATION PANEL ..............................................77

Open the information panel .................................................77Display information in the panel.........................................78Information panel settings ...................................................78

Update information on ...............................................................78

Definition .......................................................................................78

Footnotes .....................................................................................78

Gloss .............................................................................................79

Lemma [greek, hebrew, or aramaic] ................ 79

Morphology .................................................................................79

Strong’s numbers .......................................................................80

Other references .........................................................................80

Highlighting ..................................................................................80

Translated ..................................................................................81Referent ......................................................................................81Freeze the data ........................................................................81Copy the data ...........................................................................81Overview of information panel ...........................................82

16. TEXT COMPARISON .................................................83

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Build a standard parallel bible ............................................83Build a compare parallel bible ............................................84Explanations of the compare parallel bible....................85Link text comparison .............................................................85Shortcut to preview text comparison ..............................86

17. LIBRARY ........................................................................87

Open the library .......................................................................87Overview of the library ..........................................................88Simple and detailed views ...................................................89Select column headers .........................................................89Categories of information ....................................................89Reorder column headers .....................................................90Resize columns .......................................................................90Select how resources are displayed ................................90Ascending / descending order ...........................................90Display resources in a collection .......................................91Locate a resource ...................................................................91Library filter fields ....................................................................91Ranked resources ..................................................................92Open resource information .................................................93Overview of resource information ....................................93Preview resource information ............................................94Change resource title ............................................................94Add an abbreviated title ........................................................94Rate a resource .......................................................................95Rate multiple resources at once ........................................95Display only resources with a specific rating ................96Community ratings .................................................................96Tag to a resource ....................................................................96Tag multiple resources at once ..........................................97Display only resources with a specific tag .....................98Community tags ......................................................................98Open a resource ......................................................................98Open multiple resources at once ......................................99

18. PRIORITIZED RESOURCES ...................................101

Add resources to a prioritized list ....................................101Prioritize multiple resources at once .............................101Prioritize a series ...................................................................102Reorder prioritized list .........................................................102Remove a prioritized resource .........................................103Strategy for a prioritized list ...............................................103Set prioritization limits example .......................................104Set prioritization limits explanations ..............................104

19. THE TAB SYSTEM ....................................................107

Explanation of terms ............................................................107Descriptions of the Logos desktop ................................108Open multiple copies of a resource................................108Move tabs ................................................................................109Convert tabs to windows ................................................... 110

Dock tabs in the main Logos window............................ 110Close tabs .................................................................................111Resize tiles ................................................................................111Drag toolbar and menu items ............................................112Automatically arrange tiles .................................................112Drag windows to secondary monitors ...........................112

20. RESOURCE PANELS .................................................113

Overview of panel ..................................................................114Overview of panel menu ......................................................115Index schemes ....................................................................... 116Active index ............................................................................. 116Navigate with the reference box ...................................... 116Versified shortcuts.................................................................117Link panels .............................................................................. 118Locator bar .............................................................................. 118Table of contents ................................................................... 119Previous and next ................................................................. 119Back and forward .................................................................120Auto bookmarks ....................................................................120Bible cross references ........................................................120Send hyperlinks here ...........................................................121Bible text only .........................................................................121Text size in a resource .........................................................122Default text size in all resources ......................................122Default font ..............................................................................122Default panel background color ......................................122Red letter ..................................................................................123Justify resource text ............................................................123Line spacing ............................................................................123Columns ...................................................................................123Reading view ..........................................................................124Reading view for bible facts ..............................................124Keystrokes for navigating ..................................................124Show footnotes .....................................................................124Read aloud ..............................................................................125Resource information ..........................................................125Program scaling ....................................................................125

21. PREVIOUS LOCATIONS ..........................................127

History .......................................................................................127Local history ...............................................................................127

Auto bookmarks .......................................................................127

Global history .............................................................................128

Bookmarks ..............................................................................128Set a bookmark.........................................................................128

Open a bookmark ....................................................................129

Delete a bookmark ...................................................................129

Favorites ...................................................................................129Save location to favorites ........................................................129


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Create favorites folder ............................................................. 130

Create favorites sub folder ..................................................... 130

Save location to favorites folder ............................................ 130

Open a favorite ......................................................................... 130

Rearrange favorites ..................................................................131

Alphabetically sort favorites ....................................................131

Delete a favorite .........................................................................131

Rename a favorite folder .........................................................132

Layouts .....................................................................................132Open an automatic snapshot ................................................132

Application closed snapshot ..................................................133

Named layouts ..........................................................................133

Save the current desktop ........................................................133

Open a named layout ..............................................................134

Delete a snapshot .....................................................................134

Rename a named layout .........................................................134

Change an existing layout .......................................................134

Delete a named layout .............................................................135

Add a layout to the shortcuts bar ..........................................135

22. PARALLEL AND SIMILAR RESOURCES ............137

Parallel resources .................................................................137Open a parallel resource in a new tab ...........................138Open a parallel resource in the same tab .....................138Order the default parallel resources ...............................138Create customized parallel resources ..........................139Navigate through parallel resources set .......................139Similar resources ..................................................................139

23. BIBLE CROSS REFERENCES ...............................141

Preferred bible ....................................................................... 141Cross reference to preferred bible .................................. 141Cross reference to a non-preferred bible ..................... 141Power lookup .........................................................................142Right click on a cross reference ......................................144

24. OVERVIEW OF SEARCHING .................................145

Open the search panel ........................................................145Overview of search panel ...................................................145Search panel menu ..............................................................146Search types ...........................................................................146Search history ........................................................................147Case sensitive search .........................................................147Match all forms search .......................................................147Search icon to shortcuts bar ............................................148Search examples ..................................................................148

Previous/next search results ............................................149

25. SEARCH COLLECTIONS .......................................151

Open the collections panel ................................................151Overview of collections panel ...........................................152Collection rule ........................................................................152Dynamic rules ........................................................................153Exclude resources ................................................................154Include additional resources ............................................154Create a collection ................................................................154Edit a collection .....................................................................155Delete a collection ................................................................155Select a collection in a search panel ..............................156Suggestions ............................................................................156Create a parallel resources set ........................................156Create a bibliography from a collection ........................157

26. BASIC SEARCHING ................................................159

Word search ...........................................................................159Phrase search ........................................................................159Bible reference search ........................................................160Image search ..........................................................................160Boolean search queries ......................................................160

Or search ....................................................................................161

And search .................................................................................161

Andnot search ...........................................................................161

Proximity search .......................................................................161

Group search .............................................................................162

Field search .............................................................................162Highlight search ....................................................................163Basic search results .............................................................163Basic search results shortcuts ........................................164

27. BIBLE SEARCHING ..................................................165

Open bible search panel .....................................................165Overview of bible search parameters ............................166Difference between basic and bible search ................166Bible search while typing ...................................................166Field search .............................................................................167Custom bible search ranges .............................................167Bible(s) to search ...................................................................168Word search ...........................................................................168Phrase search ........................................................................169Boolean search queries ......................................................169

Or search ................................................................................... 169

And search .................................................................................170

Andnot search ...........................................................................170

Proximity search .......................................................................170

Group search .............................................................................171

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Highlight search ....................................................................171Case sensitive search .........................................................172Match all forms search .......................................................172Bible search results in grid format ..................................173Bible search results in verses format .................. 174Bible search results in aligned format ...........................175Bible search results in analysis format ..........................176Graph bible search results .................................................177Options for saving a graph .................................................177Create visual filter .................................................................178Bible search results to passage list ................................178Bible search results to word list .......................................179

28. RIGHT MOUSE SEARCHING ................................181

Search range options ..........................................................181English word ...........................................................................181English phrase .......................................................................182Cross reference .....................................................................182Bible verse ...............................................................................182Original language lemma ...................................................183Manuscript form in reverse interlinear ..........................183Hebrew/greek root ...............................................................183Hebrew/greek manuscript .................................................184Hebrew/greek phrase .........................................................184Morphology .............................................................................184Louw-nida ................................................................................185

29. CITED BY ....................................................................187

Use cited by .............................................................................187Select resources to search ................................................187Display the results ................................................................188Biblical search hits ................................................................188Jump to basic search ..........................................................189Right mouse cited by ...........................................................189Cited by automatically linked ............................................190

30. LOOK UP AND POWER LOOKUP .......................191

Look up cross references and footnotes .....................191Turn off follow link .................................................................191Look up information for lemmas .....................................192Look up information for english .......................................192Double click look up .............................................................193Look up information for bible references .....................193

31. FIND .............................................................................195

Use find .....................................................................................195Find in a bible ..........................................................................196Find in a hebrew or greek dictionary ..............................196Find in a note file ....................................................................197Find in a clippings file ...........................................................197Find in a hymnal .....................................................................198

Find in a map...........................................................................198

32. COMMAND BOX ......................................................199

Use the command box ........................................................199Open resources .....................................................................199Available commands ...........................................................200Examples of commands in action ..................................200Commands in action ...........................................................201

33. SHORTCUTS BAR ...................................................203

Locate the shortcuts bar ....................................................203Add to shortcuts bar ............................................................203Execute a shortcut ...............................................................204Preview ahortcut feature ....................................................204Move a shortcut .....................................................................204Add a text label to an icon ..................................................204Change a shortcut icon ......................................................205Delete a shortcut icon .........................................................205

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A dashboard or instrument panel on an automobile or airplane neatly houses vgauges, lights, switches, buttons, etc., all designed to be close at hand

when you need them. One main window within Logos Bible Software houses files, guides, reports, tools, etc. Think of this window as the dashboard of your soft-ware. What you need to read and study the Bible is just a click away.

The dashboard desktop consists of several components allowing you to quickly ac-cess numerous features:

Home. This “newspaper” like Home Page arranges blogs, excerpts from resources, Reading Plans, Prayer Lists, and more. (A)

Library. This customizable electronic bookshelf, housing all of your e-books, allows you to arrange, prioritize, and open resources. (B)

Search. The one Search icon provides access to Basic, Bible, Clause, Morphology, and Syntax searching. (C)

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Menus D O C U M E N T SYour own user created documents are created and opened here.

Documents include:

G U I D E SThese customizable, electronic “research assistants” help you in original lan-guage study (even if you don’t know Hebrew and Greek) as well as locating bibli-cal insights from your library and the web. You can even create and save your own Guide Templates.

Bibliography. A list of citations which can easily be pasted into a paper.

Clippings. A document containing “index cards” on which you can paste, for future use, excerpts from resources, the web, Word documents, etc.

Handout. A document comprised of items related to your Bible lesson or sermon that can be distributed to your class or congregation (Windows only).

Notes. A document archiving your Bible study research which can easily be ac-cessed in the future.

Passage List. A list of verses can be created and saved here.

Prayer List. A customized prayer journal in which prayer requests and answers to prayer can be recorded.

Reading Plan. A personalized, calendar based plan encouraging you to read the Bible or any resource in a systematic way.

Sentence Diagram. A file with either a traditional line diagram or block diagram for any biblical passage can be created here.

Syntax Search. A saved search query that can be opened in the Syntax Search dialog.

Visual Filter. An “overlay” on Bibles and books that automatically highlights words, phrases, or morphological data.

Word Find Puzzle. A customizable puzzle for any biblical passage in any Bible that can be saved for future use.

Word List. A list of words or lemmas that can be used for a variety of reasons, including vocabulary cards and examining word count from a biblical text.

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Passage Guide. This “assistant” locates, links, and lays out lots of information from your e-books and the web for any biblical passage.

Exegetical Guide. Among other things, this original language “tutor” provides Hebrew and Greek definitions from your fa-vorite dictionaries for the words in your biblical passage.

Bible Word Study. This “language advocate” focuses on one word (English, Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, etc.) at a time, pro-viding definitions, occurrences, syntactical data, and more.

Sermon Starter Guide. This “motivator” jumpstarts your message preparation for a biblical text or theme by providing links to key verses, outlines, illustrations, and more.

Topic Guide. When studying a subject, this “research as-sistant” searches for and arranges relevant information such as dictionary articles, family tree, maps, images, and more.

Collections. These personally defined groupings of books allow you to search just that Collection rather than all of your resources at once.

Favorites. In addition to 9 Bookmarks, you can save unlimited links to locations and then organize them within folders.

Highlighting. Mark up your resources with styles provided for you or create your own.

History. This chronological list displays places you’ve previously visited in your soft-ware.

Personal Books. Transform your docx documents into Logos resources with this easy to use tool.

Reading Lists. This search tool locates and displays prepared Reading Lists from topics.logos.com.

T O O L SNumerous tools, available to help you study the Bible, organize your resources, and customize the system, are divided into the following categories:

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Biblical Facts. Access family trees, maps, images, and timelines for the people, places, things, and events in the Bible with this powerful dataset.

Bible Sense Lexicon. Pinpoint the precise contextual meaning of a He-brew or Greek noun with this language dataset.

Timeline. View world and biblical events on this hyperlinked, searchable Timeline.

Program Settings. Here you can customize your software by adjusting the text size, fonts, etc.

Copy Bible Verses. This dialog allows you to copy verses from any Bible into other applica-tions such as Word and PowerPoint.

Explorer. This “mini Passage Guide” links to relevant information as you’re studying a bibli-cal passage.

Passage Analysis. Five separate components

assist you in analyzing a passage of Scripture:

Compare Pericopes. From here you can see in parallel columns how your passage is included in pericopes from various Bibles.

Word Tree. This interactive “visual concordance” allows you to see “relationships” between words in a passage.

Morph River. The morphological information based on the original language of your passage is graphically depicted in this colorful tool.

Cluster Graph. This “plotted graph” depicts the similarity of the wording of your passage among different Bibles.

Version River. Colorful “rivers” illustrate the similarities and differences in the wording of your passage in various Bibles.

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L A Y O U T SFrom here you can select a “tiled” arrangement for the open panels as well as name any “snapshot” of the screen to open in the future.

H E L PThe question mark icon identifies the Help menu. From here, you can access Lo-gos help files and discover what version of the software you’re currently running.

In this text box, you can type shortcut commands to perform many Logos fea-tures.

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Cited By. This “Scripture reference index” searches any portion of your library for all occurrences of a biblical passage.

Information. Any “layered” information that is associated with the word on which the mouse pointer is resting will be displayed in this Information panel.

Power Lookup. Automatically look up any cross references, hyperlinks, etc. in the active tab or selected text.

Pronunciation. Greek words are listed and pronounced here.

Community Notes. Share your and/or see others’ observations about a passage via FaithLife groups.

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Text Comparison. This tool shows the actual differences in the wording of your passage from your base Bible and as many compared Bibles as you desire.


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