Logos4 Basics

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*See also*

[[Layouts]]

[[Home Page layouts >> Opening the Standard Layout # Home Page layouts]]

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* [[Logos Home Page and Layouts >> # Logos Home Page and Layouts]]

* [[Basic things to learn about Logos >> # Basic things to learn about Logos]]

* [[Other helpful hints >> # Other helpful hints]]

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!! Logos Home Page and Layouts

After you have installed Logos and opened it, you will see the /Home Page/ as this is the default starting point when using Logos.

 

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Its content is incorporated in [[Getting Started >>  Getting Started with Logos]]

From here you can read articles which are shown in the body of the /Home Page/ or start your Bible study by entering a verse in the /Go/ box.

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!!! The Go Box

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#. In the /Go/ box enter a bible reference or topic e.g. Jesus. Logos will show you a drop-down list of suggestions. You can click on one of these suggestions if you like.

#. Click on the *Go* button and Logos will open a Home Page layout.

 

You can open other window panels for /Tools/, /Searches/, and /Resources (books)/, but Logos will _not_ remember these other window panels the next time you use the /Go/ box unless you *save* it as a [[Home Page layout >> Opening the Standard Layout # Home Page layouts]] in the Layouts menu.

 

After you become more comfortable with Logos you will want to create your own [[Layouts]]. A layout will contain your [[resources >> layouts # Opening your resources (books)]] and [[tools >> table of contents # tools]] in the main Logos window. To open to your last Layout rather than the /Home Page/ you will need to [[turn off this default feature >> Layouts # How do I get a layout to show when I open Logos?]].

 

Then the next time that you open Logos you will be taken to your /Layout/ and Logos will save the current layout when it exits. You will probably want to create named Layouts for various studies. To do this you will open & arrange resources and tools, then [[save the Layout >> layouts # How do you save your current Layout?]] with a specific name. You can open a named Layout out by clicking on the layout button {{$ media:tocLayouts.png }} on the right side of the menubar, then in the drop down me (…)

 

If you have a preferred Layout, you [[can add it >> layouts # How can you create a shortcut to open a Layout?]] to the [[shortcuts bar]] which will allow you to open that layout with a single mouse click.

 

You can always return to the /Home Page/ by clicking on the /Home Page/ icon {{$ media:L4Basics1d.png }} in the upper left corner of the Logos menu bar. Then to return to the /Layout/ window from the home page, simple click on the /Home Page/ icon {{$ media:L4Basics1d.png }} again.

 

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!! Basic things to learn about Logos

  There is a lot to learn in Logos. But if you start with learning just a few features at a time and at your own pace push yourself to learn others, you will master Logos. As with any new programs it takes time to learn and gain in depth understanding and Logos is no different. So below are some suggested places to start.

 

* Learn about your [[Library]]

* Learn how to [[open resources >> layouts # Opening your resources (books)]]

* Learn how to [[navigate in your resources >> Navigating a Resource (controls in the Locator bar)]]

* Learn how to [[Link books together >> Linking Resources]]

* Learn how to use/create [[Layouts]]

* Learn how to [[prioritize your books >> Prioritizing]] in your Library

* Learn how to [[use highlighting >> Highlighting]] in a resource

* Learn how to use the [[Right Click Menu]] inside your resources

* Learn how to use the [[Search >> Detailed Search Help]] tool

* Learn the basics about [[Guides]]

 * Learn how to create [[custom guides >> Guides # Customizing a Guide]]

* Learn about some of the [[documents]] that you can create in Logos

 

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!! Other helpful hints

!!!!! Audio/Visual Explaination of Logos window parts

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