Layouts

!! Layout Management

Please watch Mark Barnes video [[Layouts >> http://www.logosbiblesoftwaretraining.com/videos/layouts/]] and videos for [[Tabs >> http://www.logos.com/video/2282/tabs]] and [[Layouts Management >> http://www.logos.com/video/2315/layout-management]]. They will show you how to create or customize different panels for your layout. The basic method is:

#. [[Opening resources >> # Opening your resources (books)]]

#. [[Open resources >> # Opening your resources (books)]]

#. Opening Documents, Guides, and Tools from the top menus

#. Open Documents, Guides, and Tools from the top menus

#. [[Moving Tabs >> # Moving Tabs]]

#. [[Move Tabs >> # Moving Tabs]]/[[CloseTabs>>#ClosingTabs]]

#. [[ClosingaTab>> #ClosingTabs]]

#. [[LinkResources>> LinkingResources]]

 #. [[Linking Resources >> Linking Resources]]

 #. [[Name your layout >> # How do you save your current Layout?]]

 #. [[Choose what happens when you restart Logos >> # How do I get a layout to show when I open Logos?]]

 

But if you would rather start with a pre-defined layout for your study then use a [[QuickStartlayout>> https://community.logos.com/forums/t/129249.aspx]] or a /Home Page/ layout. They are usually associated with use of the Home Page or the GO Box, but you can use/customize them for your purposes.

But if you would rather start with a pre-defined layout for your study then use a [[QuickStart >> https://community.logos.com/forums/t/129249.aspx]] layoutor a /Home Page/ layout. They are usually associated with use of the Home Page, or the GO Box, but you can use/customize them for your purposes.

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* Open the *Layouts* menu.

#. Open the *Layouts* menu: \\ \\ {{$ media:LayoutsPre-defined.png }} \\ \\

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 * Click on *Quickstart Layouts* or *Home Page Layouts*.

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#. Click on the desired layout.

* Show the layouts under *Quickstart Layouts* or *Home Page Layouts*.

 * If a layout indicates /Custom/, it has been changed *for use from the Home Page or the GO Box*.

* If a layout indicates /Custom/ you can click the down arrow and select "Restore default layout".

#. Make any changes you want.

* Click on the desired layout.

#. [[Name your layout >> # How do you save your current Layout?]]

* Logos will open a /standard/ layout for your study.

#. [[Choose what happens when you restart Logos >> # How do I get a layout to show when I open Logos?]]

 

If you then make changes and want to save the (custom) layout, click the down arrow and select "Replace with current layout".

If you (also) want to change any of these layouts *for use from the Home Page or the GO Box*:

Thereafter, the appropriate layout will open from the Home Page when you click a Bible Reading Plan, Lectionary, etc., or make an entry in the GO box.

* Hover over the layout name, click the down arrow and select "Replace with current layout".

 * you can undo this with "Restore default layout".

 

But, if your want to /continue/ your study with this, or any other new layout, then you should [[name your layout >> # How do you save your current Layout?]] and also [[have it show when you restart Logos >> # How do I get a layout to show when I open Logos?]], below.

Thereafter, the appropriate layout will open from the Home Page when you click a Bible Reading Plan, Lectionary, etc., or make an entry in the GO box e.g a bible reference or a topic.

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!! How do I get a layout to show when I open Logos?

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 * *Most recent layout - local* to load your automatically saved layout. \\ This is the most efficient way to ensure continuity.

 * *Most recent layout - any* to load your automatically saved layout when it is shared between different installations.

* A */Named layout/* to load a specific version of your layout i.e. one that *you* saved.

* A */Named/* layout to load a specific version of your layout i.e. one that *you* saved.

 * Note that *Home* will load the Home Page.

 

If Logos opened to the Home page, you can access a/Saved/layout from the Layouts menu. Otherwise, you might have to recreate your layout (click the Home button to take you to the layout window).

If Logos opened to the Home page, you can accessoneofyour*Saved*layouts from the Layouts menu. Otherwise, you might have to recreate your layout (click the /Home/ button to take you to the layout window).

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!! How do you save your current Layout?