Clippings

 

*See Also*

[[Clippings Tutorial>> https://support.logos.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016525152-Clippings]]

LogosHelp [[Clippings >> https://support.logos.com/hc/en-us/articles/360016525152-Clippings]]

 Mark Barnes [[Tutorial Video #7 - Clippings >> http://www.logosbiblesoftwaretraining.com/videos/clippings/]]

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!! What are Clipping documents?

 

* Clipping documents are as they suggest, a document which you add one or more clippingsto.

* Clipping documents are as they suggest, a document where you add one or more /clippings/.

* Think of aClipping's document as a collection of /Index Cards/.

* Think of the document as a collection of /Index cards/withnotes.

*WitheachclippingasanindividualvirtualindexcardintheClipping'sdocument . \\ [[ {{$ http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip0a.png?maxheight=250 }} >> http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip0a.png]]

*AClippingdocisusefultocollectinformationfromyourdifferentresourcesrelatingtoaspecifictopicoridea. \\ \\[[ {{$ http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip0a.png?maxheight=250 }} >> http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip0a.png]]

  * Front side of clipping/card

 #. Link to resource where this came from.

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 #. Link to copy bibliography info to the clipboard for pasting elsewhere.

 #. Link to flip the clipping/card over to front.

* A Clipping doc is useful to collect information from your different resources relating to a specific topic or idea.

* Mark Barnes has a 4 part video series on [[Preparing a Sermon with Logos >> http://www.logos4training.com/other-videos/preparing-a-sermon-with-logos-4/]], in [[part 2: Making Notes >> http://www.logos4training.com/other-videos/preparing-a-sermon-with-logos-4/#vimeo-8312956]] he discusses his note taking \\ and around 9 minutes into the video he talks about using clippings. \\ This video can be very helpful.

 

* You can add text as a clipping, but you _cannot_ add pictures or images to your clipping.

* Unlike Notes, clippings do not leave markers in your resource.

* Bibliography information is attached when you paste from another resource into your clippings.

* You can add a note to each clipping within your document.

* A date is stamped on each clipping when it was added.

* You can tag each clipping to help you find it.

* You also can add a note to each clipping within your Clipping document.

* Bibliography information is attached when add a clipping into the document.

* You can tag each clipping in your Clipping document to help you find it.

* A date is stamped on each clipping when it is added.

 

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!!! Using the Right Click menu to add a clipping

* If you have never created a clippings document, then you can click /Add a Clipping/ in the right click menu. Remember to name it so that you can find it later.

* If you have never created a clippings document, then you can click /Add a Clipping/ in the right click menu. \\Remember to name it so that you can find it later.

* Clippings documents will be listed when they are open in your layout. Otherwise the last ones used will be listed. \\ \\

 

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!! How to delete a Clipping

* This deletes a single clipping within your document.

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#. Hover your mouse over the top of a clipping.

#. Notice that a red *X* appears on the right side of the clipping.

#. Click on the red *X* to delete it.

#. Click on the red *X*.

  * If you accidentally delete a clipping, you can restore it by pressing *Ctrl Z* on your keyboard. But you must do this immediately after deleting the clipping before performing any other operation.

 #. If you accidentally delete a clipping, you can restore it by pressing *Ctrl Z* on your keyboard. But you must do this immediately after deleting the clipping before performing any other operation.

* Note: this deletes a single clipping within your Clipping document. Not the Clipping document.

 

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#. Click on the *add tag* in a clipping.

#. Type in a name which you want to tag this clipping with.

  * It should be as unique as possible to aid searching.

#. Repeat for any other tags you want.

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!!! Using Find to locate a tagged clipping

* You can use the /Find/ feature to locate a clipping, or find words or phrases that appear in a clipping.

* You can use the /Find/ feature to locate a clipping(viaitstags), or find words or phrases that appear in a clipping.

* /Find/ will show one or more *clippings* with content that matches what you typed in the /Find/ box.

 

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!!! Using Search to locate a tagged clipping

* You canalso use Basic /Search/ to locate atagged clipping.Inthe/Search/toolyourclipping will showup in the *Your Documents/MyContent* section.

* You can use Basic /Search/ to locate a clipping withorwithouttags.\\Results will be in the *Your Documents* sectionofasearchon"Everything".

* There is a few minute delay after initially entering your *Tag* before you can use /Search/ to locate it. \\ \\

* But it is possible to restrict a Search to finding tags:-

#. Add your *tag* to your clipping (see [[Setting a tag in a clipping >> # Setting a tag in a clipping]]). \\ \\ {{$ media:ClippingTagSearch.jpg?maxwidth=550 }} \\ \\

 

#. Open the /Search/ tool and select *Basic* | *Your Documents* \\ Select "My Tag" under *Search Fields*

#. Open the Search tool. \\ \\ {{$ media:ClippingTagSearch.jpg?maxwidth=550 }} \\ \\

#. In the Find box, type your tag value and press /Enter/.

#. Select *Basic* | *Your Documents* and select "My Tag" under *Search Fields*

#. In the Search box, type your tag value and press /Enter/.

 * If "My Tag" is not listed, use *mytag:* in the Search box e.g. *mytag:love*.

#. Notice the name of your document and the portion of text with the result.

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!! Adding Hyperlink in a clipping

* You may find a need to add a hyperlink to another resource in your clipping.

* You may find a need to add a hyperlink to another resource in your clipping. \\ \\ [[ {{$ http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip13a.png?maxwidth=250 }} >> http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip13a.png]] \\

* The steps below will show you how to do this \\ \\

#. In your clipping, click in the text area and type in the text that you want.

 

 * /it is a good idea to have at least one space character after the text that you want to turn into a link/

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#. Then select the part of your text that you want to make into a hyperlink.

#. In your clipping, click in the text area and type in the text that you want. \\ (it is a good idea to have at least one space character after the text that you want to turn into a link) \\ \\

#. In the resource that you want to link to, ensure your desired location is at the top of the window.

#. Thenselect the partofyourtextthatyouwant to makeintoahyperlink. \\ \\ [[ {{$ http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip13b.png?maxwidth=300 }} >> http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip13b.png]] \\ \\

#.Openitspanelmenuandadd the [[*L4*hyperlinkaddress>>Hyperlinks#Creatinghyperlinks]] to theclipboard. \\ \\ [[ {{$ http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip13c.png?maxwidth=300 }} >> http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip13c.png]] \\ \\

#. In the resource that you want to link to, open its panel menu.

#. Click the hyperlink icon in your clipping.

#. Click on *URL* to add the hyperlink address to the clipboard. \\ /-- make sure your desired location in the resource is at the top of the window before adding the hyperlink address/

  * /on hover it will display/ "Address"

 * If you have already set the /Copy location/ to URL, then you could use the keyboard shortcut *Ctrl+Alt+C*. \\ \\ [[ {{$ http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip13c.png?maxwidth=300 }} >> http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip13c.png]] \\ \\

#. *Paste* your hyperlink address into the drop down box. \\ \\ {{$ media:Clip13d2.png }} \\ \\

#. Right click in the hyperlink box in your clipping.

#. In the drop down menu, click on *paste* (your hyperlink address is pasted into the hyperlink box). \\ \\ {{$ media:Clip13d2.png }} \\ \\

#. Notice that your text in the clipping has turned into a link (it's blue). \\ \\ [[ {{$ http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip13e2.png?maxwidth=300 }} >> http://wiki.logos.com/media/Clip13e2.png]] \\ \\

#. Hover your mouse over the new link.

* Noticethe pop-up window showingyoua snapshot of what the linked resource contains.

* /a pop-up window displays a snapshot of what the linked resource contains/.

#. At the bottom of the pop-up are directions to open the link (hold the *Ctrl* key down and left click on the link).

#. At the bottom of the pop-up are directions to open the link i.e.hold the *Ctrl* key down and left click on the link.

 

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