Layout for Reading a Book

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!! Objective

 The objective of this wiki page is to show you how to open a book for reading. It will guide you through the most common steps of clearing the layout, selecting a book and opening it, opening the /Highlighter/ tool, and resizing panels (window panes).

 The objective of this wiki page is to show you how to open a book for reading. It will guide you through the most common steps\\ of clearing the layout, selecting a book and opening it, opening the /Highlighting/ tool, and resizing panels (window panes).

 

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!! Opening your book to read

* Clear your layout

  #. If you are on the Home page, then click the /Home page/ icon to switch to your /layout/.

#. If you have several panels open from a previous study, type *close all* in the /GO~/Command box/ or click the *Close all panels* icon in the main Toolbar.

#. If you have several panels open from a previous study, type *close all* in the /GO~/Command box/ \\or click the *Close all panels* icon in the main Toolbar.

 

* Use Library to open your book e.g. /Defending Your Faith/, or see [[Opening resources >> Layouts # Opening your resources (books)]]. \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11116160:45983854?maxwidth=600}} \\

 

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!! Opening the Highlighting tool and Resizing panels

 As you are reading in a book you may like to highlight phrases or sentences that you want to remember. \\ Logos provides a Highlighting tool with an extensive set of highlighters and a way to [[navigate between highlighted text >> Finding Highlighted Text # Browsing Annotations]]. You can also search for text which is [[highlighted with a specific /style/ >> Finding Highlighted Text # Finding your Highlights]]. But you need to resize the Highlighting panel and the panel for the book if the layout is to be practical.

 As you are reading in a book you may like to highlight phrases or sentences that you want to remember. \\ Logos provides a Highlighting tool with an extensive set of highlighters and a way to [[navigate between highlighted text >> Finding Highlighted Text # Browsing Annotations]].\\ You can also search for text which is [[highlighted with a specific /style/ >> Finding Highlighted Text # Finding your Highlights]]. But you need to resize the Highlighting panel \\and the panel for the book if the layout is to be practical.

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!!!! *Opening the Highlighter tool*

!!!! *Opening the Highlighting tool*

   

#. Open the Highlighting tool from the *Tools* menu. \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11116180:45984073}}  \\ \\

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#. But when you hold your mouse over the right edge of the book panel the cursor will change to a double-ended arrow, allowing you to drag the edge and change its width.

 

!!!! *Overriding the Highlighter panel fixed width*

!!!! *Overriding the Highlighting panel's fixed width*

#. With your mouse, click on the Highlighter tool's tab and drag it to a new location ... \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11116184:45984176}} \\ \\

#. With your mouse, click on the Highlighting tool's tab and drag it to a new location ... \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11116184:45984176}} \\ \\

  * ... and drop it there. \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11116185:45984180?maxwidth=500}}  \\ \\

#. Hold your mouse over the left edge of the tool panel and notice that it can be resized. \\ Drag the edge of the tool panel to the right to make it narrower (and enlarge the book panel).

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!! Viewing the Table of Contents

 You may want to view your /Table of Contents/ for your book. Logos provides a method which shows it on the left side of your book, and it can be turned ON or OFF.

 You may want to view your /Table of Contents/ for your book. Logos provides a method which shows it \\on the left side of your book, and it can be turned ON or OFF.

 

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* On the left side of the toolbar is the /sidebar/ icon,whichyoucanusetoopenorclosethe/TableofContents/. \\ Click on it to show the /Table of Contents/.

* On the left side of the toolbar is the /Sidebar/ icon. \\ Click on it to show the /Table of Contents/.

* You can click on any of the entries there and Logos will reposition your book to that location.

* If an entry is too wide to fit it willbetruncated, so hold your mouse over that entry and Logos will show you a pop-up with the full entry. But you can grab the right edge of the /Table of Contents/ and resize the widthofit.

* If an entry is too wide to fit it is truncated, so hold your mouse over that entry and Logos will show you a pop-up \\with the full entry. Alternatively, you can drag the right edge of the /Table of Contents/ and resize its width.

#. Click on the sidebar icon to hide the /Table of Contents/.

* Click on the sidebar icon to hide the /Table of Contents/.