Reading Plan (Basics)

* [[Starting a Flexible Reading Plan >> # Starting a Flexible Reading Plan]]

* [[Selecting your book >> # Selecting your book]]

* [[Reading specific parts of a book >> # Reading specific parts of a book]]

* [[Selecting how often to read your book >> # Selecting how often to read your book]]

* [[Selecting when to finish reading your book >> # Selecting when to finish reading your book]]

* [[Selecting how often to read your book >> # Selecting how often to read your book]]

* [[Other Selections >> # Other Selections]]

* [[Selecting when to start reading your book >> # Selecting when to start reading your book]]

* [[Reviewing the Plan >> # Reviewing the Plan]]

* [[Completing the Plan >> # Completing the Plan]]

 

* [[Reviewing the Plan >> # Reviewing the Plan]]

* [[Reading specific parts of a book >> # Reading specific parts of a book]]

* [[Reading specific parts of a Bible >> # Reading specific parts of a Bible]]

* [[Reading specific parts of a non-Bible >> # Reading specific parts of a non-Bible]] \\

 

* [[Starting a /Chapter/ Reading Plan >> # Starting a Chapter Reading Plan]] {{$@img-fluid amber:11086078:45800934?maxheight=12}}

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* [[I cannot set page numbers for my book in the Reading Plan >> # I cannot set page numbers for my book in the Reading Plan]]

 

* [[Reading specific parts of a Bible >> # Reading specific parts of a Bible]]

* [[Reading specific parts of a non-Bible >> # Reading specific parts of a non-Bible]] \\

 

* [[Example >> # Examples]]

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The Plan is initially started for your [[Preferred Bible >> Choose preferred Bible]], but the name will automatically be changed \\ when you choose a different resource, so there is no need to rename it at this time.

 

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!!! Selecting your book

 The first thing that you will need to do in the Reading Plan editor is select which book that you want to read.

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 * There is a slight difference for Bibles: \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11164920:46252976?maxwidth=450}}  \\

 * Note that Logos has changed the name of your Reading Plan, but there is no need to change the name at this time.

 

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!!! Reading specific parts of a book

There are differences between Bibles and non-Bibles so:

* [[click here for Bibles >> # Reading specific parts of a Bible]].

* [[click here for non-Bibles >> # Reading specific parts of a non-Bible]].

 

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!!! Selecting how often to read your book

 Now you have to decide how often /during the week/ that you want to read your book.

#. To the left of the start date, click on the /day/ field: \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11164998:46253556}} \\ \\

#. Click the appropriate /radio/ button:

 * click *at your own pace* to read /when/ you like whilst Logos tracks your progress; /or/

 * default to *every day* of the week; /or/

 * click *every weekday* to read Monday through Friday; /or/

 * click *each ...* to select one or more days during the week

 

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!!! Selecting when to finish reading your book

 Start by selecting the date when you want to finish reading your book. \\ Note that *Today* is the default /start/ date and that can be changed afterward, if necessary.

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 * Click on the /date shown/ to set a finish date. \\ /Logos will show you a calendar for this/.

 

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!!! Selecting how often to read your book

 Now you have to decide how often /during the week/ that you want to read your book.

#. To the left of the start date, click on the /day/ field: \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11164998:46253556}} \\ \\

#. Click the appropriate /radio/ button:

 * click *at your own pace* to read /when/ you like whilst Logos tracks your progress; /or/

 * default to *every day* of the week; /or/

 * click *every weekday* to read Monday through Friday; /or/

 * click *each ...* to select one or more days during the week

 

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!!! Other Selections

* *For Bibles only*, click on the field next to *All Passages* and decide whether you want to read by:

 * /Default/ - Logos decides the portions to read e.g.  

 * /Chapter/ or

 * /Pericope/.

* Then decide whether you will read *by yourself*, or click on the field to select one of your /Faithlife Groups/.

 

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!!! Selecting when to start reading your book

 Now you will need to select the date to start reading your book.

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#. Then click on the /day/ that you want to start.

 

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!!! Completing the Plan

 Finally decide whether you will read *by yourself*, or click on the field to select one of your /Faithlife Groups/.

 Now that you have entered enough information for Logos to compute your Reading Plan, press the *Start* button \\ (the Plan will now be shown with an *Edit* button).

 

 Note that this plan is for *All Passages*. If necessary, proceed to [[reading specific parts of a book >> # Reading specific parts of a book]] before you [[review the Plan >> # Reviewing the Plan]].

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!!! Reviewing the Plan

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!! Reviewing the Plan

 You should review your Reading Plan to see if it suits your needs. Making changes after you start reading your book will result in losing the markings for what you have already read. So you should determine now if you need to make changes to the /time frame/ or /how you want to read the book/.

  Notice that you can view the Plan in a /Calendar/ when you click one of the three choices next to the name of the Plan: \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11165200:46255091}} \\ \\

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!! Reading specific parts of a book

!! Reading specific parts of a Bible

There are differences between Bibles and non-Bibles so [[click here for non-Bibles >> # Reading specific parts of a non-Bible]].

!!!! Selecting the parts to read

 

* If you want to read *All Passages* (the default) just [[select the divisions to read >> # Divisions to Read]].

!!! Reading specific parts of a Bible

#. Click *Edit* if necessary.

#. Click on *All Passages* (or the /Reference range/ next to *Read*) \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11165624:46258074}} \\ \\

#. You will see *Common Divisions*, or ranges that are associated with the Bible. You may also see named ranges \\ that you setup previously with this Bible or another Bible.

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* *Tip*: when you have named a range you cannot easily edit it. But if you right click on the named range, \\ you can *Copy* the range info and then paste it into the /Reference range/ box.

 

!!!! Divisions to Read

For Bibles only you have to decide what /divisions/ to read in each session. This will determine the amount of text that you will have to read, or whether you prefer divisions of the same length.

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* Click on the field next to *All Passages* and choose between:

 * /Default/ - divisions of equal length at the verse level; or

 * /Chapter/ - by bible book chapter; or

 * /Pericope/ - pericope divisions

* /Chapter/ and /Pericope/ will conflict with the *parts* that you have selected to read if they are at the verse level.

* /Chapter/ and /Pericope/ can conflict with the *schedule* you choose e.g.

 * if there are more /sessions/ than chapters, there will be sessions with no reading. \\ /Pericope/ would be a better choice.

 * if there are fewer sessions than chapters, you will read multiple chapters per session. \\ /Pericope/ would be a better choice.

 

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!!! Reading specific parts of a non-Bible

!! Reading specific parts of a non-Bible

 If your non-Bible book is /indexed/ by Page number then you can specify which pages to read. You may also be able to specify non-bible /references/.

#. Click *Edit* if necessary.

#. Click on *All Passages* (or the /Reference range/ next to *Read*) \\ \\ {{$@img-fluid amber:11165381:46256334}} \\ \\

#. From /List/ view or /Calendar/ view you may have noticed page numbers in Roman numerals e.g. *Pages iii-xxiii*, \\ and don't want to read what is usually a Table of Contents. The view also shows 373 as the last page number.