Morris ProctorThe Logos 10.1 update just released for the desktop format, and it contains several improvements for searching—including more search types and options for the Books search. Let’s quickly take a look at both. More search types Click the Search icon...
Have you noticed the new icon in the upper right of the resource panel toolbar? It’s the auto-translation tool (appearing in Logos 10 Full Feature Upgrade or Gold and above packages). This new Logos 10 feature translates resource text from one...
We’re familiar with a topical index, which appears in the back of many print Bibles. For example, let’s say we want to find verses dealing with the subject of angels. We turn to that topic in the index to discover verses the publisher of the Bible...
If you’ve upgraded to Logos 10, hopefully you’ve discovered one of the big changes is simplified searching. Searching is still just as powerful, but ideally much easier when it comes to creating detailed search queries. There are searching...
For many years, we’ve been able to conduct a case sensitive search in Logos. With the release of Logos 10, that search is now easier. Let’s imagine we want to locate the places in Paul’s writings where our specific Bible translation contains the...
As you’ve probably heard by now, Logos 10 is here! One of its many new features is the All search, which I’ll feature in this blog post. Before we investigate how easy it is to execute, I’ll first set the table for you. Imagine you want to study the...
Logos 10 is here and it’s packed full of changes and new features! When you open this latest version of Logos, you’ll immediately see a new toolbar on the left, complete with “labels” and some new icons. Use these observations as you navigate this...
Find out what the Bible grid view is in Logos and what you can do with it.
Today’s blog is based a response I gave to a Logos user who asked this question: I find myself using the Bible Browser a great deal. At first I opened it from the tools menu, but then I realized I could add it to the shortcuts bar, which saved time...
I’m trying to locate the phrase “the faith” in the NKJV, but the search results include “the faithful”, and” the faithfulness”. Am I overlooking a setting that will limit the results to just “the faith”? In this case, the search being overlooked is...
A question from a new Logos user provides an opportunity to remind you of an oldie but a goodie: I’m new to Logos and I enjoy studying the Bible for my own growth. As a part of my daily Bible reading, I like tracking down cross references in the...
The subject of today’s blog comes from a fellow Logos Bible Software user’s questions I’m working through the events surrounding Jesus’s arrest and trials. Is there a place in the software that lists all of these events in the order they occurred...
With the expanded Factbook, we can now initiate a study of most anything from it: passageswords topicspreaching themescounseling themesand on and on In this short blog post, however, I want to remind you that from the Factbook we can also quickly...
I recently received this insightful question from a fellow Logos Bible Software user: I’m working on organizing my Logos books in the Library and I’m just a bit confused on the difference between removing and hiding a resource. Would you provide...
As English Bible students, we are traditionally taught to read a biblical passage in multiple Bibles. Seeing various translations of Hebrew and Greek words may help us glean a better understanding of the text. There are different Logos features to...
Today’s blog centers on a question from a Logos user: I’m working through 2 Corinthians and, in 9:8, Paul refers to “good work” (singular). When I execute a phrase search, I also get “good works” (plural). What setting am I missing that limits the...
Today’s blog article is based on a new Logos user’s question: I’m somewhat new to Logos, but I’m assuming there’s an easy answer to my question. I’m just not sure where to look. I hear preachers and teachers all the time mention multiple Greek words...
A Logos user contacted MPSeminars with this question: I recently purchased the Thompson Chain Reference Library. When I went to my Library I was expecting to see one study Bible, but instead I saw numerous resources listed. Can you explain why so...
An idea for a power searching tip comes in an answer to a fellow Logos user’s question: In Acts 11:30 the phrase “Barnabas and Saul” appears, whereas “Paul and Barnabas” occurs in Acts 13:43. Is there a way to find when Barnabas appears before Paul...
A fellow Logos user emailed me this question: Thank you for the monthly webinars that you do. I know that I can find maps in the Factbook, but is there a way to open the maps when you are studying a book like Hosea? I’m in a Bible study that is...
This practical scenario came to the help desk at mpseminars.com: For presentation purposes I want to isolate just 3 verses of a passage. When I bring up the passage all the adjacent verses are there. I only want visible the 3 verses. One way to...
A fellow Logos user inquired about this scenario: I’ve started making use of the Sermon document for the classes I teach. Also, occasionally I utilize the Timeline for my research. Is there a way to make a slide of a Timeline so I can show my class...
A fellow Logos user posted this task in the MP Seminars Faithlife Group: I am trying to find all the rhetorical questions in Luke. I actually blogged about this awhile back, but for the sake of convenience let’s take a fresh look at it. Please note...
A fellow Logos user and subscriber to mpseminars.com submitted this question to our support center: Is there a way to place a Canvas in Sermon Builder? An excellent question with an enthusiastic YES as the answer! Hopefully you’ve discovered the...
A friend and fellow Logos user told me when he needs to locate a Bible verse, he uses a Google search instead of Logos because it’s easier and faster. Of course, I didn’t buy that! Instead, I showed him what I’m about to show you: use the Logos Go...
I’ve recently received several inquiries on how to download documents shared by members of Faithlife groups. Actually, there are several ways to accomplish this task, but this brief blog post will only focus on one: the Documents menu. Imagine a...
I really enjoy getting questions from Logos users, especially the questions I’ve never encountered before. Here is a case in point: I’ll spare you the details of why I need the information, but is there a way to locate all of the Greek verbs in 1...
I received an inquiry about the Factbook that reminded me I need to pass along “an oldie but goodie” trick, especially for new Logos users. First here’s the question: I really like the Factbook, but when I click a link in the See Also section, I...
As I was studying in Galatians 2 where Paul confronted Peter, I noticed something interesting in various English Bibles: some versions place quotations marks at the end of verse 14 while others insert them at the end of verse 21. Since punctuation...
I have a friend who is a bilingual pastor and fellow Logos user. He recently called with this question: I have an existing Sermon document with the text of numerous Scripture references in English. For an upcoming service I’d like all those passages...