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What is the Visual Filter Menu?

  • The Visual Filter Menu is found on the toolbar of most resources.



    • It allows you to control what is visually shown in a resource.
    • The contents of this menu may differ depending on the resource, the dataset features and the documents that you have.
  • This is not to be confused with Visual Filters which are created from the Documents menu.



Using the Visual Filters Menu

  • The filters that are shown in the Visual filters menu include Resource, Community Notes, Corresponding Notes and Highlights, Media, Notes and Highlights, Passage Lists, Reading Plans, and Visual Filters.
  • When a group (or filter) header is checked, it will activate subordinate items that are also checked.
    When it is unchecked it will render subordinate items inactive, without changing their state.
  • When a subordinate item is checked it can be activated and when it is unchecked it cannot be activated.
  • Hint: Right click a menu item to turn ON/OFF that item in all resources.
    • Show in all appropriate resources will turn it ON in all resources.
    • Do not show in any resources: will turn it OFF in all resources.



      a) Click on the Visual Filter menu item. e.g. Corresponding selection
      b) Select either Show in all appropriate resources or Do not show in any resources.



Resource Filters

Addressee labels

  • When checked this enables the addressees in reported speech to be marked in the text of your bible.
    There can be multiple addressees for a section of reported speech.

Bible text only

 

  • When unchecked your Bible resource is shown normally.
  • When checked with the sub-items all unchecked, your Bible resource is shown without formatting, chapter/verse numbers, pericopes, and footnote indicators in a verse-by-verse display.
  • check the sub-items to see the effect on the display.

Community tags

  • When checked community sourced tagging is shown for Person, Place, Thing, Event and other fixed categories. The marker is small dots .... underlining the text.
  • When checked it enables you to Add Community tags.
    See Community tags feature for more information.
  • Not to be confused with Library Community tags.

Corresponding search results

  • When checked Search results from a corresponding original language or reverse-interlinear resource will be displayed.
  • It is the same as running that Search on your resource.

Corresponding selection

was Sympathetic Highlighting

  • When checked this enables a selection in one resource to highlight corresponding words in another that also has this filter checked.
    It works only between original language or reverse-interlinear resources (not restricted to bibles).



  • Also, see the wiki Corresponding selection

Corresponding words

  • When Checked Logos will automatically highlight words that correspond to the one you have clicked/hovered over.
  • Sub-menu items shown will depend on the resource but include:
    • “Same surface text” = same surface text (Greek/Hebrew or English word) in one or more resources.
    • “Same word” = same Greek/Hebrew manuscript word in the same location (e.g. verse) across multiple resources
    • “Same lemma” = same Greek/Hebrew lemma in one or more resources
    • “Same root” = same Greek/Hebrew root in one or more resources
  • Here is an example using a Hebrew bible and a Reverse Interlinear (RI):
    • Both bibles are on Link set A to align the passages displayed
    • The Hebrew bible (LHB) has “Same word” checked
    • The Reverse Interlinear (ESV) has “Same word” and “Same lemma” checked



      1. Click a word (in image his) in the Hebrew bible
      2. This is the “Same word” in the ESV
        • “own” is not aligned with the Hebrew word
        • “in the image of” comes from the adjacent Hebrew word
      3. This is the “Same lemma” in the ESV
        • it highlights the words aligned with Hebrew “image”

Discourse features (Greek)

  • When Checked Logos will display Discourse Analysis features in the text of your (Greek) original language or reverse-interlinear Bible. On hover the graphical markers will show a popup describing the feature.
  • For more information see Discourse Visual Filters

Discourse features (Hebrew)

  • When Checked Logos will display Discourse Analysis features in the text of your (Hebrew) original language or reverse-interlinear Bible. On hover the graphical markers will show a popup describing the feature.
  • For more information see Discourse Visual Filters

Emphasize active lemmas

  • When Checked Logos will automatically highlight/project the word you’re studying in the Bible Word Study tool, or your lexicon, into your original language or reverse-interlinear resource.
  • Here is an example:



    1. Open a Bible Word Study to a Greek word, which becomes the Active lemma
    2. Click the Translation ring for teach, teaches, teaching
    3. Click on teaching (Mt 4:23),
      which
    4. Opens my preferred bible and emphasizes the active lemma in two passages.

Emphasize active references

was Links to open panels

  • When enabled the active reference from another resource will be highlighted, if present.

 


  • In the image above, the DBL Greek lexicon is checked for Emphasize active references.
  • The Bible provides the active reference and Logos highlights references in the lexicon that are the same (or that contain it).

Outline Formatting

  • The Outline Formatting visual filter reformats selected lexicons to be easier to read and understand. Definitions and sub-definitions are broken into separate paragraphs, and long compound sentences are broken into separate bullet items.

Propositional outlines (NT and OT)

  • This visual filter shows the functional features of each clause in a bible, and it presents a translation through a diagram that helps readers visualize the flow of thought within the text. It can be applied to any Bible with a reverse interlinear, or to an original language bible:
    • it has a graphical layout that tells you how clauses relate to one another
    • Breaks the text down into “preachable” sections
    • Shows the flow of thought
    • Shows the function of each clause

Show page numbers

  • When checked page numbers will be shown at relevant places in the text. A volume number will be included where appropriate.

Speaker labels

  • When checked this enables the speakers in reported speech to be marked in the text of your bible.

Timeline events

  • When checked markers (hollow flags) are displayed at locations in the text that have a date associated with an event. The event marker (a solid flag) is a link to the Timeline tool.



Other Filters

Community Notes

  • When checked a marker for community sourced Notes will be shown. When clicked the Note will be displayed by the Community Notes tool.
    These Notes are created by Faithlife groups of users and you can choose the group(s) from which you will accept Notes e.g. My Faithlife.
  • Not to be confused with Notes that you may share with users.

Media

  • When checked markers for Verse of the Day, Atlas maps, and “other media” will be shown. When clicked the information is displayed in the Media tool.

Notes and Highlights

  • This visual filter will appear for resources which have Notes and/or Highlighting.



  • The menu items in this filter are Notebook names.
    • Highlighting notes are circled (they have the name of their palette), but the other notes could also contain Highlights.
    • When checked your Notes and Highlights that are tied to this resource will be visible.
    • When unchecked your Notes and Highlights will not be visible.

Notes and Highlights (Corresponding)

  • When checked you can see the Notes and Highlights that you’ve attached to other biblical texts.
    This works between original language bibles and translations with reverse interlinears.
  • For more, see Notes and Highlights above.

Passage Lists

  • When checked you can filter your bible/commentary with a Passage List(s). It will display only the verse milestones contained in the List.

Reading Plans

  • This filter will appear for a resource to which you have added a Reading Plan.


    • When checked the Start Reading message will be shown in your resource (below).


    • For information on Reading plans see Reading Plan (Basics)

Visual Filters

  • This filter will appear for Visual Filters (created by Visual Filter on the Documents menu) that specify this resource or its type.



  • The menu items in this filter are the document name of the Visual Filter.
    • When checked your Visual Filter highlighting will be visible.
    • When unchecked your Visual Filter highlighting will not be shown.
    • See the wiki page Visual Filter to learn how to make Visual Filters.


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