Updated for Logos 8+
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- Use the Information tool to display extra information about any word you hover your mouse over.
- The Information window can be used with virtually any book in your library.
- You can direct which information will show up in the Information window (see Setting up your Information window).
- And you can control when the information appears (by Hovering or by Clicking). See Hover/Click option.
- Information which can appear includes:
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- On the top menu click on Tools
- In the drop down menu click on Information
- In your resource right click on a word or footnote.
- A pop-up (Context) menu will appear. Click Show more Information at the bottom.
- You will need an open resource.
- In the resource, click/hover over a word or data type reference link:
- an entry from a dictionary, lexicon or encyclopedia may come up in Information, as well as the text of references.
- nearby footnotes may also appear.
- Moving to another word in the text will bring up information on the new word.
- If Hover (see Hover/Click option) is selected you can move the cursor without changing the content by holding the Ctrl key down.
- Click a link in the Information panel to open a resource or tool to the referenced location.
- The Information window allows you to control what information is visible in its window.
- This can be useful when your system may be slow. You can disable many of the items that you don’t normally use.
- This can be helpful when too much info is showing in the window, you can turn off what you don’t need.
Hover/Click option
- Click on the Information panel menu icon and a drop-down list will appear.
- Select an option for Update on:
- Hover means that Information is updated when your mouse hovers over a word.
- Click means that Information is updated only when a word is clicked and it could be more efficient than Hover if you are running on a slower computer.
Categories
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- Adding
- Click Add in the toolbar as shown above.
- Click the required category (in bold type).
It will appear at the bottom of the Info window. - Click and drag the category header to a new location.
- Deleting
- Click (or hover over) a category header.
- Click the X on the right side to remove it.
Note: it can be restored from the Add menu.
Settings
Most Information categories have Settings. If you don’t understand an option check its box to see what information it provides.
Definition
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For each type of word:
- Click the box if you want a definition to be included.
e.g. a word in the Old Testament of an English reverse interlinear bible can provide Surface Text (the word you see), a Hebrew/Aramaic Lemma and a Strong’s Number
- Select Brief, Entire or Gloss
- Choose whether the definition comes from your Top prioritized lexicon/dictionary or choose from the drop-down list.
Word Info
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For each word:
- Click the box if you want the information to be included (or if you want to know what it is!).
- Whether you want a Transliteration of the original language word.
- Whether you want its Morphology.
- Whether you want its Strong’s/Louw-Nida Number (not a definition).
- Whether you want a Sense or meaning for the word.
Other References
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- Click the box for other References you want to see.
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- Click the box if you want references in footnotes to be expanded.
Copy Information window contents
- You can copy the contents of the Information window and then paste it into a (Logos) document or another app.
- Definitions will be expanded if they were truncated (...) in the Info window.
- Category headings are not copied and hyperlinks do not appear if you paste to another app.
- (Optional) Hold the Ctrl key down as you move the mouse away from the word you hovered over.
This keeps the Info window from changing as you move your mouse. - In the Info window, expand the categories you want to be copied.
- Click on Copy in the toolbar.
- Paste into your document or other app.