Linking Resources

What is Linking ?

• Linking (link sets) tie like resources together so that they track each other as one is moved.
  • you can link a bible and a commentary so that they will track each other, since they are indexed by scripture references.
  • You can link Dictionaries together, since they are indexed by words (known as topics in Bible Dictionaries).
  • Lexicons that are indexed by words of the same original language can be linked together.
  • Lexicons that are indexed by Strong’s Numbers can be linked together.
    
    

• You can use a different link set for different resource types e.g. use A for Bibles and B for Lexicons.
• Link sets can also be used for a Bible with either a Lexicon or a Bible Word Study Guide (BWS).
  In this scenario, a single click on a word in your Bible will navigate the BWS or lexicon to the underlying lemma
  (Translations need a Reverse Interlinear).

How do I link resources?

1. Click on the panel menu icon in the toolbar.
   • A drop down menu for the resource will appear.
     Notice the linking options.
2. Click on a link letter that you want to use e.g. B.
3. After setting the link, the link letter is displayed in the resource’s tab.
   • it may not be visible if you have many tabs in the same tile (or column) of your layout.

• See Examples for step-by-step details and other ideas.

How many resources can I link together?

• You have six (6) link letters, A thru F, which means you can have 6 different link sets between 12 or more resources!
  You can have 12 resources on a single link set, but it is not recommended.
• In theory, you can link each resource that you have open, but you can only track like resources e.g. 4 bibles with link letter A, 2 lexicons with link letter B, 1 bible and 2 commentaries with link letter C.
• Consider multi-view resources as an alternative, because there is more control over the scrolling of the slave resource(s).
• You should also consider Parallel book sets in order to reduce the number of linked resources.

How do I turn Off a Link on a single resource?

1. Open the resource’s panel menu
2. Click on None to the right of the Link letters
   • the link letter will disappear from the resource’s tab.

How do I clear all links?

1. Open the resource’s panel menu
2. Click on Clear all links
   • the link letters will disappear from all resource tabs.

How can I save the way that my resources are linked?

1. When you create a named layout, it also saves your resource linking.
2. Then you can update it manually and/or have Logos do it for you
   • So Logos can save your layout when it is closed and it can open with your layout; preserving your resource linking.
   • But you might loose some work if Logos, or your computer, crashes,
     as it will recover the previous layout that was saved.

Examples