Logos makes it easy to read through books in your Library or explore a topic by creating systematic Reading Plans that you can tailor to your pace and schedule. Customize an existing Reading Plan or create your own using Passage Lists or Clippings documents. You can also share a Plan or export it to your calendar application. Your Reading Plans automatically sync and track your progress across your desktop, web, and mobile platforms.
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Note: This feature is available to all users.
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Logos gives you several options for starting a new reading plan. Follow a featured plan curated by experts, generate one based on your goals and timeline, or build a custom plan that fits your unique study journey.
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Click New on the Reading Plans Dashboard card.
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Click New plan at the top of the Reading Plan Manager.
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Click the Documents icon
and click New to expand the menu. Select Reading Plan.
This opens the Start a Reading Plan wizard.
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In an open book, navigate to the Tools tab on the toolbar and select Start reading plan.
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You can open your Library and find the book you want to create reading plan for. Right-click the book (avoid clicking the title as that will open the resource instead of the menu) and select Start reading plan. Logos opens a new customizable Reading Plan document based on your selected title.
When you create a new plan from the Documents menu, Logos displays two options of standard Reading Plans for you to choose from: the Bible (1) or another book (2). It also provides options for you to build a custom plan (3), join a plan that has been set up in a Faithlife Group you belong to (4) or select a predefined plan (5). We will focus on creating standard plans in Bibles or other books from your Library.
If you want to select a different Bible version, click the down arrow to the right of the currently selected one.
You then have an option to read the entire Bible or Specific Passages. Select the Next button in the Wizard to set up your reading schedule.
If you select the book option, you will then be able to select the book you want to read from the next panel
You can then choose to either read the whole book or a custom portion. Selecting a custom portion automatically removes the front matter from your reading plan and allows you to choose specific chapters to add.
Once you have selected the book (or part of book) you want to read, you can set your reading pace.
If you want a defined reading schedule, choose the day on which you want to start reading (1). Logos defaults the first reading session to today. Click to select a different starting date. Then, select the day(s) on which you want to read (2) and, if you wish, select the option to send a reminder to your mobile app (3). You can select the notification time that works best for you.
Alternatively, if you want to read at your own pace, select No schedule (4).
Once you have selected your desired options, click Next.
If you chose the scheduled option, you will be able to choose between finishing by a particular date (1), reading a specific numbers of minutes each day (2), or splitting the reading into a particular number of sessions (3). This is shown on the left below.
If you chose the non-scheduled option, you will be able to choose between reading a number of minutes each day (1) or splitting the reading into a number of sessions (2). This is shown on the right below.
When you have made your selections, click Finish to create the reading plan.
The new plan will be shown with the details you requested.
To edit a plan, click the three vertical dotes on your plan in the Reading Plan Manager and select Plan Details.
From here, click Edit plan at the top to:
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Change the name of the plan.
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Change the dates or goals associated with the plan
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Change mobile notification settings for the plan
When you click Start, Logos adds a card to your Dashboard. Click the card to open the Reading Plan. Logos displays a blue ribbon heading with the scheduled date for the reading and the passage or topic. (Clicking the passage or topic in the heading opens the Reading Plan document.)
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Note: If you don’t see these ribbons, make sure the Visual Filter is active. Click the Formatting tab (you may need to click More to find to find it), select the Reading Plan icon , and toggle on Show Reading Plans. Then, make sure your Reading Plan is checked.
If your reading contains multiple sections, Logos places additional blue-ribbon markers at the end of each section.
At the end of the scheduled session, Logos places a blue-ribbon marker. Click Mark done to complete the session. The Reading Plan Manager card on the Dashboard updates to remove today's reading.
If you fall behind on a Reading Plan, Logos allows you to catch up by clicking Skip to latest. This marks all the missed reading as Skipped and allows you to pick up the next scheduled reading.
Open a new Reading Plan.
To view a Reading Plan, open the Reading Plan Manager from the Dashboard card or the Tools menu. Click a plan name to open it.
When you select the current reading session, a blue ribbon marks the beginning of the reading. If your reading contains multiple sections, an additional blue ribbon appears at the end of the section; click the passage link to navigate to the next section.
Mark the reading as done by checking the box in the Reading Plan document or by clicking Mark done in the blue ribbon at the end of the selected reading.
You can share your Reading Plan with any Logos user or with a group of which you are a member. Learn more about sharing documents.
To share your Reading Plan with any Logos user, open the plan, and click Share. From here, you can choose to keep the plan Private, Read together with a group, or share it As a template.
To share your Reading Plan with your group, choose either of the second two options. Choosing Read together allows you to share with anyone who has the link or with a specific group. Choosing As a template allows you to share the plan as a public document available on the Public tab in the Documents menu. Click Copy link to get a shareable URL and then click Save.
In the Reading Plan manager, you can delete a Reading Plan by clicking the three vertical dots and selecting Delete from the menu.
If you delete a Reading Plan by mistake, you can recover it at documents.logos.com. Expand the dropdown menu marked Available and select Deleted. Click the Reading Plan you want to restore and click the Undelete button.
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Your Read Later list is a digital shelf for future books you’d like to read. When you’re ready to read a book in your list, you can start a Reading Plan directly from the list (see below).
You can add a book to your Read Later list from an open book or from the Library.
To place a book on your Read Later list from an open book:
To place a book on your Read Later list from the Library:
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Open the Library from the Study tab on the Navigation menu on the bottom of your screen.
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Search and filter to locate a non-reference book.
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Tap the three vertical dots icon
for your book and choose Add to read later.
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Note: To view your Read Later list, tap the Study icon to open your Library. Select the Filters tab and scroll down to the User Tags column to find your #ReadLater books.
You can create a Reading Plan for any non-reference book in your Library, including Bibles. Reading Plans sync to all platforms, so you can access your plans on any device with Logos.
You can create a Reading Plan wherever you can view your books in the mobile app:
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Library: When in a Bible, tap the Study icon from the navigation menu on the bottom of the screen to access the Library for any non-reference book. Enter the library and select the three dot menu on any book to Start reading plan.
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Read Later list: If you’ve saved books in your Read Later list, you can start a Reading Plan by going to the Library, selecting the Filter icon then scrolling to the “User tags;” #ReadLater section. Select the panel menu and tap Start Reading Plan for any non-reference book in your list.
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Book actions menu: When viewing any non-reference book tap the three vertical dots icon
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Reading Plan Manager: Whether you're using it from the Dashboard or from the Read tab in the Study menu, tap New to open the reading plan creation wizard.
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Note: If you choose to read a Bible, Logos defaults to reading through your Top Bible in a year. Tap the Plan option to select one of the other predefined Bible Reading Plans. Logos will name your Reading Plan to reflect your choice, though you can overwrite the default plan name above.
From any of these options, Logos presents a series of screens on which you can customize your plan. Set your preferences on each screen and click Next. When you've completed your selections click Finish.
Logos automatically divides your selected books into reading sessions based on your selection. Tap Start to create your Reading Plan.
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Note: To set more customizable reading sessions, create a custom Reading Plan in the desktop app.
If you’re part of a group that has created group Reading Plans, you can also choose to join your group’s Reading Plan to work through a book or Bible together.
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Open the Dashboard
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Select the Manage your plans on the bottom of the screen.
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Select the Explore Plans and select the Panel menu to sign into Logos to join a reading group.
Joining a group plan will move it to your Reading Now list with an indication of what group is associated with the plan.
All Reading Plans are available to you, regardless of whether you created it in the desktop, web, or mobile versions of Logos. All your active Reading Plans display on your Dashboard Reading Plan card.
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Go to your Mobile Dashboard Reading Plan Manager. Access your Dashboard by tapping the Today icon
Learn more about using the mobile Dashboard.
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Tap any Reading Plan to open it.
Your plan will open to the next available reading. Tap the Reading Plan icon in the location bar to jump to the day's reading.
Once you finish your reading for the day, tap Mark done to mark the day’s reading complete.
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Note: When you finish a Reading Plan, it moves to the Completed section of the Reading tab view of your Library. Tap any completed plan to view it. To read any plan again, tap Restart while viewing the completed plan.
The Reading Plan Manager offers several other Reading Plan options. Tap the three vertical dots icon for any plan to view additional options.
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Plan Details: view your full plan and make changes.
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Share: if the plan is not shared with a group, you can choose to share the plan with one of your available groups.
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Archive: move plan to a saved inactive status.
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Start plan over: restart the existing reading plan from the beginning.
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Start fresh copy: start a new copy of the current reading plan.
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Delete: delete the Reading Plan, removing it from your account (if the plan is shared with a group, this will not delete the plan for others in your group).
You can ask Logos to remind you to read each day you have an active reading. You can set these notifications in the wizard when you create a plan and edit them later in the details panel. While you can set up notifications on any platform, they will only appear on mobile devices if you have enabled push notifications for the app.
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Note: If you join a shared plan, you will not have any notifications set until you go into details and set them for yourself.
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From the Dashboard on your Mobile device, select Manage your plans from the Reading Plans card.
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Next choose the three vertical dots icon
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Next select Plan Details, then Edit Plan, then Change mobile notifications to on by toggling the On button and selecting the time you wish to be notified.
Reading plan indicators appear in the resource bar (1), at the start of the day's segment (2) and as a blue line indicator (3) down the left side of the text (this blue line does not appear when using a phone in portrait mode).
There is also an indicator at the end of the day's segment.
If you wish, you can turn these indicators off by opening the View Settings menu (1) and selecting the Reading Plans item (2). Then disable display of indicators by either using the toggle (1) or tapping the plan (2) to deselect it.
This causes just the text to be shown with no reading plan indicators.