Visually Engage the Biblical Text Using the Canvas Tool

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The Canvas tool allows you to visually interact with selected text by capturing, organizing, and sharing your thoughts on any passage of any biblical text in your library

Note

Note: Available in Premium subscriptions or higher and in the former Bronze Feature Set and above.

Desktop/Web

Starting from a blank canvas, you can:

  1. Change zoom settings for the canvas

  2. Add a biblical passage

  3. Produce a freehand drawing

  4. Give the canvas a name

  5. Adjust some of the canvas settings

Starting With Blank Canvas

Once you have some text to work with, you can:

  1. Drag portions of text to other places on the canvas

  2. Change the formatting of text within the canvas

  3. Add annotations to the canvas using a range of options

Working With Text On Canvas

You can add Info Cards to selected text to give access to tools that provide more details on the selected words.

Info Cards On Canvas

Once you've added the Info Cards you can click them to get access to other linked tools, such as:

  1. Factbook

  2. Bible Word Study Guide

Using Info Cards On Canvas

The canvas is stored as one of your Logos documents, so you can refer back to it again when you wish to - either to reflect on what you have done or to continue working on it.

If you wish, you can export it as an image.

Export Canvas
Canvas Export Options

Tablet

Note

Note: This tool is currently only available on iPads not Android tablets.

Starting from a blank canvas, you can:

  1. Change zoom settings for the canvas

  2. Add a biblical passage

  3. Produce a freehand drawing

  4. Give the canvas a name

  5. Adjust some of the canvas settings

Blank Canvas On Tablet

Once you have some text to work with, you can:

  1. Drag portions of text to other places on the canvas

  2. Change the formatting of text within the canvas

  3. Add annotations to the canvas using a range of options

Basic Canvas On Tablet

You can add Info Cards to selected text to give access to tools that provide more details on the selected words.

Info Cards on Canvas On Tablet

Once you've added the Info Cards you can click them to get access to other linked tools, such as:

  1. Factbook

  2. Bible Word Study Guide

Using Info Cards To Canvas On Tablet

The canvas is stored as one of your Logos documents, so you can refer back to it again when you wish to - either to reflect on what you have done or to continue working on it.

If you wish, you can export it as an image.

Select Canvas Export On Tablet
Canvas Export Options On Tablet

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