Using the Logos Dashboard

Note: To navigate back to the Dashboard at any time, click the Dashboard icon in the upper-left corner of the application.

The Dashboard is composed of three areas: the Search section, where smart searches help you find answers quickly in your resources; the Get Started section, which displays cards that open features like Layouts, Reading Plans, and Workflows that allow you to jump right into your study; and the Explore section, which displays cards linking to a wealth of content, like verse of the day art, articles, and interviews.

Smart Search

The Search section employs Logos's powerful Smart Search, which leverages AI to answer natural-language questions so you can find answers quickly without having to know special syntax. Start typing the subject you would like to know more about in the search bar and choose between searching your Bible or searching your resources. 

Get Started 

The Get Started section features several cards that open particular tasks or documents. You can add additional cards by clicking at the top of the section. Next, select the card type you’d like to add, and mark the checkboxes for the specific cards you want to add. Then, click Add. You can also rearrange cards by clicking and dragging them to the desired location. Finally, you can remove existing cards by clicking the card’s More Actions Menu and selecting Remove card.

Available Cards

The following card types may appear in your Get Started section: 

• The Get Started Wizard lets you choose a task you'd like to start and then generates a Layout for that task. It also gives you the choice to pick up where you left off.
• The Help Center card features a search bar where you can ask a question about using Logos as well as links to Logos training resources, Logos Customer Support, community forums, and the Help Manual. 
• Course cards display the next lesson for any course in progress. Course cards may include topical learning plans in addition to Mobile Ed courses. Learn more about Courses.
• Daily Devotional cards display the selected devotion for the day.
• Layout cards (either Quickstart or Saved) display the Layout name and a list of resources that will open within the Layout. Learn more about Layouts.
• Lectionary cards indicate the next upcoming event listed in the selected lectionary as well as the liturgical color associated with the current calendar date. Click the lectionary card to open the lectionary home page layout which displays: the lectionary, prioritized Bibles, prioritized commentaries, the cited by tool, and the explorer tool.
• Prayer List cards display a preview of the prayers you have scheduled for that day. If there are more prayers than can fit on the card, +# more is added to the bottom of the card indicating the number that are not displayed. Learn more about Prayer Lists.
• Reading Plan cards display the status of active reading plans and include links: to the day’s reading, to "Read ahead" if you want to move on to the next reading after completing the day’s reading, or to "Catch me up" if you’ve fallen behind. Learn more about Reading Plans.
• Workflow cards display the next step in the designated Workflow. Learn more about Workflows.
• Saints cards access the Saints Dataset to display the names and biographical details of saints who have a feast day on that particular day. (This card only displays if you have certain legacy base packages or libraries.)
• Sermon cards open the upcoming sermon in Sermon Builder. If an upcoming sermon does not exist, this card can be used to start a new one.

Explore

The Explore section features a variety of cards linking to resources within your Library, blogs, featured resources in the Logos store, and software features that will enhance your experience. Clicking some of these cards will open a tab in your default web browser.

Available Cards 

The following card types may appear in the Explore section:

• Word by Word post cards show snippets of articles from the Logos blog.
• Excerpt cards show a snippet of text from a book in your Library. Click the card to open the resource to the displayed excerpt.
• Feature Suggestion cards recommend Logos features such as Workflows and interactives.
• From Your Library cards display summaries of resources in the Library. Clicking the card opens the displayed resource in a new panel.
• My Logos Messages cards show special offers currently available in the Logos store.
• Pre-orders cards give you the chance to order in advance pre-publication resources under development.
• Learn Logos cards link out to training videos created by the Logos Customer Education team.
• Today in Christian History cards link to Factbook entries for today’s date.
• Verse of the Day cards exhibit a different artistically rendered Bible verse slide every day.

Editing Your Dashboard

By default, Logos opens to the Dashboard. To change this, type show program settings in the command box and change the At Startup Open To setting to any of the available options. You can also navigate to Program Settings by clicking the main toolbar More Actions Menu in the lower-left corner and selecting Program Settings.

At the top of the Dashboard, the Settings icon allows you to choose the number of columns displayed (3, 4, 5, or Auto). Logos will automatically adjust the number of columns depending on the size of the Logos window and the selected Program/Content Scaling. This menu also allows users who have paid for a Logos package to toggle the marketing banner on or off.

Additional Resources 

• Logos Help: Dashboard
• Logos Dashboard Faithlife Group

The Logos Mobile Dashboard gives you quick access to featured content, your preferred Bible, Get Started items (like layouts, reading plans, and lectionaries), and more. Tap the Dashboard icon to open your Dashboard. 

Skip ahead to:

Jump into your Bible study

Customize the Dashboard 

Jump into your Bible study

It only takes a few taps to dive right into your biblical studies from the Dashboard. And to make things even easier, the mobile app provides several easy ways to do it.

Search

The search bar at the top of the Dashboard allows you to search your Library, jump to Factbook entries, or enter a biblical passage. When you type a passage into the Search bar, Logos will open your preferred Bible to that reference.

Table of Contents

Immediately to the right of the Search bar, you’ll find the Table of Contents icon . Simply tap the icon to open a visual map of the Bible.

From here, you can tap through from book to chapter to verse to open your preferred Bible to exactly the location you want.

Saved and Quickstart Layouts

Another handy option to quickly get into your study of the Bible is to use one of the Quickstart Layouts in the Get Started section of your Dashboard. Logos provides two options to choose from: the Bible and Commentary layout or the Bible and Study Bible layout. Both layout cards show thumbnails of the resources that will open.

Customize the Dashboard

With a couple of taps, you can customize the way your mobile Dashboard displays. If you want to rearrange the order of the sections, tap the Settings icon to the left of the Search bar to open the Edit Sections view.

Then, tap Edit and rearrange the sections to your liking. 

Notice that your Get Started and Explore sections feature a caret at the end of their rows. This means you can edit the contents of those sections from this screen as well.

Tap Get Started, for example, then tap Edit to remove items or to rearrange the order in which they appear. You can also click the plus at the bottom right to add additional cards to the Get Started section.

You can add cards of the following types to the Get Started section:

• Bible and Commentary

• Bible and Study Bible

• Devotional

• Reading Plan

• Lectionary

• Prayer List

• Layout

Note: Types that are already in the Get Started section and types that are not in your account will not be available in the dropdown menu.

The options to add or remove cards are also available from the Get Started section of the Dashboard itself. With the Get Started section expanded, click the plus icon to open the same set of new card options you find on the previously mentioned screen. Tap the panel menu icon of an individual card to display the option to Remove card.