The All search runs in one of two modes:
- It defaults to running a Smart Search (an AI-assisted search) if you have AI credits and are working online
- It will run a Precise Search (a conventional Logos search) if you don't have AI credits, are working offline, or explicitly specify precise Logos search syntax.
This article describes using an All Search in Precise mode - for details on running a smart All search, see the article here.
You can use a Precise All search to find a word or phrase in your Logos library as well as in a range of Logos tools and services.
Note: This feature is available to all users.
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Running an All Search
To begin an All Search.
Click the Search button in the toolbar and select the All search option. (Other search types available depend on your base package or subscription.)
Logos provides several tools to help you formulate an effective query:
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Search Helps (in the main search pane) provide basic guidance about how to construct your search. The expandable sections at the bottom show different search options - you can click one to execute that search or modify it to your requirements.
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Search Templates allow you to build a more complex search without having to use search syntax. Instead, select the kind of search you want to make, then enter your search terms in the dialog box that appears. Search Templates appear in the left navigation menu, which can be toggled on/off using the navigation menu icon
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Search Suggestions: As you type, Logos will populate a list of suggestions to help you refine your search. For best results, select one of these. Otherwise, finish typing your search query and press Enter.
Perform this search in Logos
Search Results
Results are returned in one scrollable list containing two types of information:
- Books from your library that contain the search terms ordered so that those deemed most relevant are at the top
- A range of cards that provide links to other Logos tools and features containing information relating to the search term. The cards that appear will vary depending on the search term but those that do appear will always be in the same order.
Click a highlighted word in a book to open the book to that point
Within a card, you can click an entry to open the associated item
In a Factbook card, there is an option to search the Factbook - this runs a Factbook search showing all matching articles
In other cards, you can click More at the bottom of the card to show all matching articles
Search Cards
Some of the other cards that appear in this list are shown below.
Library
This section shows where the search term appears in the metadata (title, description, etc) of your resources. Click More to filter your Library by the term.
Your Documents
This section shows where the search term appears in your documents. Click More to run an Other Search on the term in all of your Documents.
Questions and Answers
Note: Available to all subscriptions and in all legacy packages Starter and above.
The Questions and Answers dataset suggests answers to popular questions related to your search results. In the results from All Searches, a Question Card is displayed with excerpts from resources addressing that question.
Select an excerpt to open it. Click More to see more information in a new tab.
Using Search Operators
You can use search operators to create more advanced searches. For example, if you'd like to find a phrase containing two words, but you don't know the exact phrase, try typing word WITHIN 5 WORDS word. Your search results will display every occurrence where the two words you entered are mentioned within five words of each other.
For more details on using Search Operators, please see this article.
Additional Resources
- Logos Help: All Search
- Logos Search Faithlife group