How to Hide Chapter & Verse Numbers in Logos—and More

Today’s post is from Morris Proctor, certified and authorized trainer for Logos Bible Software. Morris, who has trained thousands of Logos users at his two-day Camp Logos seminars, provides many training materials.

Have you ever been reading a print Bible and thought to yourself, it sure would be nice to temporarily:

• Hide the chapter and verse numbers
• Arrange the text in list form rather than paragraph form
• Remove the red letters

You can do all of that and more in Logos 6 with a visual filter called Bible Text Only. This tool has been in Logos for a long time, but it has greatly expanded in Logos 6. The text in most Bibles comes from the publisher with various features, such as:

• Paragraphs
• Character formatting, like red letter, italics, etc.
• Cross-references
• Pericope headings
• Chapter and verse numbers

All of this and more can be toggled on and off with the Bible Text Only visual filter. Here’s how to use it:

• Open a Bible
• Click the visual filters icon on the Bible’s toolbar (A)
• Select the Resource box (B)
• Select Bible text only (C)
• Uncheck:
  • Bible text formatting to remove all character formatting, such as red letter, italics, bold, etc. (D)
  • Chapter/Verse numbers to remove those numbers (E)
  • Footnote indicators to remove embedded cross-references (F)
  • Non-Bible text to remove pericope titles (G)
  • One verse per line to leave the Bible in paragraph form as opposed to each verse starting on a separate line when this option is checked (H)

For written instructions on all the new Logos 6 features, check out the Logos 6: What’s New? Manual.

Or, to be one of the first to receive live training for Logos 6, attend an upcoming Camp Logos in California or New York.