The Dashboard provides quick access to many tools, resources, and training tips, as well as news about Logos and special deals on resources.
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Note: This feature is available in all subscription tiers.
Desktop
The Dashboard is composed of three areas:
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Ask: where the Study Assistant helps you explore questions you are interested in
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Get Started: displays cards that open features like Layouts, Reading Plans, and Workflows that allow you to jump right into your study
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Explore: displays cards linking to a wealth of content, like verse of the day art, articles, and interviews.
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Note: To navigate back to the Dashboard at any time, click the Dashboard icon in the upper-left corner of the application.
The Ask section employs Study Assistant, which leverages AI to answer natural-language questions so you can find answers quickly without having to know special syntax. Ask the question you are interested in to start engaging with your resources or the wider Verbum catalog on it.
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.
The following card types may appear in your Get Started section:
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The GetStarted 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.
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The Help Center card features a search bar where you can ask a question about using Verbum as well as links to training resources, Customer Support, community forums, and the Help Manual.
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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.
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Daily Devotional cards display the selected devotion for the day.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Workflow cards display the next step in the designated Workflow. Learn more about Workflows.
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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.)
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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.
The Explore section features a variety of cards linking to resources within your Library, blogs, featured resources in the Verbum store, and software features that will enhance your experience. Clicking some of these cards will open a tab in your default web browser.
The following card types may appear in the Explore section:
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Word by Word post cards show snippets of articles from the Logos blog.
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Excerpt cards show a snippet of text from a book in your Library. Click the card to open the resource to the displayed excerpt.
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Feature Suggestion cards recommend features such as Workflows and interactives.
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From Your Library cards display summaries of resources in the Library. Clicking the card opens the displayed resource in a new panel.
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My Logos Messages cards show special offers currently available in the Logos store.
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Pre-orders cards give you the chance to order in advance pre-publication resources under development.
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Learn Logos cards link out to training videos created by the Logos Learning team.
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Today in Christian History cards link to Factbook entries for today’s date.
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Verse of the Day cards exhibit a different artistically rendered Bible verse slide every day.
By default, Verbum opens to the Dashboard. To change this, click the main toolbar More Actions Menu in the lower-left corner and select 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). Verbum will automatically adjust the number of columns depending on the size of the window and the selected Program/Content Scaling. This menu also allows users who have paid for a subscription to toggle the marketing banner on or off.
Mobile
Tap the Today icon to open your Dashboard which features:
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Ask: where the Study Assistant helps you explore questions you're interested in.
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Get Started: displays cards that open features like Reading Plan Manager, Daily Devotionals, and Lectionaries that equip you to jump right in.
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Explore: displays cards linking to a range of content
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A notification bell
that indicates whether you have unread notifications.
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A settings cog
to configure different aspects of the dashboard.
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An indication of what subscription (if any) you have subscribed to
The Ask section enables you to easily engage with Study Assistant which leverages AI to answer natural-language questions so you can find answers quickly without having to know special syntax. Ask the question you are interested in to start engaging with your resources or the wider Verbum catalog on it.
The Get Started section features several cards that open particular tasks or documents. You can add additional cards by clicking the at the top of the section. Then select the type of card you'd like to add and choose the specific item you would like to add from the menu. Finally tap the Add button to add that item to your Dashboard.
Tap the panel menu icon of an individual card to display the option to Remove card.
The Explore section features a variety of cards linking to resources within your library. You can select those which get displayed by opening the settings menu.
Tap the Settings icon at the top right of the Dashboard to customize it. Here you can control the maximum number of columns displayed on the Dashboard, whether or not an advertising banner is displayed and refresh the Dashboard.