Guide · Switching from Logos
How to export your Logos notes.
Logos can save your notes as a Word document, one notebook at a time. Here are the steps, then how to bring that file into Selah. It takes about ten minutes.
Step 1: export a notebook from Logos
Do this in the Logos desktop app on Windows or Mac.
- Open the Notes tool.
- Open the notebook you want to export. Do not select a single note.
- Open the panel menu and choose Print/Export.
- Choose Microsoft Word as the format and save the file.
- Repeat for each notebook you want to bring.
To export just one note, open it and choose Print/Export from its More actions menu, or press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on a Mac).
Logos explains these screens with pictures in its own help article: How can I print or export content from Logos?
Tips before you import
- One notebook per file. Each file becomes one note in Selah, so name it after the passage or series, like “Romans series 2023”.
- Big notebook? Some people find a very large export stops early. Split it into two or three smaller notebooks and export each one.
- Check the verses. Open one exported file. If the verse references are missing, add them to the first line of each note.
Step 2: import into Selah
- Sign in and open the importer.
- Drop in your Word files. You can add many at once, up to 20MB per file and 80MB per import.
- Each file becomes a note, titled from its first heading or its file name.
Step 3: see what you studied, connected
After the import, Selah reads each note and finds the people, places and ideas in it. They appear in Knowledge, connected to everything else you write. It uses your own words and never grades them. Years of Logos notes start connecting within a few minutes.
You can keep Logos
If its commentaries and original-language tools carry your prep, keep Logos as your library. Selah is for your notes, your questions and what you are learning. Many people use both. The honest trade-offs are on the Selah vs Logos page.
Questions about exporting Logos notes
- Can I export all my Logos notes at once?
- Not in one file. Logos exports one notebook at a time, or the notes you select. Export each notebook to its own Word document, then import them into Selah together.
- Does the export include the verse each note is on?
- Often, but not always. Some Logos versions leave the verse out of the export. If yours does, put the reference in the note's first line or the file name before you import.
- Can I export Logos notes from the web or mobile app?
- No. Logos's Print/Export only works in the desktop app on Windows and Mac.
- What about my Logos highlights?
- Logos exports highlights without the passage they belong to, so they don't come across well. Most people re-mark the passages they care about as they read in Selah.
- What files can Selah import?
- Word (.docx), PDF, Rich Text (.rtf), OpenDocument (.odt), markdown, plain text, EPUB and PowerPoint, plus zip files of any of these. Up to 20MB per file and 80MB per import.
- Do I have to stop using Logos?
- No. Many people keep Logos for its library and use Selah for their notes and study. Your Logos notes stay in Logos after you export them.
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