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CUSTOMIZING VOCABULARY
Make a Plan - Where to Start?
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Suggested places to start: social page, people, about me, and favorites (food, drinks, toys, books)
See what’s working/not working, then go back and customize
Edit Mode
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You will need to be in Edit Mode in order to make any changes to the vocabulary file.
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Menu
⇒
Edit Mode
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Edit Mode will appear in
red
at the bottom of the screen, along with the name of the page (in
brackets) you are currently editing.
GENERAL TAB when Editing a Button
Change Button Label or
Message
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Edit the label and/or message by tapping in the box and typing.
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Label: the words on the button
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Message: the words spoken by the device
When finished, choose Save.
Change Image on a Button
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Using Symbol Library
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Select Find. Spell item to find.
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Select Search
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Drag the list up and down. Tap on the desired image. Select Save.
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Take a Picture for Button Image
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Select Camera. Take the picture in horizontal view. Select Save.
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Name the image. Select Save.
If needed, add a label and message to the button. Select Save.
Make a Button Visible
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By default all buttons are visible (i.e. the box is checked)
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Uncheck the box to hide a button.
When finished, choose Save.
Note there is another way to hide multiple buttons at time.
Notes about General Tab:
STYLE TAB when Editing a Button
Change a Button’s Font
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Select the Style tab on top. The style properties appear
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Make the changes you want.
When finished, choose Save.
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Font Style-select from the drop down box
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Font Size-increase or decrease the size using the +/-
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Font Effects-can make the font
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Bold, Italic, Underline
Change Colors on a Button
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Select desired color from pop-up box with color options.
When finished, choose Save.
Body=background color of the button
Font=font color
Border=outline border of the button
Change a Button’s Border
Width
Try highlighting instead of
hiding!
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Choose from 1-7 for the width. (7 is the widest, boldest.)
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Highlighting the button: Select Border. Select the color. (Usually a bolder
color than the button’s background and surrounding buttons.)
Increase Border Width.
When finished, select Save.
Making a Button Transparent
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By default, all buttons are NOT Transparent.
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Check the box to make a button transparent.
When finished, choose Save.
Can be used when creating visual scenes.
Change Label on Top
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All buttons have the label on top by default.
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Uncheck the box. Label will appear on the bottom of the button.
When finished, choose Save.
