TouchChat Express User’s Guide
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Using the TouchChat App
TouchChat is a full-featured communication app for individuals who have difficulty using their natural
voice. TouchChat is designed for individuals with Autism, Down Syndrome, ALS, apraxia, stroke, or other
conditions that affect a person's ability to use natural speech.
Opening TouchChat
To open TouchChat from the Home
screen, tap the TouchChat app.
Closing TouchChat
There is a difference between minimizing the application and closing it. Tapping the Home button
minimizes the application, but it continues to run in the background. To close TouchChat or any other
application:
1.
Tap the Home button on the device. This will minimize, not close, the application.
2.
Double-tap the Home button. This will open the multi-tasking screen.
3.
Drag the app up from the multi-tasking screen.
4.
Once the application is closed, press the Home button to return to the Home screen.
Finding the TouchChat Version
1.
Tap Vocab.
2.
Tap Choose New Vocab.
3.
In portrait mode, the version will show at the bottom of the screen.
Working with TouchChat Menus
To access the TouchChat menus, tap Menu. Menu options depend on where you are in the application
and whether Edit Mode is turned on. For example:
Menu options with Edit Mode
turned off (gold menu bar)
Menu options with Edit Mode
turned on (red menu bar)
Menu options after choosing
Vocab > Choose New Vocab >
Menu (gold menu bar)
Tap the
TouchChat
app
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