Button Actions are commands you can add to a button to perform specific functions. You can add one or more actions to a button that will be initiated when the button is selected.
Add a Button Action
Select Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and choose the button you want to modify.
Select the Actions tab on the left. The Action List is displayed.
Select Add Action. Action categories are listed.
Note: If you need to redisplay the Action List to see which actions you already selected, select Back.
Select the category you want.
Select Choose for the action you want. The Action List shows the action you selected.
To select an additional action for the button, select Add Action and select Choose for another action. The Action List now shows both actions you selected.
Note: Use the arrows to move an action higher or lower in the list. Select the delete
button to delete an action from the button.When you finish adding actions, select Finished and then select Save.
Add a Delay between Button Actions
When a button includes more than one action, you can add a delay between the actions and specify the delay time. The delay prevents other vocabulary buttons from being selected during the delay time.
Select Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and choose the button you want to modify.
Select the Actions tab on the left. The Action List is displayed.
Add an action.
Select Add Delay. The Delay Time window will open.
Adjust the delay time by either moving the slider button or selecting the + and – buttons to increase or decrease the number one increment at a time. The number on the slider button will show the current setting. Times range from 0.1 to 10 seconds.
Select Save. The delay time will appear on the Action List.
To move the delay in the Action List, use the up arrow
or down arrow 
. To change a delay time, use the change or replace 
button.You can add multiple delay times to a button. For example:
Tip: To create a delay time longer than 10 seconds, set a 10-second delay and add another delay immediately after it on the Action List.
Select Finished and select Save. “Successfully Saved” will appear.
Create a List-O-Matic Button Action
A List-O-Matic button action allows you to play a list of items in the order you specify or in a random order with the press of a button in your vocabulary. Each time you select the button, the next item will play. Use List-O-Matic to tell a joke, play bingo, roll dice, etc.
Go to the vocabulary page that includes the button you want to use.
Select Menu > Editor. Select Edit and choose the button to which you want to add the action.
In the Edit Button window, select the Actions tab and select Add Action. A list of action categories will be displayed.
Select Fun Things. The Add an Action window will open.
Select the List-O-Matic Choose button. The List-O-Matic window will open.
Select the order in which you want the items to play: In Order, Random, or Random No Repeats.
In Order: Items on the list will play in order and appear in the message window. One item will play at a time when you select the button. The list will start over when you get to the end if playing sequentially. If you select another button and then select this button again, the list will start over.
Random: Items on the list will play randomly and appear in the message window. One item will play at a time when you select the button. Random play never ends.
Random No Repeats: Items on the list will play randomly without repeating and appear in the message window. One item will play at a time when you select the button. When all items have played, the list will stop and “End of List” will appear. If you select another button and then select the button again, the list will start over.
In the “Enter an item” box, select the keyboard icon and enter an item name.
When you select Finished on the keyboard, the item will be added to the list.
Repeat steps 7 and 8 for each item you want to add.
The listed items will be stored within the List-O-Matic button action.
To delete an item from the list, select the Delete
button.To go back to the category folders, select the Back button.
Important: If you select Back, the action will not be saved.
Select Save to save the items to the List-O-Matic action. The Save button appears when the list has at least one item. Selecting Save saves your work and takes you back to the button actions list, where you now see the List-O-Matic tool in the button action list. In addition, the button action will show the first two items plus three dots (...) to help you identify what is on the list.
If you add more than one action to the button, use the up arrow to move the action higher in the list so it will play before one or more of the other actions.
If you add more than one action to the button, use the down arrow to move the action lower in the list so it will play after one or more of the other actions.
Change or replace the action.
Delete the action.If you want to add another action, select Add Action. If not, skip to Step 12.
Note: You can add a List-O-Matic button action to a button multiple times. For each instance of the action, only one item from each list will be generated (in the order of the button action list).
When you finish making changes, select Finished.
Select Save in the upper right corner of the screen. “Successfully saved” will appear briefly.
Important: If you select Back, the action will not be saved.
When you select the button in your vocabulary, it will play the list of items in the order you specified or in a random order. Each time you select the button, the next item will play.
Create a Button to Play an Audio Message
Select Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and choose the button you want to modify.
The Edit button window will open to the Message tab.
Add a label and symbol to the button.
Select the Actions tab and select Add Action.
Select Audio and then select Choose for Play Audio.
Select the Record Audio tab, enter a filename for the message, and select Finished.
Select the microphone
button to start recording. The time will count down 3, 2,1 and then a stop 
button will appear.Record your message. When you finish, select the stop button. A play
button will appear.Note: The time limit for recording a message is five minutes. If you exceed five minutes, the software will stop recording and the play button will appear.
Adjust the Microphone Volume slider if necessary.
Select the play button to listen to your message. Select the pause
button if necessary. If you are not satisfied with the message, select the Try Again button. When you are satisfied with the message, select Save.
Record multiple messages to the button if want. Select Save for each message. When you finish recording messages or making changes to the button, select Finished.
Select Save to save all the messages to the button.
When you select that button, all messages you recorded for the button will be played.
To make changes to your messages:
Your recorded messages will be listed on the My Audio tab. The messages will play in the order in which they are listed from top to bottom.
Move the message higher in the list so it will play before one or more of the other messages.
Move the message lower in the list so it will play after one or more of the other messages.
Change or replace the message.
Delete the message from the Action List.
Clear Button: Select Clear Button only if you want to remove all messages, the label, symbol, actions, and settings for the button.
Finished: When you finish making changes, select Finished.
Note: If you want the message to appear in the Message Window but not be spoken by the speech synthesizer (1) add a message in the Message tab and (2) turn Speech off for this button in the Settings tab.
Create a Button to Control Keyboard Privacy Mode
Creating a button action to type in Privacy Mode allows you to hide what you are typing so others can't see it. For example, you might want to hide a password. To do this, you will add the Privacy Mode action to a button on a new Spelling keyboard. This button will turn Privacy Mode on and off as needed.
Step 1: Make a copy of your Spelling keyboard
Go to Menu > Toolbox > Vocabulary > Keyboards & Word Prediction.
Choose Select a Keyboard to list the spelling and editing keyboards with Change buttons.
Select the Spelling Keyboard Change button and then select the Default Keyboards tab.
To find a keyboard to copy, use one of the following methods:
Use the arrows to page through the list
Select the Search for keyboard field and enter a partial keyboard page name.
When you find the keyboard you want to copy, select the duplicate
button for that keyboard.In the Duplicate Keyboard window, enter a name for your new keyboard.
Select Create. “Successfully copied” will appear briefly and the new keyboard will open.
Edit the keyboard and select Save. The new keyboard will be added to the My Keyboards tab with a checkmark to indicate it is now the default keyboard.
Select Close. When you select the spelling keyboard in the vocabulary, the one you created will open.
Step 2: Add a button to turn Privacy Mode on and off
Select Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and choose the keyboard button you want to use.
Add a label to the button.
Select the Actions tab on the left. The Action List is displayed.
Select Add Action. Action categories are listed.
Select Message Functions.
Choose Privacy Mode.
Select Finished and then select Save.
Step 3: Using your privacy button
When you need to type something that you don’t want anyone else to see, select the button you created. As you type, dots will replace text in the message window.
When you finish typing, select the button again. As you continue to type, text will appear in the message window.
Create Buttons to Copy and Paste Message Window Text
If you want to create longer messages or transfer messages between applications, you can copy and paste text using these button actions:
Copy Message Window copies text in your message window to the Windows® Clipboard.
Paste Message Window pastes the text that you copied to any location you want.
Tip: Add these button actions on two blank buttons located next to each other and label them “Copy” and “Paste” to find them easily.
To add a copy or paste button to your vocabulary:
Go to Menu > Editor > Edit.
Select the button you want to use for copying or pasting messages.
Select the Actions tab on the left and then select Add Action on the right.
Select Message Functions.
Select Copy Message Window or Paste Message Window.
Select Finished and then select Save to add the button action.
Create a Button to Speak a Message Sentence by Sentence
To control the pace of delivery for a longer message, or a speech, you can create a button with the Speak Sentence button action to speak the content of the message window one sentence at a time as you select the button.
Go to Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and select the button you want to modify.
Select the Actions tab on the left. An empty Action List will open.
Select Add Action. Action categories will be listed.
Select Message Functions and then select Speak Sentence.
Select Finished and select Save.
Notes:
When you select the Speak Sentence button, the sentence will be spoken from the point of the cursor and continue to the end of the sentence. If you want to start at the beginning of the message, make sure the cursor is placed there before you select the Speak Sentence button.
After you speak the first sentence, select the Speak Sentence button again to speak the next sentence, etc.
Your message should include punctuation to use this button action. If there is no period, question mark, or exclamation mark at the end of a sentence, the message will be spoken from the cursor to the end of the content in the message window without any pauses.
If a Speak Sentence button is selected multiple times, the actions are remembered and carried out in order.
If you have a highlight color selected in the Message Window settings, each sentence is highlighted that color as it is spoken.
Create a Button to Insert Pauses within a Sentence
The Insert Pause button action allows you to add a brief pause at certain points within a sentence to control the pace of delivery and the intent of what you are communicating. For example, if you’re telling someone a joke, you may want to insert a pause before the punchline.
Go to Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and select the button you want to modify.
Select the Actions tab on the left. An empty Action List will open.
Select Add Action. Action categories will be listed.
Select Message Functions and then select Insert Pause.
Select Add Delay. Set a delay time and select Save.
Select Finished and select Save.
To use an Insert Pause button:
Start to enter a message in the message window. With the cursor located where you want to pause, select the Insert Pause button and enter a delay time (up to 30 seconds). A pause time symbol will show where the pause was inserted into the message. Continue entering the message. When you speak the message, you will hear the pause(s).
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Create a Button to Stop Speech
If you start to speak a message by accident, or you want to stop speaking in the middle of a message, you can use a Stop Speech button.
Go to Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and select the button you want to modify.
Select the Actions tab on the left. An empty Action List will open.
Select Add Action. Action categories will be listed.
Select Audio and then select Stop Speech.
Select Finished and select Save.