Button Navigation is a function you can add to a button to take you to another vocabulary page, website, or windows application whenever the button is selected. You can add, change, or remove button navigation at any time.
Add Button Navigation
Select Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and choose the button you want to modify.
Select the Navigation tab on the left.
Select the Current Activity Choose button. A list of pages will open.
Search for the page you want and select Finished. A list of pages matching your search criteria is displayed.
Tip: You can also scroll through the list of pages using the arrows or select Add New and create your own page.
Select Choose to the right of the page name you want. The page name appears after “Current Activity”.
Select Finished and Save.
Change Button Navigation
Select Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and choose the button you want to modify.
Select the Navigation tab on the left.
Select the Remove Navigation Remove button. A list of navigation locations will open.
Select a different navigation location.
If you select Go To Page or Go To Activity Window, a window will list available pages and activities. Choose the page or activity you want the button to navigate to. Or add a new page. Then select Finished and Save.
If you select Go To App, a window will list apps available from the Menu > Toolbox > Applications. Select the location you want. Select Finished and Save.
Navigate to a Website from a Button
If you want to set up a button to take you directly to a specific website, do the following:
Select Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and choose the button you want to modify.
Select the Navigation tab on the left.
Select Go To App.
Engage allows you to link the Engage app to the button.
Browser allows you to link a browser and URL to the button.
Windows Application allows you to link a Windows application to the button.
Select the Browser Choose button.
Current App Browser shows that you selected Browser as the Go To App option in the previous step.
Go to URL shows the default URL or a URL you previously set up.
Remove Navigation allows you to remove all navigation from the button.
Select the Go to URL Edit button. A keyboard shows the current URL.
On the keyboard, select Delete Word and enter the URL of the website you want.
Select the keyboard Finished button. The URL you entered will appear below Go To URL in the Edit Button window.
Select Finished and then select Save. When you press the button, the website will open in the Web Browser app.
Navigate to a Windows Application from a Button
If you want to set up a button to take you directly to a specific Windows application, do the following:
Select Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and choose the button you want to modify.
Select the Navigation tab on the left.
Select Go To App.
Engage allows you to link the Engage app to the button.
Browser allows you to link a browser and URL to the button.
Windows Application allows you to link a Windows application
to the button.Select the Windows Application Choose button. A list of folders will open. Select a folder to display the Windows application options.
Current App: Windows Application allows you to select a Windows application to link to the button.
Go to Windows Application shows the Windows application currently selected and allows you to select a different application.
Remove Navigation allows you to remove all navigation from the button.
Select the Go to Windows Application Edit button. Folders on the Windows desktop are displayed.
Navigate to the application you want to link to the button.
Select Finished and then select Save. When you press the button, the website will open in the Web Browser app.
Removing Button Navigation
If you want to remove the navigation from a button, do the following:
Select Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and choose the button you want to modify.
Select the Navigation tab on the left.
Select Go To App.
Select the Windows Application Choose button.
Select the applicable folder to display the Windows application options.
Select the Remove Navigation Remove button. A list of navigation locations will open.
Select Finished and Save without selecting a new navigation location.
Change/Remove Navigation for an Activity Window Button
Select Menu > Editor.
Select Edit and choose the button in the activity window you want to modify.
Select the Navigation tab on the left.
To change the current page, select Choose and search for, select, or create a page.
To set the page to remain open after you make a selection, turn Make Persistent on.
To set the page to be displayed in the activity window, turn Show in Activity Window on.
To change or remove the navigation, select Remove. A list of Navigation locations will open.
To change the navigation, select a different navigation location.
If you select Go To Page, a window will list available pages and activities. Choose the page or activity you want. Or create a new page. Then select Finished and Save.
If you select Go To App, a window will list apps available from the Menu > Toolbox > Applications. Select the location you want. Select Finished and Save.
To remove all navigation from the button, select Finished and Save without selecting a new navigation location.