Turn On Edit Mode
You can only modify a Button Style in Edit Mode.
Select Menu > Edit Mode.
Select and hold a button. (Right-click if you are using ChatEditor.) A list of button options appears.
Select Edit Button to display the Button Properties.
To locate the image, you can select Find, Browse, Search, or Import. You can also use the Camera function to create your own image.
Find an Image from the Device Library
From the Button Properties, select Find or Browse to open a list of categories.
Select a category to open a list of images. Then select the image you want. The image will be displayed in the Button Properties. Select Save.
Search for an Image in the Device Library
From the Button Properties in ChatEditor, select Search to search for images with the label name.
Select the image you want. The image will be displayed in the Button Properties. Select Save.
Note: If you don’t find the appropriate image, enter a new item in the text box, select Search, and select a different image.
Create Your Own Image
Select Menu > Edit Mode.
Select and hold on the button. A menu will open.
Select Edit Button to display the Button Properties.
From the Button Properties, select Camera.
Select the camera button.
On some devices, a checkmark will be displayed above the camera button. Select the checkmark to open the keyboard. On other devices, you may see OK and Retry or Save and Discard. Select the OK or Save button to open a keyboard.
Enter a name for the image and select Save.
Use an Existing Image
If you find that the image you need is not available from the device library, you can use your own digital, scanned, downloaded, or homemade image and import that image directly into the button.
Note: If you are using ChatEditor, the image must be on the same computer. If you are importing directly from the device, the image must already be stored on the device.
To import an image:
From the Button Properties, select Import.
Select the image you want.
If you are using the device, select Photos and select the appropriate image. If you are using ChatEditor, locate and select the image and then select Open.
Once you have selected the image, select Save. The image will appear on the button.
Transfer Images
When you want to copy images from your computer to your device or from your device to your computer:
Attach the device to your computer using the USB cable provided.
⚠️ Cords and cables are potential entanglement or strangulation hazards. Please consider this prior to placing these items with device users.Note: If a message prompts you to allow access, you must select Allow to proceed.
Give the device a moment to connect to the computer. The device screen will display “Transfer Mode”, and the computer will display a window with several options.
Click “Open device to view files”. The computer will view the device as an external drive.
Copy the appropriate images from the computer to your device’s Pictures folder or from the device to the appropriate folder on the computer.
Unplug the USB cable.
Change Skin Tones for People Images
You can change the skin tone in the following ways:
Apply a specific skin tone to an entire vocabulary
Apply random skin tones to a vocabulary
Apply a skin tone to a specific button
Set a Skin Tone for an Entire Vocabulary File
Use the Skin Tone feature to apply a specific skin tone to buttons in the current vocabulary.
Note: This feature currently applies only to symbols from the SymbolStix symbols set that allow the skin tone to be changed.
Go to Menu > Edit Mode > Menu > Vocabulary Settings.
Select SymbolStix Settings.
Select Skin Tone. A choice of skin tones will be displayed.
Select the skin tone you want. Your selection will appear in the circle after “Skin Tone”.
Close the Vocabulary Settings and exit Edit Mode.
As you navigate through your vocabulary, images of people will display the skin tone you selected.
Randomize Skin Tones throughout a Vocabulary File
Use the Skin Tone feature to apply random skin tones to buttons in a vocabulary. The random skin tone pattern will apply to the current vocabulary only.
Note: This feature currently applies only to symbols from the SymbolStix symbols set that allow the skin tone to be changed.
Go to Menu > Edit Mode > Menu > Vocabulary Settings.
Select SymbolStix Settings.
Select Use Random Skin Tones. A checkmark will appear.
Close the Vocabulary Settings and exit Edit Mode. Navigate through your vocabulary file and note how the images with skin tones have been randomized.
If you do not like how the images now appear, an option is available to re-randomize the images.
Go to Menu > Edit Mode > Menu > Vocabulary Settings and select SymbolStix Settings.
Select Randomize Skin Tones. The following message will appear:
“The skin tones assigned to images in the current vocabulary will be randomized. This cannot be undone. Do you wish to assign new skin tones?”
Select Yes. A confirmation message will appear briefly.
Close the Vocabulary Settings and exit Edit Mode. As you navigate through your vocabulary, you will see that the random skin tone pattern has changed.
Note: You can choose to re-randomize skin tone images as many times as you want, but once images have been re-randomized, you cannot return to a previous random pattern.
Change the Skin Tone of a Specific Button Symbol
Use the Skin Tone button option to change the skin tone on a specific button. This will change the skin tone for the button in that location only. It will not affect any other buttons in the vocabulary. This feature currently applies only to symbols from the SymbolStix symbols set that allow the skin tone to be changed.
Select Menu > Edit Mode.
Select and hold the button. A list of button options appears.
Select Edit Button to display the Button Properties.
Select Skin Tone. The skin tone options will be displayed. Select the skin tone you want.
Use vocabulary setting: If the button has a skin tone set, it overrides the vocabulary skin tone setting within Vocabulary Settings. If you prefer to have this button match the vocabulary, select Use vocabulary setting.
Select the skin tone you want. The selected skin tone will appear on the button preview.
Select Save.
Select Menu > Edit Mode to exit Edit Mode. The button will show the new skin tone.
