Options to modify a button include what a button speaks, its colors and size, the image on a button, the action the button performs, and the location of a button. All button modifications are performed in Edit Mode.
Edit Mode
You can only edit a copy of a Vocabulary File, not the original.
Go to the page you want to edit.
Select Menu and Edit Page. The page is now in edit mode.
Select the button you want to modify. A menu opens.
Select Edit This Button. A window opens that will allow you to modify the button.
Select the menu option or options you want to use.
Select Save to save your changes.
Select Done to exit edit mode.
Edit a Button Label or Button Message
Go to the page that contains the button you want to edit.
Select Menu and Edit Page. The page is now in edit mode.
Select the button you want to modify. The Edit Button menu opens.
Select Edit This Button.
Tap the Button Label field to change the label that will be displayed on the button.
Tap the Button Message field to change the message that will be spoken.
Select Save and Done.
Edit a Pronunciation for a Button Message
Go to the page that contains the button you want to edit.
Select Menu and Edit Page.
Select the button and select Edit This Button. The Edit Button window will open.
Tap the Alternate Pronunciation field to open the keyboard.
Enter the word phonetically (the way it should be pronounced).
Select Pronounce to hear the pronunciation.
Modify the pronunciation as often as necessary until the word is pronounced the way you want it.
Select Save.
Select Done to exit edit mode.
Store Text on a Button
Most categories in the Essence vocabulary files contain a button labelled Store Text on a Button in the bottom right corner of the page. To store text on a button, you can either select Store Text on a Button on a vocabulary page or select Menu and select Store Text to Button.
Note: Do not put the page in Edit Mode. This feature does not work in Edit Mode. However, after you store text on a button, you can modify the text in Edit Mode.
Enter your text in the Speech Display Bar.
Go to the page on which you want to add the text.
Select Store Text on a Button or select Menu and Store Text to Button.
Select Continue at the following prompt: “Select the button where you want to store your composed message”.
Select the button on which you want to store the text. The text appears on the button.
Now, any time you select the button, the text will be spoken and will be displayed in the Speech Display Bar.
Note: If you need to modify the text after it has been stored on the button, put the page in Edit Mode and modify the button label and message.
Tip: As an alternative, you can add text to a new or existing button using a button action. See Create a Button to Store Message Text.
Insert Special Characters
Sometimes you may need to insert a special character in a word, such as a letter with an accent.
On the editing keyboard, press and hold the applicable character key. A small menu of special characters available for that character will open above the key. Select the special character you want.
For example, to insert the special character ó, you would hold down the “o” key on the keyboard and select ó from the small menu.
