You can back up and export files on your device by using the features available in the Export & Import window. Go to Menu > Toolbox > System Settings > Export & Import. The Export & Import window will open to the Export tab.
Export a User: Export the settings and vocabularies created for a particular user as a backup or to transfer to another device.
Export a Vocabulary or Keyboard: Export a Vocabulary File or a keyboard as a backup or to transfer to another device.
Export Pages: Export vocabulary pages as a backup or to transfer to another device.
Export User Vocabularies and Settings
Exporting a user creates a copy of the vocabularies and settings saved for that user.
Plug a USB flash drive into the device.
Go to Menu > Toolbox > System Settings > Export & Import.
From the Export & Import window, select the Export tab.
Select Choose files to the right of Export a User. The Export a User window will open. All users are listed with Export buttons.
Note: If necessary, use the arrows to page to the user you want to export.
Select the Export button to the right of the user you want to export.
Navigate to the USB flash drive. When necessary, use the Up One Level
button.To save the user file with a different name, select the name box, use the keyboard to enter the new name, and select Finished.
Select Save. If a File Exists window appears, do one of the following:
To save the new file and keep the old file, select No and enter a different file name.
To overwrite the old file, select Yes.
A message “Export Succeeded” will be displayed and the file will be saved to the USB flash drive with the name you entered. You can keep this file as a backup or transfer it to another device.
Export a Customized Vocabulary File or Keyboard
Exporting a customized vocabulary file creates a backup/copy of it.
Plug a USB flash drive into the device.
Go to Menu > Toolbox > System Settings > Export & Import.
From the Export & Import window, select the Export tab.
Select Choose files to the right of Export a Vocabulary or Keyboard. The current user’s customized vocabularies and keyboards are listed with Export buttons.
Note: If necessary, use the arrows to page through the list of vocabularies and keyboards.
Select the Export button to the right of the vocabulary or keyboard you want to export.
Navigate to the USB flash drive. When necessary, use the Up One Level
button.The file is named “MySavedVocabulary” by default. To save the vocabulary file with a different name, select the name box, use the keyboard to enter the new name, and select Finished. If you want to include the date in your file name, use a dash, for example, 11-23-20.
Select Save. If a File Exists window appears, do one of the following:
To save the new file and keep the old file, select No and enter a different file name.
To overwrite the old file, select Yes.
A message “Export Succeeded” will be displayed and the file will be saved to the USB flash drive with the name you entered. You can keep this file as a backup or transfer it to another device.
Export Vocabulary Pages
Exporting vocabulary pages creates backups/copies of them.
Plug a USB flash drive into the device.
Go to Menu > Toolbox > System Settings > Export & Import.
From the Export & Import window, select the Export tab.
Select Choose files to the right of Export Pages. The current pages are marked with checkboxes.
Select the All Pages, My Pages, or Default Pages tab.
To find specific pages to export, enter a partial page name in the Search for Page field. For example, if you enter animal, only pages that include the word “animal” in their names will be listed. Or use the paging arrows at the bottom of the window to find the page you want to export.
Select the checkbox for each page you want to export. The Export Selected button in the lower left corner shows the number of pages you have selected.
Note: If you select a page by mistake, select the checkbox again to remove the checkmark. To deselect all pages you chose, select Clear Selections.
Select Export selected and navigate to the USB flash drive. When necessary, use the Up One Level
button.If necessary, rename the pages.
Select Save.
A message “Export Succeeded” will be displayed and the page(s) will be saved to the USB flash drive with the name you entered. You can keep this file as a backup or transfer it to another device.
Import and Restore Files
You can import files and restore backed-up files to your device by using the features available in the Export & Import window. Go to Menu > Toolbox > System Settings > Export & Import. Select the Import tab.
Import a User: Import a user to appear on the Sign In screen.
Import a Vocabulary or Keyboard: Import an Empower vocabulary file to appear in My Vocabularies or a keyboard to appear in My Keyboards.
Import Pages: Import vocabulary pages to appear on the My Pages tab in Page Manager.
Import Message Banking Zip File: Import recorded messages from the PRC-Saltillo message banking website or myMessageBanking.com. The messages will appear automatically on pages in your Essence 60 or Essence 84 vocabulary.
Import Users, Vocabularies, Keyboards, and Pages
To import a user, vocabulary file, keyboard, or one or more pages:
Go to Menu > Toolbox > System Settings > Export & Import.
From the Export & Import window, select the Import tab.
Select Choose files to the right of Import a User, Import a Vocabulary or Keyboard, or Import Pages. The Import window lists available folders.
Select the folder that contains the file(s) you want.
Select the file. “Import Succeeded” will be displayed.
Select Close.
Duplicate Page Names
If you attempt to import pages that have the same name, the Duplicate Page Names Found window will open.
To replace the page that was already in the folder, select Replace.
To keep the original page and add the imported page, select Keep Both. The imported page will be added with a number added to the page name.
For example, if the original page name was “My Favorite Animals”, the imported page name would be “My Favorite Animals 1”. You can rename the page.
Import Message Banking Files
The PRC-Saltillo message banking website and myMessageBanking.com allow you to combine multiple recorded messages into a .zip file and download the file to the device. When you use the Import Message Banking Zip File feature, the messages will appear automatically on pages in your Essence 60 or Essence 84 vocabulary.
Go to Menu > Toolbox > System Settings > Export & Import.
From the Export & Import window, select the Import tab.
Select Choose files to the right of Import Message Banking Zip File. The Import Message Banking Zip File window lists available folders.
Select the folder that contains the .zip file you created from the Message Banking website.
Select the file. “Import Succeeded” will be displayed.
Select Close. The imported messages will appear automatically on pages in your Essence 60 or Essence 84 vocabularies under the Banked button.
