You can add messages, graphics, and system tools to your device by using the storing menus. Depending on the vocabulary you are using, storing menus are part of the Activity, Core, and Page menus in the Toolbox. Your device allows you to store messages in two kinds of speech—recorded and synthesized.
Store a Recorded Message
This is speech that someone records into your device, just like recording something into a tape recorder.
Go to the page or activity where you want to add a message.
Select the Tools key on the front of the device, select the Setup key from the menu, and select the key you want to use. You are now in the storing menu.
For Type of Message, select Recorded Speech. The Record Message, Listen to Recording, and Import Sound file keys become active.
If you want a message to be displayed in the text display area, select Spell Message or Define Key Function, type the message, and select OK.
Select Record Message. Another Record Message key is displayed along with a Microphone Volume key.
Press and hold the Record Message key and speak your message. As soon as you finish speaking, release the Record Message key.
Select Listen to Recording. If the message is too loud or too soft, you can select Record Message, change the microphone volume, and then re-record your message.
When you are satisfied with the message, you can select Change Label to add a label that helps you remember the message.
You can select Change Icon to add an icon that helps you remember the message.
You can select Next Key to Define and store another message.
You can select OK to save your work and exit the menu.
You can select any of the other options and continue to work on your current key.
Store a Synthesized Speech Message
This is speech that your device produces from words that are typed into it. Synthesized speech uses the main voice (or auditory prompt voice) you selected from the Speech Menu in the Toolbox.
Go to the page or activity where you want to add a message.
Select the Tools key on the front of the device, select the Setup key, and select the key on the page or activity you want to use. You are now in the storing menu.
For the Type of Message, select Synthesized Speech.
Select Spell Message or Define Key Function.
Spell your message and then select OK.
Select Change Label to add a label that helps you remember the message.
Select Change Icon to add an icon that helps you remember the message.
Select Next Key to Define and store another message. You can select OK to save your work and exit the menu. You can select any of the other options and continue to work on your current key.
Store a Tool
Tools tell your device to perform some kind of function.
Go to the page you want.
Select the Tools key on the front of the device.
Select the Setup key from the menu. OR, if the page you selected has a Setup key stored on it, you can select that page. Or, select Modify Page from the Toolbox, select the page you want, and then select the key you want.
Select Spell Message or Define Key Function.
On your spelling screen, select Insert Tool.
The first page of the All Tools List will be displayed. The tools will be arranged alphabetically. Select More Items to see more tools.
Select the tool you want to add.
Select OK. The tool is added.
Use Change Icon, Change Label, etc. until you finish.
Select Next Key to Define or OK to exit the menu.