If you want to modify the settings for a specific vocabulary, you can:
change the home page, software language, and vocabulary screen mode
change the font and font size
change the background colors
set your preferences for button appearance and actions
Button Preferences
Go to Menu > Toolbox > Vocabulary > Vocabulary Settings. The Button Preferences tab displays options to change the appearance and actions of empty buttons, show button labels, change button symbols, and increase or decrease the space between buttons.
Empty Button Appearance
If you select White, buttons that do not contain any content will appear white with borders. If you select Transparent, buttons that do not contain any content will appear gray with borders. If you select Empty, buttons that do not contain any content will appear without borders.
Empty Button Action
If you select No Action, nothing will happen when you select an empty button. If you select Go to Home, selecting an empty button will take you to your home vocabulary page. If the empty button is in the activity window, selecting it will take you to the home activities.
Show Labels
If you select Home, only the home screen buttons will display a label. If you select Middle, the button in the middle of a path to a word will display a label. If you select End, the button at the end of a path will display a label. Select all three, any two, or any one of these buttons. If you deselect all three, no buttons in a path will display labels.
Use Alternative Symbols
If you select None, only the default core symbols will be displayed in a button path; no core symbols will be replaced by alternative symbols. If you select Middle, the default symbol(s) in the middle of a button path will be replaced. If you select End, the symbol at the end of a button path will be replaced. If you select All, all symbols in a button path will be replaced.
Button Padding
Set the amount of empty space that separates buttons from each other. To change the padding, move the slider or use the + and – buttons to select the percentage you want. Set the percentage in increments of 4 from 0% to 40%. The amount of padding will increase or decrease consistently and be the same around all buttons. Button sizes will change proportionately. For example:
At 12% padding
At 40% padding
You may need to change the padding percentage several times until you get the empty space and button sizes the way you want them.
Finished
When you finish changing these settings, select Finished.
Change the Font and Font Size
Go to Menu > Toolbox > Vocabulary > Vocabulary Settings.
Select the Edit Fonts & Styles tab. The current font is highlighted.
If appropriate, select a different font.
To change the font size, move the slider or use the + and – buttons to select the size you want. Available sizes are S (small), M (medium), L (large), and XL (extra large).
Select Finished.
Change Background Basic Colors
Go to Menu > Toolbox > Vocabulary > Vocabulary Settings.
Select the Edit Colors tab.
Select either Home Background or Activity Window Background.
Select a basic or custom color for the selected background. You can apply the same color to both or different colors to each.
Select Finished.
Customize Background Colors
Go to Menu > Toolbox > Vocabulary > Vocabulary Settings.
Select the Edit Colors tab.
Select either Home Background or Activity Window Background.
Select the Custom Color button.
Create a custom color by using any of the following methods.
Select the Red, Green, or Blue field, use the keyboard to enter a new RGB value, and select Finished. If applicable, repeat for the other RGB fields. The Hex Code and color slider values will change accordingly.
Select the Hex Code field, use the keyboard to enter a new hex value, and select Finished. The RGB and slider values will change accordingly.
Move the color gradient slider or move the cursor in the color gradient box.
The custom color will appear in the New Color/Current Color box.
If you are not satisfied with the color, continue making adjustments until you create the color you want.
Select Save Color. The New Color/Current Color box will show your custom color.
When you finish changing colors, select Finished.
Note: Your new color(s) also appear under Custom Colors in the basic colors window to select for future use.
Rename a Vocabulary
Go to Menu > Toolbox > Vocabulary > Vocabulary Settings.
Select the Settings tab.
Select the Vocabulary Name field and use the keyboard to enter a new name.
Select the keyboard Finished button. The new name will appear in the Vocabulary Name field.
Select Finished.
Change Your Home Page
Select the Settings tab.
Select the Home Page Change button. A list of available pages in the current vocabulary will open.
Use the arrows to scroll through the pages.
Select Choose for the page you want.
Select Finished.
Change the Vocabulary Language
This setting changes the language used with vocabularies.
Go to Menu > Toolbox > Vocabulary > Vocabulary Settings.
Select the Settings tab.
Select the Current Language Change button.
Select Choose for the language you want.
Select Finished.
Expand Vocabulary Buttons to Full Screen
Use the Display as Full Screen option to expand vocabulary buttons to fill the entire screen, covering the message window and Multi-bar.
Go to Menu > Toolbox > Vocabulary > Vocabulary Settings.
Select the Settings tab.
Select the Display as Full Screen on/off toggle.
When toggled OFF
, vocabulary pages will be displayed with the message window and multi-bar.When toggled ON
, vocabulary pages will be displayed in full-screen mode.
Select Finished.
To temporarily reduce full-screen mode, select the Menu button at the top right corner of the page.
Change the “More” Button Location in the Activity Window
You have the option to move the More button to the left or right side of the activity window. To adjust this setting, follow these instructions.
Go to Menu > Toolbox > Vocabulary > Vocabulary Settings.
Select the Settings tab.
Select the More Button Location Left or Right button.
Select Finished.