TapSpeak Choice 2.0 User Guide
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1. Make the swipes brisk they don t have to be super fast Slow swipes don t get detected as swipes If you see the library picker or library buttons scroll even a bit from left to right the Pad didn t detect a vertical swipe e The Touch setting with direct select requires that you pay attention to where you start swipes on the board layer If you have it set to Touch swipe up down on any black portion of the screen You only need to start the swipe in a black portion of the screen and you need very little black space for swipes to work e Practicing a bit will help Adding Buttons to a Board You add buttons to a board from the library picker The library picker is a left right scroll view that displays all the buttons in your current library Whichever library is showing on the library layer is your current library Activate the library picker by swiping down on the board layer You ll see it at the top of the screen Swipe left or right on the library picker to view the buttons in the library Buttons in the library picker are always sorted alphabetically Swipe down really more like a flick to add a button to your board You ll see that the board will automatically resize if needed Finally dismiss the library picker by swiping up on it Editing a Board You enter the board edit mode by tapping on the board title When you do so you ll see delete icons appear on the board s buttons In edit mode you can move a2. Library Layer 11 ssl 21410 fe at E EOR ZEISS afb ole SERSCH different Swiping Tips e Make the swipes short about 1 2 to 1 inch is all that s needed Long swipes will work but there s a bigger chance of going out of a vertical swipe Make the swipes brisk they don t have to be super fast Slow swipes don t get detected as swipes e If you see the library picker or library buttons scroll even a bit from left to right the iPad didn t detect a vertical swipe e The Touch setting with direct select requires that you pay attention to where you start swipes on the board layer If you have it set to Touch swipe up down on any black portion of the screen You only need to start the swipe in a black portion of the screen and you need very little black space for swipes to work e Practicing a bit will help 13 Scanning Options TapSpeak Choice supports many scanning variations You can use the iPad surface as a switch for direct select and single switch auto scan use a single switch for single switch auto scan or use two switches for two switch auto scan or two switch step scan External switches require the use of AbleNet s Blue2 switch RJ Cooper s iPad Cordless Super Switch or iPad Switch Interface iPad Direct Select Scan Settings Switch Configuration MA 1 Switch 2 Switch Scan Type 21124111 1 Switch Auto 2 Sequentia How Column Scan Order Left Righi Auditory Feed
3. Three row zoom level hot cold E Six row zoom level 59 60 Speech Editor The Speech Editor new for TapSpeak Choice 2 0 combines the old Label and Recording Editors and adds some features to support text to speech and additional Scanning auditory prompts Note The message window can seamlessly interleave generated speech TTS and recordings Here s the an example of the Speech Editor Speech Editor Same as Title gt Same as Speech gt The Title is the text that s shown on the top of the button if the Show Title switch is set to on You can edit the title text by tapping the existing title text or the empty field The Show Title switch lets you show or hide the button s title The Spoken row shows what kind of speech will be output for the button You have three options 1 Same As Title The spoken text is the same as the button s title 61 2 TTS The spoken text is different from the button s title You ll see the spoken text here if the button is set to use TTS 3 Recording The speech produced by the button is a recording The Scanning row shows what kind of scanning auditory prompt will be output for the button If you don t use scanning you can disregard this row 1 Same As Speech The spoken text is the same as the how the Spoken row is configured For example if the Spoken row is set to Same as Title the auditory prompt will be the same as the title If Spok
4. Folders are created and modified in the page or library configuration menu Both page and library folders are edited the same way We ll use the library folders in this example Create and Modify Folders You get to folders through the Configuration menu Tap the gear icon and then tap Library Folders to view the library folders Configuration Library Folders 20 juu Core Vocabulary juu Home School Edit Folders Tapping the Edit button lets you move and delete folders When you tap the Edit button it turns into a blue Done button When you re finished editing folders tap the Done button Note that if you try to delete a folder that has items in it you ll see a message stating that the folder cannot be deleted because it isn t empty If you want to delete a folder but not its items move all the items in that folder to another folder and then you ll be able to delete the folder 21 om Core Vocabulary om Home om School Add a Folder Add a folder by tapping the button When you tap the button you can enter the title for your new folder and tap the Save button 22 E Kg A Contguratto Folders a Ki New Folder Save M Moving Items Between Folders In this example well show you how to move a library from one folder to another Start by tapping the library button to show the library list Let s move a library from the Home folder to the Root folder Tap the Hom
5. You can use the same core vocabulary for multiple situations and easily create situation specific boards with buttons from various libraries To add buttons from another library navigate to the library layer by swiping up select a different library from the library list and swipe down to get back to the board layer Swipe down to display the library picker add your new buttons and swipe up to dismiss the library picker 37 38 teacher Board Orientation In the iPad s landscape and portrait orientation we wanted buttons to have the same layout and size so that relative locations and visual target size would be unchanged When you rotate the iPad between its orientations you ll see that the button size and layout remains unchanged The only difference is the spacing between the buttons All scanning modes operate the same regardless of the board s orientation 39 help done D AA Gi N mm yes 4 O friend classmates d t n DI 40 2 43 PM teacher 250 5 6 A B C Moving and Deleting Buttons Your board cannot be edited while it is in play mode To move and delete buttons you need to enter edit mode Tap the board title to enter edit mode You ll see delete icons on every button while in edit mode Move buttons by taping holding and dragging a button to another location on the board Drag a button to another location release your touch and the board will resort t
6. button When you double tap the button you will go to that button s library and the button will be pre selected for editing Tap either the Speech editor or the Image editor to edit the button You can go back to the board at any time and any changes you ve made will show up Message Window You can enable the message window from the Settings popover Turn it on and the message window will appear For any button you tap or select via scanning that button will be copied to the message window Tapping the message window plays the message and double tapping the message window clears the message window There s also a backspace and a clear button use when scanning which you can use the remove the last button and clear the message window If you have some buttons set up for TTS and some for recorded voices that s no problem for TapSpeak Choice The app will interleave TTS and recordings in the message window without a problem Layers Communication boards and libraries reside on separate layers You navigate between layers using up or down swipes TapSpeak Choice starts on the board layer To navigate to the library layer swipe up When on the library layer swipe down to go back to the page layer Swiping Tips Here are some tips on the swipes needed to navigate between board and library layers e Make the swipes short about 1 2 to 1 inch is all that s needed Long swipes will work but there s a bigger chance of going out of a vertical swipe
7. delete icon to delete the button If a button is being used on a board you ll see a warning message with the names of the affected boards If vou choose to delete a button that s being used on a board the button will be removed from the board You can zoom in out on your library by pinching in our out Zooming out lets you see more of your buttons without scrolling left right Zooming in lets you see buttons larger and in more detail but you may need to scroll left right to see all of the buttons in the folder Voices You can configure voice speaking rate and volume select separate speaking and scanning voices plus select from any of the voices your language supports Through the Settings popover you can get to the voice configuration and voice downloads Voice downloads can take several minutes to complete the voice file sizes range from 50MB to 150MB Folders Boards and libraries can be organized using folders Boards and libraries have separate folders even though they can have the same name You can create reorder and delete folders from the settings icon There is a special folder called the root folder The root folder is the parent folder for all other folders and boards libraries that don t belong to a particular folder are in the root folder You can move boards and libraries among folders from the Edit Board Info or Edit Library Info buttons on the respective board or library tables Tap the folder field on the i
8. e Czech e Danish e Dutch e Finnish e French e German e Greek e Italian e Norwegian e Polish Portuguese e Russian e Spanish e Swedish Turkish e US English e US Spanish Communication Boards Pages and Libraries Communication boards or pages are collections of messages buttons from one or more libraries Our board implementation lets you use tried and true board layouts and lets you quickly create boards that you need right now for an immediate communication task Board grids are dynamic when you add buttons to a board Libraries are sets of messages grouped by common attributes core vocabulary nouns verbs adjectives etc Create libraries with your own favorite core vocabulary or use one of the samples and create libraries of other words that your child or student use Buttons and Messages A button is what you tap to play a message Buttons are created on the library layer and stored in a library Boards reference buttons that are stored in a library When you add a button to a board you re adding a reference to a button that s in a library You create and edit buttons on the library layer Button speech and images can be edited Since boards reference buttons in libraries when you edit a button in a library the change automatically appears on all boards that reference that button If you want to quickly edit a button put the board in edit mode by tapping the board title and then double tap the
9. Row Left Right Right Left Bottom Top Scan Order Auditory Feedback Scan Speed Scan Timeout Button Pop Duration Gm Two Switch Auto Scan mode make use of a switch interface to support any type of switch you want to use You can perform row column scanning in this mode You can scan in any of the available scanning orders row column column row left right right left top bottom or bottom top Auditory feedback if enabled plays sounds as switches are pressed and as buttons rows or columns are scanned Scan speed allows you to configure how fast or slow you scan through a board In this mode one switch is the scan switch and one switch is the select switch The scan switch starts auto scanning from one row column button to the next The select switch changes from row to column or column to row scanning or causes a button to play its message Note If you select this scanning mode and you don t have a switch interface connected you will see the system keyboard pop up and obscure some of the buttons on your board Set your scanning mode to an iPad mode to dismiss the keyboard 18 Two Switch Step Scan Scan Settings Switch Configuration iPad 1 Switch ETT Scan Type Direct Select 1 Switch Auto 2 Switch Auto 2 Switch gie Seguentia Column Row Right Left Bottom Top Scan Order Auditory Feedback MTM Scan Speed Scan Timeout Button Pop Duration Gm Two Switch Step Scan mode makes use of a swit
10. TapSpeak Choice 2 0 User Guide Getting Started Starting the App Communication Boards Pages and Libraries Buttons and Messages Message Window Layers Swiping Tips Adding Buttons to a Board Editing a Board Editing a Library Button Voices Folders Scanning Scan Feedback Touch Configuration Board Library Layer Navigation Swiping Tips Scanning Options iPad Direct Select iPad Single Switch Auto Scan Single Switch Auto Scan Two Switch Auto Scan Two Switch Step Scan Folders o BD oo N N N So 9 QA OI cd pk eu LA CO O h As 14 16 17 18 19 20 Create and Modify Folders Edit Folders Add a Folder Moving Items Between Folders Board Page Creation and Editing Add a Board Add Buttons to a Board Switch Library Board Orientation Moving and Deleting Buttons Version 2 0 Updates Grid Sizes and Home Board Library Creation and Editing Add a Library Add Buttons to a Library Editing a Button Library Orientation Scrolling and Zooming Speech Editor Spoken Scanning Configuration Message Window Voices Supported Languages and Voices Linking and Navigation Backup and Restore Restoring a Database 20 21 22 23 28 28 31 37 39 42 49 91 51 54 56 56 61 62 66 67 74 77 80 84 Save Backup to Your Computer 64 Getting Started TapSpeak Choice is an easy to use all in one Augmentative and Alternative Communication AAC app It functions as a full feature
11. an download any and all available voices for your language Tap the Voice Download row from Voice Setup to show the Available Voices list The list will show which voices are available for download and which have been downloaded and installed 68 Veise en Available Voices Heather Nelly Kenny Ryan Laura Tap on an available voice row to show the Voice Download table This will show you the voice name gender approximate age of the speaker a voice install button and a voice download progress bar Tap the Install Voice button to begin a download 69 It will take several minutes to download a new voice If you happen to dismiss this screen that s ok The voice will continue to download Tap on Settings again and it will show the continued progress of your voice download Make sure you keep your device awake by occasionally tapping the screen Otherwise your device will go to sleep and the download will abort If the download aborts like this simply install the voice again You ll see an alert box when the voice has finished downloading and is installed 70 Avs Voices Voice Information When the voice is installed you ll now see it in the available voice list with the label Installed 71 Veise en Available Voices Heather Nelly Kenny Ryan Laura Voice Setup You can individually set up your speaking and scanning auditory prompt voice Both voices use the same setup screen Tap either th
12. back Scan Speed Scan Timeout Button Pop Duration Direct select mode plays messages immediately after a button is pressed When a button is tapped the button expands and plays the scan feedback sound The button contracts when the Button Pop Duration setting expires The button is also highlighted in red as the message plays The scan feedback sound can be disabled in the settings menu The Button Pop Duration setting changes how long the message play animation lasts For those who can tap buttons fairly quickly try setting this value to a second or less Direct select mode also makes use of the tunable tap touch This feature accommodates those who can touch a device but whose abilities don t support a quick touch and release e g a tap You get to the touch configuration screen from the configuration menu 14 Touch Configuration Mauormum Tap Duration nn Tap Movement Allowed Failed Tau Touch Feedback ws Touch Here Configuration Board Folders Scan Settings Touch Configuration Scan Feedback 15 iPad Single Switch Auto Scan Scan Settings Switch Configuration 1 Switch 2 Switch Seguential Row Column Column Row Left Right Right Left Aii Bottom Top Scan Order Auditory Feedback Scan Speed Scan Timeout Button Pop Duration e In iPad Single Switch Auto Scan mode you can perform sequential or row column scanning You can scan in any of the available scanning orders segue
13. ch interface to support any type of switch you want to use You can perform two switch row column scanning in this mode You can scan in any of the available scanning orders row column column row left right right left top bottom or bottom top Auditory feedback if enabled plays sounds as switches are pressed and as buttons rows or columns are scanned Scan timeout sets how long to wait before canceling the active scanning sequence In this scanning mode one switch is the scan switch and one switch is the select switch The scan switch advances scanning from one row column button to the next The select switch changes from row to column or column to row scanning or causes a button to play its message Note If you select this scanning mode and you don t have a switch interface connected you will see the system keyboard pop up and obscure some of the buttons on your board Set your scanning mode to an IPad mode to dismiss the keyboard 19 Folders Boards and libraries can be stored in folders You may create as many folders as needed You can name folders and sort them as needed and you can delete empty folders To ease folder navigation there is only one level of folders Thatis a folder may not contain other folders There is however a Root folder that can hold boards and libraries as well as folders You can move boards and libraries into the root folder and vou can move them from the root folder to another folder
14. e Speaking or Scanning row to get to that voice s setup Here you can select a voice from your installed voices set the speaking rate and set the speaking volume The Test Voice button lets vou hear an example of the voice with your chosen settings The standard speaking rate setting is 180 72 When you tap the Voice row you ll see a table of the installed languages A checkmark indicates the currently selected voice Tap another voice to change the selected voice 73 Scarriing Voice Nelly Y Heather Oo 0 00 o 0 x Supported Languages and Voices All voices are from Acapela All high quality voices are available for download We may add lower fidelity voices at times to support languages default voice download A high quality version of the lower fidelity voice will always be available for download e Arabic Salma Youssef Flemish Belgian Dutch Language Dutch Region Belgium e Jeoren e Sofie e Brazilian e Marcia British English e Graham e Lucy Peter Rachel French Canadian Language French Region Canada 74 Louise e Czech e Eliska e Danish e Mette e Dutch e Femke e Max e Finnish e Sanna e French e Alice e Bruno e Clair e Julie e Margaux e German e Julia e Klaus e Sarah e Greek e Dimitris Italian e Chiara e Vittorio e Norwegian e Olav e Polish e Ania Portuguese e Celia e Russian e Alyona e Spanish e Antonio e Maria e S
15. e folder to show its contents 23 1 54 PM Animals Verbs Food Weather Eat Library into 24 1754 PM V House V Family V Toys amp Playing V Basic Needs Now tap the Edit Library Info button at the bottom of the folder contents list Tap the current folder name Home and a folder list appears Tap the new folder which in this case is Root Folder When you tap the new folder name the library is moved to the new library Navigate back to the root library list to see that the library has been moved to the root folder 25 V Fas Toys amp Playing Basic Needs Far Lbrary o eng School Core Vocabulary kuuni Home Root Folder 26 1 55 PM Core Vocabulary Home School Adjectives Animals Verbs Food Weather Toys 8 Playing Fat Literary info 21 Board Page Creation and Editing Note As in the rest of our documentation the terms board and page can be used interchangeably Add a Board Create a new board by first adding it to the board list Tap the Board button to display the board list Bring up the new board dialog by tapping the button Enter your new board name and tap the Save button You ll now see the new board in the board list Make sure that the Modifiable switch is set to on using the Edit Board Info button With version 2 0 you can set a board grid size See below for more details Select either Dynamic or a specific
16. e the board grid size from the board info screen Tap the Dimension row to bring up the grid selection table P 24 Item Sample P First page Title P Breakfast Dimension Folder Modifiable Home Board Notes You can select Dynamic or any of the 18 grid sizes in the list If this is an existing board you can increase the number of buttons on a page You can decrease the number of buttons on a board up to the last button position on a board E g if a board grid is 4 x 5 and your last button is in position 16 you can decrease the board grid to 4 x 4 but no less 49 P 24 Item Sample P First page P Breakfast 50 Library Creation and Editing Add a Library First navigate to the library layer by swiping up on the board layer Create a new library by adding it to the library list Tap the Library button to display the library list Bring up the new library dialog by tapping the button Enter your new library name and tap the Save button You ll now see the new library in the library list Make sure that the Modifiable switch is set to on using the Edit Library Info button 51 A New Library Genes Title Folder Notes Moditiable Far Far Lbrary ho 52 New Library Title Folder Schoo Notes Moditiable retum gt gt gt 53 People V Materials Far L Library ho Add Buttons to a Library You ll now see an empty library Add a new button but tapp
17. en is set to a recording the auditory prompt will be the same as the spoken recording 2 TTS The auditory prompt text is different from the spoken text You ll see the auditory prompt text in this row 3 Recording The auditory prompt is a recording specific to scanning Spoken Scanning Configuration You can configure the spoken and scanning auditory prompt to have one of three settings Same As sets Spoken Scanning to the same as the button title for spoken or same as the Spoken setting for scanning You ll see the same as text on the screen or a prompt that it s a recording Tap the play button to hear the speech 62 C Speech Recording Recording TTS sets the button to have a specific Spoken Scanning text string Tap the text field to enter edit the TTS text Tap the play button to hear the generated speech 63 C Speech Recording Text To Speech all done Recording lets you record speech or any sound for that matter for a button Tap and hold the record button to record and release the record button to stop recording Tap the play button to review the recording You can record over the recording as many times as you want 64 I Speech Ean Speech Recording Press and hold Tap to play to record message 65 Message Window The TapSpeak Choice message window lets you build phrases sentences from button speech As you tap buttons a copy of the button is placed in the message window Y
18. grid size Dynamic automatically resizes buttons to the largest size that will fit on a board 28 we ATET 30 240 PM 2 Circh Carcel Title Folder Notes Modifiable 29 Rost School Circh Carcel Title Folder Notes Modifiable retum gt gt gt 30 P Circle time Add Buttons to a Board You ll now see a new empty board Start adding buttons to your new board by selecting a library Navigate to the library layer by swiping up on the board layer Choose your library from the library list Navigate back to the board layer by swiping down on the library layer 31 Swipe down again on the board layer to display the library picker You ll see all the items from your selected library on the library picker Swipe left or right to navigate the library items Swipe down on a library item to place it as a button on the board This action is like a guick flick down Continue adding buttons until you have all you need from that library You ll notice the board reconfiguring itself to show the largest possible button size for the number of buttons on the board Finally dismiss the library picker by swiping up on the library picker swiping up on the board itself does nothing while the library picker is active 33 ve ATET 30 2 41 PM vo ER lirushed xs 34 finished 35 36 done vis Switch Library Boards can consist of buttons taken from multiple libraries
19. he other buttons for the new arrangement If you touch another s button hot spot while dragging the board will rearrange if this isn t your desired location keep dragging Exit edit mode by tapping the board title 42 2 44 PM teacher 250 5 6 A B C gt friend 43 2 44 PM teacher 250 5 6 A B C gt friend 9 2 44 PM teacher 250 5 6 Oa A B C gt friend 45 Delete a button by tapping the delete icon on a button The board will rearrange itself to eliminate the blank space Exit edit mode by tapping the board title When you exit edit mode the board will rearrange itself if needed to achieve the largest possible button size 46 9 friend teacher 250 5 6 Oa A B C 47 seg ATAT 30 done help yes ori teacher classmates friend 5 250 5 by 09 NN Version 2 0 Updates Grid Sizes and Home Board With version 2 0 you can set the board s grid size and define a board to be the home board Boards can still be set to a dynamic grid size as with previous versions The home board setting defines which board you go to when you tap a Home navigation button Boards with a set grid size can contain blank buttons You can place buttons directly where you want without reordering the whole board as in the dynamic grid size Blank buttons are automatically created on a board so you don t have to do anything with them Set or chang
20. ing the icon on the title bar A new button with a red button is inserted If there are already buttons in the library the button is inserted at the end of the list of buttons 54 Editing a Button On the title bar you ll see two editors the speech and image editors These editors operate on the active button There will always be an active button The active button will have a red border whereas all other buttons have a grey border Select an active button by tapping it When you tap a button it will momentarily pop and play the buttons message if a message has been recorded Each editor is discussed in detail in each editor section in the user guide The title editor lets you modify the label shown above the button s image Titles are automatically saved and the title editor dismissed by tapping outside the title editor Library Orientation Scrolling and Zooming The library layer supports both landscape and portrait orientations In either orientation you can scroll through your library buttons by swiping left or right eet ATT 30 4 15 PM 100 e same Glow oreal long different 58 You can zoom out to see more library buttons or zoom in to see more detail You can see from one to six rows of library buttons at a time Zoom out see more buttons by pinching in draw two fingers together on the iPad surface Zoom in see more button detail by pinching out spread two fingers apart on the iPad surface
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22. is setting turns on off various sounds that give audible feedback for scanning and message selection Touch Configuration The touch configuration only applies to the direct select access mode Touch configuration allows you to accommodate children students with varying motor skill abilities On the Touch setting direct select is activated with only very light contact with the iPad surface The contact could also be a hit swipe fist etc It doesn t matter how contact is made the message will activate On the Tap Setting you are reguired to touch and release to play a message You can adjust tap dwell time and drift amount to accommodate different abilities tap dwell time can be from 1 to 5 seconds and drift amount can be from 10 of button size to 200 of button size 10 Board Library Layer Navigation Communication boards and libraries reside on separate layers You navigate between layers using up or down swipes TapSpeak Choice starts on the board layer To navigate to the library layer swipe up When on the library layer swipe down to go back to the board layer When you re on the board layer you can add buttons using the library picker You get to the library picker by swiping down on the board layer To dismiss the library picker swipe on on the picker Note that can t dismiss the library picker if your swipe begins on the board Your up swipe must begin on the library picker in order to dismiss it Page Layer C
23. k 4 Wrote board button link 14 Wrote board button link 13 Wrote board button link 17 Wrote board button link 21 83 The Include Photos and Include Recordings switches let you omit photo and recording data which can be guite large from the backup You would do this usually only for testing backups or under the direction of TapSpeak Customer Support Restoring a Database To restore a database you need to have a backup file If there are none listed copy a backup file from your computer using the instructions in the next section Select a backup from the list of backups and then tap the Restore Database button The restore will run for several moments When a restore is complete you should restart the app in order to ensure the data is properly reinitialized Save Backup to Your Computer To really have a safe backup you need to copy it from your iPad to your computer If the backup is only on your iPad and you lose the iPad or you have to restore it you may not have a good copy of your setup To copy a backup from your iPad to your computer connect your iPad to your computer In iTunes with your device selected click the Apps tab Scroll to the bottom of screen to File Sharing section Click on TS Choice and you ll see a list of the backup files that are on your iPad You can drag and drop the file to a folder on your computer or use the Save to button to save the file Pad ar it complete gt 9 pa OK to dnconrect a 7 A Y m
24. nd delete buttons Move buttons by dragging a button to its new position All other buttons on the board will automatically reposition themselves You may find as you drag a button that you ll bump against other buttons and the buttons will reposition Don t worry keep dragging your button to where you want it The static board grid option lets you set a board size at any time A static grid lets you place buttons on a board without disturbing the position of other buttons on a board There are 18 different grid sized from 1x1 to 7x8 Delete a button by tapping the delete icon on a button The remaining buttons will reposition themselves Tap the board title again to exit edit mode and return to play mode Editing a Library Button On the library layer you can add and edit buttons Also you can delete buttons from a library in the library edit mode Add a button to a library by tapping the on the title bar You ll notice that there s a red border on this button The red border indicates that it is the active button and all editing functions will operate on this active button The speech and image editors edit respectively the button label T TS recording s and image Buttons in a library are always sorted alphabetically by label This makes it easier to find a button especially in the library picker Enter the library edit mode by tapping the library title on the title bar You ll see delete icons appear on the buttons Tap the
25. nfo editor to select a different folder Scanning The default access mode for boards is direct select Tap a button and it will play a message For those who need scanning we provide a wide variety of scanning modes Please note that if you choose the 1 Switch or 2 Switch switch configurations and don t have a Bluetooth switch interface connected the iPad keyboard will appear Change the switch configuration back to iPad to dismiss the keyboard If you have the message window configured scanning will first scan between the message window and the board and then through the message window or the buttons on a board Switch Configurations Scan Type e iPad You can do Direct Access or 1 Switch Auto Scanning e 1 Switch 1 Switch Auto Scanning e 2 Switch 2 Switch Auto Scanning or 2 Switch Step Scan Scan Type Scan Order e 1 Switch Auto Sequential Row Column Column Row e 2 Switch Auto Row Column Column Row 2 Switch Step Row Column Column Row All scan order settings support left right and top bottom settings Auditory Feedback when set on plays a button s message while scanning through buttons Scan Speed can be selected for all scan types Scan Timeout sets the inactivity timeout for 2 Switch Step Scan Button Pop Duration configures the length of the button message play animation For rapid message playing set the value low For more visual feedback on the image lengthen the pop duration Scan Feedback Th
26. ntial row column column row left right right left top bottom or bottom top Auditory feedback if enabled plays sounds as switches are pressed and as buttons rows or columns are scanned Scan speed allows you to configure how fast or slow you scan through a board 16 Single Switch Auto Scan Scan Settings Scan Type Direct Select 1 Switch Auto Switch Auto 2 Switch Step Seguential Row Column Column Row Left Right Right Left ICT T T Bottom Top Scan Order Auditory Feedback Scan Speed Scan Timeout Button Pop Duration Single Switch Auto Scan mode makes use of a switch interface to support any type of switch you want to use You can perform sequential or row column scanning You can scan in any of the available scanning orders sequential row column column row left right right left top bottom or bottom top Auditory feedback if enabled plays sounds as switches are pressed and as buttons rows or columns are scanned Scan speed allows you to configure how fast or slow you scan through a board Note If you select this scanning mode and you don t have a switch interface connected you will see the system keyboard pop up and obscure some of the buttons on your board Set your scanning mode to an iPad mode to dismiss the keyboard 17 Two Switch Auto Scan Scan Settings Switch Configuration iPad 1 Switch ETT Scan Type Direct Select 1 Switch Auto 2 Switch Auto 2 Switch Step Sequentia Column
27. ou can tap the message window to play the message or double tap it to clear the message The backspace button removes the right most button from the message window and the clear button clears the message window The message window is completely scanning compatible The iPad surface is divided into the message window and page scan zones While the app is waiting for a switch press both the message window and page zones are dimmed The first switch press starts scanning between the message window and the page zones The active zone is highlighted for selection when it s active Once a zone is selected press the switch to start scanning the message window or page zone In the message window the message backspace and clear buttons are highlighted and expanded as they become active Press the switch to speak the message remove the last added button or clear the message 66 Voices TapSpeak Choice supports 20 text to speech TTS languages and 43 voices You can select your spoken voice and scanning auditory prompt voice from your language s available voices from one to five depending on language You get to the Voice Setup through the Settings popover Board Folders Scan Settings Touch Configuration Voices Message Window Scan Feedback 67 Voice Download Speaking Scanning In Voice Setup you can download additional voices and set up your speaking and scanning auditory prompt voice Voice Download You c
28. s speech generation device and as a communication board player It uses a layer metaphor to separate the communication board player editor from the libraries core vocabulary nouns verbs adjectives etc that the boards use Navigation between layers is done with vertical swipes of a finger Starting from the page layer swiping up reveals the library layer and swiping down from the library layer reveals the page layer Starting the App The first time you run TapSpeak Choice the app will need about 30 seconds to initialize the databases After the initial startup it will take about 10 seconds to start If the app is already running in the background it will start without any delay Once the app starts you ll be on the board layer of the app and you ll see an initial communication board 9 44 PM The default scan setting is Direct Select In this mode you tap a button and a message plays When the message plays the button will pop It will expand play a message and contract If Scan Feedback is set to on you ll hear a sound just before the message is played If your iPad is configured to use one of the languages listed below the app will download a voice for your language upon startup Depending on the language and internet connection speed this download can take several minutes The voice files are from about 50MB to 150MB in size e Arabic Flemish Belgian Dutch e Brazilian British English e French Canadian
29. vices The backup is stored as an XML file so you can even make changes to your setup in the XML file using any XML friendly editor When you re viewing any board go to the About menu and at the bottom is the backup restore button Tap that button to bring up the backup restore screen 60 Done Backup Hestore Database Include Recordings WR TS ChoiceBackup20110628104128 xml Backup Database Restore Database 81 In the backup restore screen you can initiate backups and you can select whether you want to include photo and recording data Tap the backup database button to create a backup The backup will run for a few moments When it s completed you will have a backup of your data on your iPad 82 E Backup Restore Database Include Photos ON Backup Files include Recordings NSW TS ChoiceBackup20110628022507 xml TS ChoiceBackup20110628104128 xml Backup Database Restore Database 50 Board button links written 239 Phrases written 4 Boards written 18 Libraries written 7 Folders written Backup complete Wrote folder School Wrote folder Home Wrote folder root Wrote board Breakfast Wrote board button link 0 Wrote board button link 3 Wrote board button link 1 Wrote board button link 2 Wrote board 24 Item Sample Wrote board button link 22 Wrote board button link 2 Wrote board button link 15 Wrote board button link 7 Wrote board button link 11 Wrote board button link 9 Wrote board button lin
30. wedish e Elin e Emma e Erik Turkish e Ipek e US English e Heather e Kenny e Laura 75 e Nelly Ryan US Spanish Language Spanish Region United States e Rosa 76 Linking and Navigation You can navigate among boards pages using link buttons a home button and a back button These navigation buttons are stored and managed in a special Navigation library All navigation and linking has full scanning support Here s a list of the navigation buttons Home The home button takes you to a home board page You can have only one home board and it can be any board you choose The home board is defined in the board s information section accessible in the board list Back The back button takes you to the last board you viewed e Link Link buttons take you to another board The Navigation library is automatically maintained link buttons to a board are added removed as you add remove boards Also you can edit a navigation button s title speech and image in the Navigation library To add a navigation button to a board set the Navigation library to your current library return to the board and bring up the picker Swipe down on a button and you re done TT You can place a navigation button wherever you want on a board Scanning fully supports navigation buttons 79 Backup and Restore TapSpeak Choice backups can be used to keep safe copies of your setup and to copy setups to other de
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