Gotalk NOW User Guide

Attainment’s User’s Guide GTN v5 Contents 1 Getting Started with GoTalk NOW . 1 1 .1 Quick Start . 1 2 Using the GoTalk NOW Player . 4 3 Using the Page Editor . 5 3 .1 Add New Pages to a Book . 5 3 .1 .1 Page Wizard . 6 3 .2 Set Page Options . .6 3 .3 Page Labels . .8 3 .3 .1 Page Label Title . 8 3 .3 .2 Page Label Icon . 8 3 .3 .3 Auditory Cue for Pages . .9 3 .4 Creating a Message Location . .9 3 .4 .1 Background and Border Colors . 9 3 .4 .2 Button Text . .10 3 .4 .3 Add Images to a Message Location . .11 3 .4 .4 Edit an Image . .12 3 .4 .5 Add Actions to a Message Location . .13 3 .4 .6 Auditory Cues for Message Locations . 14 3 .4 .7 Copy, Paste, Swap, Remove, or Hide Message Locations on a Page . 14 3 .5 Quick Buttons . .15 3 .6 Manage Pages and Templates . .15 4 Creating Scene Communication Pages . 16 4 .1 Add Message Locations to a Scene Communication Page . 16 5 Creating Keyboard Pages . 18 6 Using Express Pages . 19 6 .1 Adding Express Pages to Your Book . .19 6 .2 Using the Message Bar in the Player . 19 6 .3 Express Page Optional Features . 20 6 .4 Sharing Message Bar Content . .20 7 Creating and Sharing Page Templates . .21 7 .1 Create a Template . 21 7 .2 Share Templates by Email . 22 7 .3 Online Gallery Sharing . 22 7 .4 Use Free Pre-Made Pages from the Online Gallery . 23 8 Creating, Removing, and Sharing Communication Books . 25 8 .1 Broadcast Sharing on a WiFi Network . 26 8 .2 Sharing with AirDrop or Email . .26 8 .3 Exporting a Communication Book as PDF Pages . .27 9 Backing Up Your Communication Books . .28 9 .1 Backing Up to Your Computer with iTunes . 28 9 .1 .1 Backing Up to Your Computer Via the Finder . 29 9 .2 Backing Up with Dropbox or Google Drive . 30 9 .3 Additional Cloud Backup Options . 32 10 Selection Scanning and Switch Access Support . 33 11 GoTalk NOW App Settings . .34 GoTalk NOW Downloads . .38 Contact Information . .39 Section 1 Getting Started with GoTalk NOW Use GoTalk NOW® to create Communication Books with interactive message buttons. Or use an image to create a scene page with screen hotspots that play messages. Use keyboard pages for typing messages with built-in word prediction and text-to-speech message playing. The Help button on the Home screen provides user Open the User Guide guide information and video tutorials. The best way PDF in the to learn about GoTalk NOW is to start creating your iBooks app for full page viewing and own Communication Pages. Use the QUICK START text searching. instructions below to learn the basics. Fig. 1-1 A GoTalk Communication Page with four Message Locations. A tap on a Message Location can play audio or video, navigate to a new page, or open a web page. 1.1 QUICK START 1. Tap Page Editor on the Home screen. If no books have been created yet, the first page of the Default Book will open. Fig. 1-2 The selected book title appears at the bottom of the Home screen. GoTalk NOW LITE and GoTalk Start do not show a title, as they are limited to a single book. To exit Return to the Page Home Add Editor, tap Manage Screen New Page the Home button or Pages and Set Page Add Edit use a three-finger Templates Add Quick Options Page Icon Page Title Buttons swipe up on the iPad screen. To restrict access to the Page Editor, add a passcode for leaving the Player (see app settings, page 35). Fig. 1-3 Use the Page Editor to add Message Locations to the page. A page can be divided into 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 25, or 36 Message Location buttons. Each button can have a different appearance and action. A Message Location area on the page can be left blank. TABLE OF CONTENTS © 2016 Attainment Company GoTalk NOW User’s Guide 1 GTN v5.0 Section 1 2. Tap the Page Options tool bar icon . Getting Started Use the Buttons setting to adjust the number with GoTalk NOW of Message Locations on the page . Use the Background setting to choose a background color for the page . The Enabled switch must be turned on for the page to be included in the book . 3. Tap on one of the Message Location buttons . “Button Text” will appear on the selected button as default text for that Message Location . Editing tools will appear on the screen for replacing the text, changing the button appearance, and Fig. 1-4 The Page Options tab provides settings for the page adding actions . background color and the number of Message Locations on the page. Enabled must be set to “on” for the page to be viewed in the Player. See page 14 to learn about Scanning Auditory Cues. See page 19 to learn about the Express Page feature. Add Button Add Auditory Add Button Action Cue After-Action Edit Button Save Button Background Changes Color Edit Button Edit Button Add Image Border Color Text to Button Fig. 1-5 When selected in the Page Editor, a Message Location button is enlarged for easier editing. Background color, border color, text content, and images can be adjusted. A Message Location must have an Action assigned to it (Text-to-Speech to play the button text is the default action). 4. With the Message Location selected, use the Background and Border tools to select colors for the Message Location . Use the Button Text settings to edit the text label or change the text size, font style, and text color . A drop shadow effect can also be added to the text . Fig. 1-6 The Button Text tab provides settings for making changes to the text label of a Message Location. TABLE OF CONTENTS © 2016 Attainment Company GoTalk NOW User’s Guide 2 GTN v5.0 Section 1 5. With the Message Location selected, use the Getting Started with GoTalk NOW Add Image tool to add a picture to the Message Location. More than one image can be added. Use a finger-drag to position the image. Resize an image by pinching and stretching. To use symbols and illustrations from the GoTalk Image Library, go to the Fig. 1-7 The Add Image tab has settings for adding one or more GoTalk NOW Store pictures to a Message Location. from the Home screen. The image 6. With the Message Location selected, tap the red library is free for Action button to assign an action. Text-to-Speech (TTS) is the default action and will read GoTalk NOW users. the text aloud. Recorded Audio lets you use the iPad microphone to record a message. Other available actions include Jump To Page (go to a different Communication Page), Media Player (play audio from the iPad song list), URL (open a web page), Hue Light Control, or Video. 7. Press the Done button to save the completed Message Location to the page. 8. Tap the Page Title at the bottom of the Page Editor screen to edit the page title or add an image next to the page title. Tap Set Font to make text changes, and tap Icon button to add an icon image. The Auditory Cue feature for pages is explained on page 14. Tap Done when See page finished editing the Page Title. 14 to learn how to 9. To add a new blank page, tap and select Add Blank Button Page from the New Page menu. add an Auditory If your book has multiple pages, you will find the “+” button on the last page of the book. Cue to a Message Location. See 10. Tap the Quick Buttons button to add up to four Message Locations that will be page 14 to learn available throughout the book. Tap anywhere on the page to close the Quick Buttons tab. how to add an After Action to a More information on Quick Buttons can be found on page 15. Message Location. 11. Return to the Home screen and tap Player to open your Communication Book. See page 4 for information about the GoTalk NOW Player. TABLE OF CONTENTS © 2016 Attainment Company GoTalk NOW User’s Guide 3 GTN v5.0 Section 2 Using the GoTalk NOW Player After creating a Communication Book with one or more Communication Pages, tap the Player button To exit the on the Home Screen to use your Communication Player, Book. The title of the selected book is shown at the use bottom of the Home screen. To choose a different a three-finger downward swipe on book, tap the book title at the bottom of the Home the iPad screen, or screen for a list of available books. If you are using press and hold the Home button for GoTalk NOW LITE or GoTalk NOW Start, only one eight seconds. Communication Book is available. A four-digit password for • From the Home screen, tap the Player Fig. 2-1 Open a Communication Book by tapping the Player button leaving the Player button. The selected Communication on the Home screen. can be added in the app settings. Book will open. • Tap the Message Locations on the page to select and play assigned actions. GoTalk NOW LITE and GoTalk Start are limited to a single Communication Book. When using those apps, the Quick book title will Left Back Page Buttons Right not appear at Navigation Home Icon Page Label Jump the bottom of the To Navigation Home Screen.

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