Interactive Boardmaker Basics

1. Interactive Boardmaker Basics By: Vanessa Wilkinson (nee Bushbacher) & Robyn Jung

2. Movable Buttons • 1st you have to make sure you have the movable button tool on your toolbar.

3. Movable Buttons • To add the movable button tool to your toolbar: • Go to Dynamic Boards • Then to Show • Then select Movable Button Tool

4. Movable Buttons • 1. Select Movable Button Tool • 2. Click on button you want to make move • 3. You will be prompted to enter a unique name. • 4. Once you enter this name, it will appear in a green box centered on the movable button.

5. Movable Buttons • To create a destination button: • Click and drag the movable button over to the button that you want to make the destination. • Drop the movable button on the destination • You will be prompted to enter a unique name. This name will appear in a red box centered on the destination button.

6. Movable Buttons • Assigning Actions: • You will see a standard Button Action window • Define the action list for this Movable/Destination button. Select OK. • Action Categories changes the Actions list

7. Movable & Destination Properties • Movable Properties: • Snap Back • Snap this movable button back to the last position when dropped on an invalid destination • Move Clones • Instead of moving the button itself, create a new “cloned” copy of whatever the button is • Destination Properties: • Center Movables • Force movable buttons to appear in the exact center of the destination button ** Right click on the button and scroll down to Movable (or Destination) Button Properties

8. Linking Pages/Boards • Create and save the board you want to link the page to • Double click the button you want to make the linking button • Under Action Categories select Board Change • Under Actions  select Change Board • Select the board you want to link the page to and hit OK

9. Button Actions • Adding Sound • Take your movable button and Drag & Drop onto your destination button. • Actions Play Recorded Message • Select Sound from MJ sounds • Select the sound you want from the list • Name the sound and select OK

10. Button Actions • Play a recorded message • Actions Play Recorded Message • Record a new sound (Microphone needed?) • Record sound, listen to play back, select OK

11. Pop-up Boards • 1. Create board you want to pop-up and save • 2. Select Action Categories  Board Change, then select Actions  Go to popup board • 3. Select the board you want to go to, then hit OK

12. Pop-Up Boards • On the pop-up board: • Double click the buttons one at a time (repeat until this is done for all of them) • If you want a message to be spoken, you need to put this action first • Select Action Categories  Basics then select Actions  Speak Message, then type in what you want it to say • In order to go back to the page you want you need to select Action Categories  Board Change,Actions  Return to Last Board

13. Pop-Up Boards • On the Pop-up board cont. • If you want your main board to remain visible when the new board pops up • Go to File, Board setup… • Change board height and width to match the size of the pop up board, hit OK • Make sure to save this pop-up board again

14. Symbolate • Typing • Select Symbolate tool on toolbar • Click on the background where you would like the button to appear. • Start typing the sentence • Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. He left Spain and reached North America. He had three ships.

15. Symbolate • Editing Text • Click on the text you’d like to edit. • Delete with backspace or delete button • Start typing to insert text • To treat two or more words as a single word, hold the underscore key ( _ ) instead of pressing the space bar • For example Christopher_Columbus VS.

16. Symbolate • Changing Symbols • Double click on the word/picture you want to change • Scroll through the options they provide select your new choice and hit OK

17. Symbolate • Adding New Symbols • Double click on the word/symbol • Go to Add New Symbol • Type the name of the symbol you want to find, scroll through the options and then select OK

18. Symbolate • Properties Window • Right click in the symbolate box • You can adjust: • The size of the symbols • Change where the text is located • Line spacing

19. Symbolate • Read with Highlighting • You can have the text you write read to you. • Double click the symbolate box (with the Pointer tool) • Action Categories  Basics, Actions  Read with Highlighting

20. Speak Message • Select Action Category Basic • Actions Speak Message • Type in the text you want or select use button text • When the button is selected it will speak this message

21. Spoken Preview • Select Action Categories  Basic • Actions  Spoken Preview • Type in text you want to speak or select use button text • This will allow the student to listen to a message without selecting the button

22. Finder • Single picture vs. all the pictures that are available with that word

23. Finder • Allows you to filter out categories

24. Finder • Allows you to: • add a second language • change the size of the text • Change where the text is seen • If the symbols are in black and white or color

25. Finder • Can be changed to: • Contains • Starts with • Match Word • Can change the name on the picture here

26. Right Click • Properties • Make invisible • The button outline cannot be seen in use mode • Not Selectable • The button will not be selected in use mode • Helps if you have a scanning student

27. Right Click • Alignment for a single button • Centers contents of buttons • Horizontally • Centered • Vertically

28. Right Click • Alignment for multiple buttons • Top, Bottom, Right and Left will always be the button that sticks out in that direction the furthest