Interactive Boardmaker Basics

By: Vanessa Wilkinson (nee Bushbacher)& Robyn Jung

Movable Buttons1st you have to make sure you have the movable

button tool on your toolbar.

Movable ButtonsTo add the movable

button tool to your toolbar:Go to Dynamic BoardsThen to ShowThen select Movable

Button Tool

Movable Buttons1. Select Movable

Button Tool2. 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.

Movable ButtonsTo 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.

Movable ButtonsAssigning

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

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

Linking Pages/BoardsCreate and save the board you

want to link the page toDouble click the button you want

to make the linking buttonUnder Action Categories select

Board ChangeUnder Actions select Change

BoardSelect the board you want to link

the page to and hit OK

Button ActionsAdding Sound

Take your movable button and Drag & Drop onto your destination button.

Actions Play Recorded MessageSelect Sound from MJ

sounds Select the sound you

want from the list Name the sound and

select OK

Button ActionsPlay a recorded

messageActions Play

Recorded MessageRecord a new

sound (Microphone needed?)

Record sound, listen to play back, select OK

Pop-up Boards1. Create board you want to pop-up and save2. Select Action Categories Board Change,

then select Actions Go to popup board3. Select the board you want to go to, then hit

OK

Pop-Up BoardsOn 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 firstSelect 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

Pop-Up BoardsOn 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

SymbolateTyping

Select Symbolate tool on toolbarClick 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.

SymbolateEditing Text

Click on the text you’d like to edit.Delete with backspace or delete buttonStart typing to insert textTo treat two or more words as a single word, hold the

underscore key ( _ ) instead of pressing the space bar For example Christopher_Columbus

VS.

SymbolateChanging Symbols

Double click on the word/picture you want to change

Scroll through the options they provide select your new choice and hit OK

SymbolateAdding 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

SymbolateProperties Window

Right click in the symbolate boxYou can adjust:

The size of the symbols Change where the text is

located Line spacing

SymbolateRead 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

Speak MessageSelect Action

Category BasicActions Speak

MessageType in the text you

want or select use button text

When the button is selected it will speak this message

Spoken PreviewSelect Action Categories

BasicActions Spoken PreviewType 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

FinderSingle picture vs. all

the pictures that are available with that word

Finder

Allows you to filter out categories

FinderAllows 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

FinderCan be changed to:

ContainsStarts withMatch Word

Can change the name on the picture here

Right ClickProperties

Make invisibleThe button outline

cannot be seen in use mode

Not SelectableThe button will not be

selected in use mode Helps if you have a

scanning student

Right ClickAlignment for a single

buttonCenters contents of

buttons HorizontallyCenteredVertically

Right ClickAlignment for multiple buttons

Top, Bottom, Right and Left will always be the button that sticks out in that direction the furthest