Saltillo ALT-Chat User manual

Quick Reference Guide
ALT-Chat
DesktopChatSE
www.saltillo.com
1-800-382-8622
Load a Vocabulary File
1. Tap File
2. Tap Vocab File
3. Tap Load Vocab File
4. Choose the Vocab File desired and tap OK
All default Vocabulary Files are marked as Original and cannot
be modified. To use a default vocabulary file see Option A in Create a New
Vocabulary File below.
Create a New Vocabulary File:
Note: A single user generally has one Vocabulary File.
OPTION A: From an Existing Vocabulary File
1. Tap File
2. Tap Vocab File
3. Tap Load Vocab File
4. Choose the Vocab File desired and tap OK.
5. Tap File
6. Tap Vocab File
7. Tap Save Vocab File As (this will take some time)
8. Type a new Name for your Vocab File
9. Tap Save
OPTION B: A Brand New Vocabulary File
1. Tap File
2. Tap Vocab File
3. Tap New Vocab File, choose Continue
4. Type a Name for your Vocabulary File
5. Tap Create
You must Set a Home Page for New Vocabulary Files,
See instructions below.
To Enter
Edit Mode
1. Tap Edit on Menu Bar
2. Tap Edit Mode (Checkmark displayed)
To Exit
Edit Mode
1. Tap Edit on Menu Bar
2. Tap Edit Mode (No Checkmark)
When editing, on the device, you will need to open the keyboard at
the bottom of the page by tapping on the keyboard icon in the Menu Bar
Create a New Page
(In Edit Mode):
1. Tap Edit Menu
2. Tap Modify Vocabulary
3. Tap Create
4. Tap New Page
5. Type a Name for your New Page (open keyboard)
6. Select the number of Rows and Columns (tap on triangles for
choices)
7. Tap Create
Set Home Page
(In Edit Mode):
1. Tap and Hold on desired Home Page
2. Tap Page
3. Tap Set as Home of the Current Vocab File
No Home Page Warning - When a Vocabulary File without a Home Page
is loaded, a blank page is displayed.
4. Tap View on the Menu Bar
5. Tap Go To, then tap Page
6. Tap on the Desired Page, then Tap Choose
7. Follow Steps above to Set Home Page
Create a New Speaking Button on Page
(In Edit Mode):
1. Tap and Hold in Display area for new button
2. Tap Create New Button
3. Type a Label for your New Button (open keyboard)
4. Type a Message for your New Button (if different from the label)
5. Tap Search
6. Tap Symbol Name(s) to Preview Symbol Image(s)
7. Tap Select
8. Tap Add
Create Linking & Speaking Button
(In Edit Mode):
1. Follow Steps 1-7 in Create a New Speaking Button on Page
2. Tap the ACTIONS Tab
3. Tap Triangle next to “add –ed”
4. Tap Navigate
5. Tap Add
6. Tap Desired Page (Page to Link To)
pages are listed in alphabetical order
7. Tap Choose
8. Tap OK
Change the Function of a Button
(In Edit Mode):
1. Tap and Hold on the Button
2. Tap Edit Button
3. Tap the ACTIONS Tab
4. Tap Triangle next to “add -ed”
5. Choose Desired Button Action
6. Tap Add, depending on the action chosen,you may be asked to
perform another task
7. Tap OK
Remove an Action by tapping and highlighting the action, and Tap Remove
To Hide the Menus on the device:
1. Tap the Tools button on the top/face ofthe device
2. Tap the Tools button again to bring the menus back for editing
If a password is needed to keep the menus hidden:
3. Choose Advanced Settings from the Edit Menu
4. Choose the Full Screen tab
5. Check the Password-protect Full Screen Mode box
6. Choose Set password and enter a password
Change a Button’s Picture
(In Edit Mode):
A minimal set of icons are provided on the ALT-Chat device, the
DesktopChat provides a more complete set of icons.
1. Tap and Hold on the Button
2. Tap Edit Button
3. Tap Search
4. Type Symbol/Search Name
5. Tap Find (try a different name if your picture isn’t found)
7. Tap Symbol Name(s) to Preview Symbol Image(s)
8. Tap Select or Find and type a new name to search on
Choose Browse to search for icons through their folders.
To add digital pictures to buttons, you must use the
DesktopChat while Editing. The pictures need to be saved on
your computer. Follow steps 1 & 2 above and then:
1. Tap Import
2. Find the picture on your computer
3. choose Open, if the picture looks OK
4. choose OK
Change the Appearance of a Button
(In Edit Mode):
1. Tap and Hold on the Button
2. Tap Edit Button
3. Tap on the Style tab (between General and Actions)
4. Modify Colors, Border, Font, Shape, Label Position as desired
5. Tap OK
Change the Appearance of All Buttons:
1. Tap Edit on the Menu Bar
2. Tap General Settings
3. Tap Style tab
4. Modify Button Style as desired
5. Tap OK
Change the Speech Display Bar Appearance:
To Show or Hide the Speech Display Bar:
1. Tap Edit on the menu bar
2. Tap General Settings
3. Tap Speech Display Bar
4. Check or uncheck Visible (Displayed when Checked)
To Change the Speech Display Bar Settings:
1. Tap Edit on the Menu Bar
2. Tap General Settings
3. Tap Speech Display Bar tab at bottom
4. Change Settings as desired
5. Tap OK
To Choose Location of the Speech Display Bar:
1. Tap View on the menu bar
2. Tap Speech Display Bar
3. Tap On Top (Top of Display when Checked)

Quick Reference Guide
ALT-Chat
DesktopChatSE
www.saltillo.com
1-800-382-8622
Rename a Page or Vocab File (In Edit Mode):
Open the vocabulary file or page to rename. Once showing on
the screen:
1. Tap Edit
2. Tap Modify Vocabulary
3. Tap Rename
4. Tap Desired Resource type (e.g., Page)
5. Type Desired Name
6. Tap Save
Create a Button to Play an Audio File
(In Edit Mode):
1. Tap and Hold on the Button
2. Tap Edit Button
3. Tap the ACTIONS Tab
4. Tap Triangle next to “add - ed” and chose Play Audio
5. Tap Add
6. Tap Record, Import From File for an audio file on your PC hard
drive, or Tap Use a Resource for an audio file already in your
Vocabulary File library
7. Tap OK
8. Tap Apply
9. Tap OK
Use the “Quick Re-Record” Feature
(In Edit Mode):
This simple function allows you to re-record a message.
First, create the button (see Create a Button to Play an Audio File).
When you recorded a message it was labeled “Untitled audio”, to make things
easier rename that file:
Second, Create Button to Quickly Record Audio File
1. Tap and hold on the Button
2. Tap Edit Button
3. Tap the ACTIONS Tab
4. Tap Triangle next to “add - ed” and choose Record Audio
5. Tap Add
6. Tap Use a Resource
7. Choose the sound file that you just renamed
8. Tap choose
9. Tap Apply
10. Give your button a label, icon or both
11.Tap OK
To quickly re-record
1. Tap on the “Record” Button
2. Tap Record
3. Record your message and Tap Stop
4. To hear your recording, tap Play
5. Tap OK
Adjust the Touchscreen Sensitivity:
1. Tap Edit on the Menu Bar
2. Tap General Settings
3. Modify the Acceptance and Release Times
4. Tap OK
Transferring a Vocabulary File TO the PC:
DesktopChat must be installed onto your PC prior to starting this
process.
1. Connect the USB thumb drive to the right side of the device
2. On the ALT-Chat tap File, then Export
3. Choose the Vocabulary File that is being copied
4. Tap Export
5. When finished, unplug the thumb drive from the device and plug into
the computer
6. Within 90 seconds the DesktopChat will start receiving the file
7. When finished, choose File>Vocab File>Load Vocab File
NOTE: it is best Not to use your other computer applications
while a transfer is taking place.
Transferring a Vocabulary File FROM the PC:
8. Connect the USB thumb drive to your computer
9. Choose DesktopChat shortcut and open the program on the PC
10.Tap File, then Export
11.Choose to save the vocabulary to the attached USB drive
12.Choose the Vocabulary File that is being copied
13.Tap Export, copying the file might take some time
14.When finished, remove the USB drive from the computer and plug it
into the device
15.within 90 seconds the ALT-Chat will start receiving the file
16.when finished, choose File>Vocab File>Load Vocab File
It is strongly recommended that editing is done on the DesktopChat.If this isn’t
possible, export modified vocabulary files to the DesktopChat on a regular
basis.
Back Up a Vocabulary File:
ALT-Chat provides a way to make a backup of the library on the device itself.
1. Choose Library from the File Menu
2. Choose Backup Library
Change the speaking voice:
1. Choose General Settings from the Edit Menu
2. Choose the Voice tab
3. Choose the voice , speed, volume and pitch and OK
Sharing pages from other vocabulary files:
There are times that pages are already created in other vocabulary
files that would be of value to the current vocabulary file. With the
current vocabulary file open:
1. Tap Modify Vocabulary from the Edit Menu
2. Tap Import Pages
3. Tap the vocabulary file the pages exist
4. Highlight all of the pages to share, select Choose
The system now puts copies of each of the highlighted pages into
the currently open vocabulary file, to see these, choose View>Go
To>Page
Now, to Link the New pages with the existing pages - Create a
button on an existing page to navigate to the new pages:
5. Tap and Hold (right click) in Display area for new
button
6. Tap Create New Button or Edit Button
7. Type a Label for your new button
8. Tap Search or Browse for an icon
9. Tap Select
10. Tap the ACTIONS Tab
11. Tap Triangle next to “add –ed”
12. Tap Navigate
13. Tap Add
14. Tap Desired Page (New Page to Link To)
pages are listed in alphabetical order
15. Tap Choose
If you want the button to speak the Label tap OK
If you don’t want the button to speak:
16. Tap Speech Message in the Action listing
17. Tap Remove
18. Tap OK
Version: ALT-1.0