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1. 91 Mind Express 92 2 Do one of the following 4 Select the appropriate word class by clicking one of the radio buttons e Choose Insert gt Basic symbol and choose a symbol from the list by The grid takes on a different colour for every word class An example Clicking it when you select Substantive the grid turns orange oy For more information on colour settings see also Options gt Symbol RS sets gt Bliss on page 75 Basic set 5 Choose File gt Save or press Enter to save the Bliss symbol 10 4 The menu bar File Below you find a chronological overview of the commands on the File menu 10 4 1 File gt Save Choose File gt Save to save the current symbol Alternatively you can also press Enter on your keyboard a The symbol you just saved is added to the Bliss symbol list which you can also BLISS symbols x see in Mind Express Symbol 10 4 2 File gt Exit strawbeny e Choose Insert gt Bliss symbol Choose a symbol from the list or type the name of the symbol in the Name box Click Insert Choose File gt Exit to close Bliss Editor 10 5 The menu bar Edit Below you find an overview of the functions in the Edit menu in order of their appearance on the menu Use these functions to edit sym
2. chions CMO User mode Message Sound Command Scanning Mouse Pause scanning Joystick Pause selection Other application Phone functions Guit Aesize Aun application Send to Gewa Send to serial port Smart 5 16 Volume With the Volume command you can raise or lower the volume This will only affect the volume of the speech output If you wish to change the general volume so that the volume of the sounds is higher or lower you can use the commands Master volume up and Master volume down You can switch the sound on or off with the Master volume on or Master volume off Level Level re lf Filin Test and Level 1 Actions Message Sound Command Other application Phone functions Quit Resize Volume 1 Aun application Volume 2 Send to Gewa Volume 3 J Send to serial port Volume 4 User mode Volume 5 Volume 6 x WLAN we Molume z OF Cancel 37 5 17 Wlan The WLAN allows you to send commands to an other computer Both computers need to be connected to the same network Those commands are sent to a server installed on the other computer Both computers need a fixed IP address First of all you need to know the IP address of the server 5 17 1 To find the IP address of the server 1 Go to the Windows start button and choose Run Fill in cmd in the Run window Type the name of a program folder document or Internet resource and Windows will
3. cccsccsscccsssccessscessscsesesusnssesussusneseursensees 49 Chapter 7 Working with Letters 7 1 Preferences for the sentence Window ccccccesscesseessssescsseeesseeeseees 51 7 2 Hide sentence window on this PaGE ccscccscesseecsessseesseesseeeeees 53 Fa USPEO NNO e E 54 LBA FON sicsivsncavcancnrsarennanranenvnanvessaassanpaneanasnassarsansaseinearanvassassansaseatsrneanannasanineaad 54 7 3 2 Letter SetUp cccscccsessscsesssssssseeevsserssseesssseeessessseneseseeesaeeeessensvasenevsneessens 54 FF E i a ATT 55 1 A Writing a letter isisiccisiiisiccisisiuneiiieinoireniricrercaiisasinunstasneisinnir ienai 55 Eee E E 59 7 5 1 Saving letters via the menu bar cscccssccesscesstesscessesseresseesstesstesseseses 59 7 5 2 Saving letters in the communication grid cccccescseseeesessseesseeeseesseeeeses 59 Chapter 8 User Modes O MOU O e E A 61 8 1 1 Mouse PrefereNCeS ccccccssccssescsesssseessescseeeseesesesseeeseseeesetesseeseeeesatesnes 61 ANTT La A 63 8 2 1 Scanning ME OAS ceinnneMmnmemmemmmessssss0ssecsevsssessessssssessssrsssssessessesscenens 65 8 2 2 Scanning MOES ccccccescccsscesseecssesseeseseeesseecseeeeeseesseessseessateseeeseeseateeses 65 8 2 3 Scanning preferences cisissB oacssccesversenndll anessessonnesnerasinisassnssrnaadnsasnaieersetnvan 67 8 2 Advanced SCAN times f png a anea 69 8 2p AudItOY SGANNING 2 pcerredbwrnsssQsssssecedihsssscsssssssePessssscse
4. Other application Out Mind Express Phone functions Quit Windows Minimize Aun application Send to Gewa Send to serial port Smart 5 12 Run application With the command Run application you can start other applications Apart from that you can also open files when that type of file is linked to an application You can immediately play MP3 files with your default MP3 application Levell Level EER W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound Command CMO Run application Other application Phone functions QuitResize Browse Send to Gewa Send to serial port User mode DEDO CM Cancel 5 13 Send to Gewa For more information on sending Gewa codes see Chapter 15 GEWA RH on page 127 5 14 Send to Serial port You can use Mind Express in combination with environmental control tools This command allows you to determine the information that should be sent to the serial port 36 For more information on using the serial port see Options gt Serial RS port on page 80 Levell E E W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound 0 Command CMD Send to serial port Other application Phone functions Guit Aesize Aun application Send to Gewa Send to serial port Cancel 5 15 User mode This command allows the user to switch from one user mode to another Levell Levelz Level3 W Filin Text and Level 1
5. ccc ccceccccesscccssseccseeeccseeeccseeeceeecsseeeceeeeseeeeceeeueseaeeeseatesenessaeess 98 11 1 4 OUING cscs cu cectuacesasuccacuasesicanssancnaseszisnensessczesesnsnesannsesezesussasnesniasensamaneneen 98 11 2 The E mail file in Mind Express cccccssscsssssessscssssscrssscersscenreseeens 99 11 3 How to use the E mail template ccccescccssecssseessseeesseeeeeseeeeeees 100 11 3 1 To read an INCOMING C MAil cceecceseeesecesseeesseesseeeseessseeeseeesseesateeses 102 11 3 2 HOW to send AN E Mail cece cscs sssceesssessssseesssesevseeseesenesssenevseeenesens 102 11 3 3 Address DOOK Saar ree ee 102 11 3 4 1 ag a contact person Yosir 103 11 4 cells with command Send E Mail 103 TAS Te IMDDX E N A E 104 11 6 How to make an e mail file in Mind Express ccccccccssseesseeeeees 105 thle het 2 password ererken pinnan Aurine anis 107 Chapter 12 Camera 12 1 Working with the camera file ccccccssssseceseeeseessseessseeeseeessseeees 111 12 2 How to make a Camera file cccssccsssstessscssssseedssscersssezessenessennas 112 12 2 1 The camera Cell cscccssssessssssnscsdsassisabss tenses flbsssterss 112 12 2 2 The Snapshot cell ana La babe ba ea 113 12 2 3 Previous and next PICTUME ccsseGcsespesesndenssans si rri na et ota 113 12 2 4 How to delete a picture csederssedgeres sss sr ss ageeliennenrenneemrenenT 114 12 2 5 How to stop the Camera
6. PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture all categories X coffee 5 Subcategory cock a doodle doo a kat E fral subcategories X eockiosch a Change directory jane eish coconut Style Cody Style 1 Y coffee filter v Edit style Text on screen C Extra Levell Level2 Level3 IV Filin Text and Level 1 If you want to display another text caption for the symbol than the one offered by default simply enter the new text in the Text on screen box For example if you want to display the text hot with the coffee symbol instead of the default text coffee enter hot in the Text on screen box C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture ran categories X coffee Subcategory cock a doodle doo na cockatoo E fral subcategories v cock ach a L cocktail ae EEE cocktail 1 Change directory coconut Style cocoon Cod Style 1 coffee filter v Edit style Extra WV Fillin Text and Level 1 Text on screen trot Levell Level2 Level3 E f you enter an on screen text that is too long to fit in the grid cell the text is split over two lines as soon as there is a space in the text Make sure that the text does not overlap with the used symbol 3 4 1 Fill in Text and Level 1 Ny Mind Express If you select the option Fill in Text and Level 1 b
7. 7 Fill in the contents 8 Save the page Smart Chapter 5 Working with commands You can create command cells in your communication grids At the top of the Picture list in the Contents dialog box in the symbol sets BLISS and PCS you will find symbols for most of the commands listed above If you select one of these symbols the corresponding action is linked to the cell automatically CONTENTS C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture fral categories bd Subcategory fral subcategories X Change directory 1 Past participle 2 Infinintive 3 Yolume down 3 Volume down 3 Volume down Style 4 Volume up Syle2 ss 4 Volume up 4 Volume up v Edit style Estra 5 Present tense MV Filin Text and Level 1 Text on screen Volume down Levell Level2 Level3 ctions C Message Sound Command CMD Volume Volume Down Open file Other application Phone functions Quit Resize Run application Send to Gewa Send to serial port User mode Of course you can also assign a command to any cell containing any symbol of your choice In the following paragraphs you will find an overview of the main commands and their subcommands in the order in which they are presented in the Contents dialog box 31 5 1 Calculator y For more information on making or using a calculator see Chapter 14 The calculator on
8. Installing 2 J Joystick 72 Auto wrap 72 K Keywords for auditory scanning 70 L Lay out of communication grids 19 Lay out of the Contents dialogue box 11 Letter functions 33 Letter setup 54 130 Letters 87 Functions 33 Printing 58 saving 59 setup 54 Working with 51 Level 17 Actions per 18 Multiple actions 18 49 switching 47 What 17 M Menu 87 Change password 87 Restricted menu 87 Menu bar Edit 92 File 92 Info 95 Insert 93 symbol 94 Message 41 Mind Express Definition 1 Getting started with 3 Installation 2 What 1 Working with 1 Mind Express and Bliss Editor installation 2 Mode menu 74 Modes 61 Mind Express Modifying Background 21 Image position in squares 24 styles 20 Mouse 61 Mode 61 Preferences 61 Multiple actions per level 18 49 Multiple squares Applying styles 25 Multiple switch 72 0 Open file command 34 Opening communication grids 8 Options 74 Cursor 74 Directories 76 Indicator 74 Preferences 78 Serial port 80 Symbol sets gt Bliss 75 symbol sets gt Rebus 76 Options menu 74 Other symbols 14 P Page Go to 32 Go to command 32 Page menu 86 PCS symbol set 13 Per level multiple actions 49 131 Picto symbol set 13 Port serial 36 Prediction squares 39 Preferences 51 Mouse 61 Scanning 67 Sentence window 51 Printing Communication grids 9 Letters 58 R Rebus symbol set 13 Reference 73 Run application 36 Saving Communication grids 8 Letters 59 Scanning
9. column scan W Double time on first symbol C Scan sentence window Keyword for sentence window Letter Automatic selection Selection time frond TBE T Hold switch 2 for selection Hold time Hogg mee Pause scanning after number of rounds Humber of rounds i p W I Allow mouse input during scanning Setup Use test on screen as keyword Cancel A Scanning methods B Scanning modes C Scanning preferences c Cc Magnified selection Skip empty squares Auditor scanning 2 Select a scanning method Mind Express sym For more information on the different scanning method s see Scanning 9 methods on page 65 3 Select a scanning mode Sa For more information on the different scanning modes see Scanning v modes on page 65 4 Select the scanning preferences of your choice w 5 Click OK ning preferences on page 67 Your scanning settings are stored with the current communication grid 6 Choose Mode gt Scan The scanning settings you selected in the Scanning dialog box are applied Sa 70 quit scanning mode press Escape Esc Z kad symm for more information on the different scanning preferences see Scan 65 8 2 1 Scanning methods You can choose one of the following scanning methods Line column Linear Column line Snake Mind Express first scans all the lines in the grid and the
10. scanning with switch 2 You can set the time interval in the Hold time window Magnified selection The indicated cell is magnified In case of a full row or column only the first cell is magnified You can set a magnification percentage This percentage should be over 100 Allow mouse input during scanning If you enable this option someone can operate the mouse while the user is using the scanning mode Mind Express Preference setting Skip empty cells Auditory scanning Use text on screen as keyword 69 Description If you enable this option the empty cells in the grid are skipped automatically If you enable this option the text for every cell is read out when the cells are scanned In the auditory scanning mode Mind Express uses the Keyword for auditory scanning as default if there is a defined keyword in the Extra dialog box of the Content window Otherwise Mind Express will use the content action of the cell as keyword When you prefer to use the Text on screen as keyword you have to enable this option 8 2 4 Advanced scan times In the Delay box you can set a time interval After a selection all switch input will then be ignored for this time interval Advanced scanning settings Scantines jo Mise jo mec fo sec Delay time for Switch 1 Delay time for Switch 2 Acceptance time Prescan l Prescan in blocks Horizontal E Vertical E Press the Advanced button if you want to use different
11. 25 1 9 SOCUTILY cccccccccssscccccsssssecccssssscsssssssecsessssecsssssssecsesssesesssssssesessssseecesasevecee 9 4 4 1 Select all eee svvseeeeeeeeenisannssssveeeeeeeeeenuiianaaassssseeeetennnnnisaansssssset 28 4 5 How to Make a POP UP WINGOW csssccsssssssssssssesen esssssrersssecsstedans 28 Chapter 2 Getting Started with Mind Express Chapter 5 Working with commands 21 Staring WING EXO FOSS sc snincivdeionireednestessnsetenasgancienanieinoesbiaeancreanniewinnanes 3 2 2 Creating a new communication grid 3 5 1 Calculator x secccci va secesseusnsnancnslll saad eudecic gsauitecss etal aaind he isaseieda uae 31 2 3 Completing the cells in a communication grid cccccccscsssecccseseeseeseeeeeee 6 5 2 Camera Te ee ny eh a a Le A 31 2 4 Opening an existing communication grid n g 5 3 Date and AA e A a A Mlcuitenndeus 31 2 5 Saving a Communication OFC ccccsssccssssssssessessesevevssssssssesesseeeerevetsveve g TEE iNe ee EET ke A Se ml E 32 2 6 Printing a communication grid cssccsesessecccsesecsssssssseeseessesseseseseeeeeeeveee 9 55 GOTO EVOL eo Sn iaai a an 32 2 7 Closing Mind EXpress a e nnna 10 5 6 Go to PAGE sssssssessssssssceessseecesneececeeceececcecceccecceceencccecceceeceecceccengaceqnccee 32 5 7 Grammar FUNCTIONS 0cccsssecscsssserscnadeasssersereerhesenerdbeadfesthsecreces 32 Chapter 3 The Contents Dialog Box 5 8 Letter fUNCtIONS c0cccsccccccd mal LN a 33 3 1 The lay out of the Contents dlalog BOK
12. Command CMO Grammar functions Fast Participle Infinitive Present tense Past tense Future tense Calculator Al Camera functions I Date Time E mail Go to level Ill 3 D qu Sid pers sing Me k Mail ik 5 8 Letter functions If you select the Letter functions command a list of subcommands for use in letters appears For more information on letters see also Working with Letters on RS age 57 Write Start writing Read Letter The content of the letter is read Stop Stop writing Clear Entire letter is cleared Open Open an existing letter Save as Save a letter as a Brf document Store Save a letter under a cell Backspace Clear the last entry Print Print the letter Up Set the cursor in the previous line of the letter Down Set the cursor in the next line of the letter Left Set the cursor one position to the left Right Set the cursor one position to the right 33 Home Set the cursor at the beginning of the letter End Set the letter cursor at the end of the letter New line Set the cursor at the beginning of a new line in the letter Space Place a spacemark in the letter Full stop Place a full stop in the letter Question mark Place a question mark in the letter Exclamation mark Place an exclamation mark in the text Read Sentence Mind Express reads the sentence that precedes the cursor or the sentence where it is located Re
13. Contents dialog box as indicated below C BLISS C SymbStix C POK PESCOS Picto Beta Rebus C Rebus color PThis Other You can choose one of the following symbol sets e BLISS the BLISS symbol set consists of a long alphabetical list of symbols This standard set is part of the Mind Express basic package In addition you can use the BLISS editor to create new BLISS symbols ma For more information on the BLISS editor see Bliss Editor on page 89 w e PCS PCS stands for Picture Communication Symbols The set includes a list of 200 sample symbols The complete PCS symbol set consists of over 7500 symbols and is available as an extra option from your Mind Express dealer e Picto Picto stands for Pictogram The sample list included in Mind Express contains 25 symbols The full list of over 900 Picto symbols can be obtained from your Mind Express dealer e Beta The demo set of Beta symbols included in Mind Express contains 100 symbols Once again the complete symbol set 2400 symbols can be obtained from your Mind Express dealer e Rebus The sample set of Rebus symbols included in Mind Express has 100 symbols 13 e Pthis Picture This is a pictures database The set includes a list of 100 sample pictures The complete list with 1800 pictures The full list with all 1800 pictures is available as an extra option from your Mind Express dealer e Other You can create your own symbols in any graphic pa
14. Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound 0 Command CMO Camera functions Stop c Calculator Preview Camera functions Snapshot Date Time Frevions picture Email Next picture Go to level i Delete Go to page Grammar functions Move left Letter functions Move right x Mobi 4 Click OK You now have made a cell to stop the camera Mind Express 115 12 3 How to make a photo album in Mind Express If you only want to show specific pictures in the camera view cell it is recommended to make a new page A page can only contain one camera view cell per page This tool can be useful to make a subdivision in the pictures If the user only wants to show his pictures of his holiday in Spain he only has to open the page Pictures Spain 1 Go to Options gt Grid and click New page 2 Give the new page a name 3 Define the number of cells and the spacing 4 Open the Content dialogue box of the camera view cell Fill in the name of the Folder under Camera theme subfolder You have to make sure that this folder is saved under C Program Files Mind Express English Pictures Horizontal size Vertical size ie IB 1S Auditory Scanning Kepword _ _ RowsEolumn keyword Camera theme subfolder Spain Prediction 1 Cancel 5 Ifyou also want to take pictures on this page you can add a the command Camera functions gt Preview to the camera view cell or to another
15. Options User Page Letter Menu Extra Help na write correction A Communication grid B Sentence window resizing bar C Sentence window 5 7 Mind Express 5 Select the cells in the communication grid that you want to use in the letter by clicking them Depending on the letter settings the text the symbols or both the text and the symbols will appear in the sentence window Letter Size of symbols Only symbols Cancel Only text i Both text and symbols 6 Choose Letter gt Read The letter is read out 7 Choose Letter gt Stop The recording of the letter is stopped and the sentence window is disabled You can use this option to temporarily stop composing the letter to use the communication grid without including the selected cells in the letter 8 Do one of the following e Choose Letter gt Save to save the letter e Choose Letter gt Save as to save the letter under a different name or under a different cell The Windows standard Save dialog box appears 9 Choose Letter gt Print The Windows standard Print dialog box appears 58 Mind Express oy The user can use the letter functions if these were included in the ES communication grid in the form of command cells For more informa tion on using commands see Working with commands on page 37 7 5 Saving letters 7 5 1 Saving letters via the menu bar In Mind Express you can save any letters you compos
16. before you can begin working 6 Click OK 9 5 2 User gt Speech output RealSpeak is the clear qualitative voice that is optionally available with Mind Express Mind Express version 3 1 uses RealSpeak v2 instead of RealSpeak v1 When you install Mind Express you can choose to have a RealSpeak male voice or female voice This speech output allows you to listen to the messages that you assign to the cells in the communication grid You can even determine the characteristics of the speech output such as the voice the volume and the speed of speech To modify the speech output settings 1 Choose User gt Speech output Mind Express The Speech output dialog box appears Speech output Type text and press Test speech 12345 Language British English L4H RealSpeak Standard v2 Voice Lauren 22kHZ I Volume Speed Pitch _e oo Channel Both Channels Stereo No speech output Close 2 If necessary modify the Volume and Speed settings 3 Enter a sentence in the text box and click the Test speech button You hear the result of your new settings If you decide not to use speech output in your communication grid S select the option No speech output 4 Click Close Your speech output settings take effect immediately 82 9 5 3 User gt Dictionary gt Select dictionary You can link a personal dictionary file to the speech output engine In this dictionary you include words t
17. checking the password Open the content dialogue box of a cell and choose Command gt Email gt Check password chons Message Sound Command Check password ka CMD Open file Calculator Camera functions Date Time gt Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi vw or i E El 1 109 6 Make a cell to delete the last added letter of the password Open the content dialogue box of a cell and choose Command gt Email gt Password entered gt Backspace Iwo Fillin est and Level Levell Level2 Level chons Message Sound Command Calculator Camera functions Date Time gt Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi F Cla cl Dee Password entered i Backspace Clear Insert text o 7 Make a cell to delete the entire password that was entered and start again Open the content dialogue box of a cell and choose Command gt Email gt Password entered gt Clear Iwo Fillin est and Level Levell Level2 Levell chons Message Sound 0 Command Calculator Camera functions Date Time al Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi M cl Dee Password entered Backspace Clear Insert text o Mind Express 111 Chapter 12 Camera Thanks to the camera module the user ha
18. delay times for switch 1 and switch 2 In this window you can also set an Acceptance time This is the minimum time you need to press a switch before it is accepted as a valid switch click This Acceptance time can only be used if the React when you hit the button option is enabled 8 2 5 Auditory scanning You can have Mind Express read out the text assigned to the cells when they are scanned The volume and speed of speech for auditory scanning can be set to your preferences To activate the auditory scanning option 1 Choose Options gt Scanning The Scanning dialog box appears 2 Select the Auditory scanning option by clicking the corresponding check box Mind Express The auditory scanning option is now enabled Magnified selection fioo Z F Allow mouse input during scanning E Skip empty squares Gy Auditory scanning Use text on screen as keyword Setup 3 Click Setup Magnified selection fioo A Allow mouse input during scanning Skip empty squares M Auditory scanning C setup D Use text on screen as keyword 70 The Speech output dialog box appears Speech output Type text and press Test speech 12345 Test speech Language British English L4H RealSpeak Standard v2 Voice Lauren 22kHZ cari eee Speed Pitch a Channel Both Channels Sterea No speech output Close If necessary modify the Voice Volume and Speed settings Cl
19. demo2pc bls la demo2re bls lo demozsymbstix bls la demo3be bls demo3bl bls gt demo3pc2 bls la demo3pc bls la demo3pi bls la demo3re bls lo demo3symbstix bls le demo4be bls demo4bl bls lc demo4pc bls lc demotre bls la demogsymbstix bls la demoSbe bls demoSbl bls la demoSpc bls la demoSpi bls la demoSre bls gt demo6be bls demo blt bls demo bl bls File name newtile bls Save as type gt Bls Files bls X Cancel 2 Enter the new file name in the File name box and click Save You have saved the communication grid under a new name 2 15 Printing a communication grid As soon as you have created a communication grid you can print it Mind Express offers you the following print options before you print the grid e You can print the communication with or without text e You can print the complete page or you can enter customised page dimensions Mind Express will resize the cells in the grid for the best possible fit Also the grid is centred on the page e You can print communication grids with or without the spacing between the cells If you choose not to print the spacing the space between the cells is left blank To print a communication grid 1 Choose File gt Print The Print dialog box appears With text eae Without text Proportions Entire page Own proportions in millimeter Horizontal Verti
20. e mail address of the user e Authentification required for outgoing e mails If you want to use the same account for outgoing e mails select this option Mind Express 11 1 3 Advanced User settings User details Server Settings Advanced Sounds Portnumber For outgoing email server MV This server requires a secure connection 55L Portnumber for incoming email server 995 V This server requires a secure connection SSL Annuleren Toepassen Fill in the portnumber depending on your Internet provider For Gmail Outgoing e mail 465 SSL is required Incoming e mail 995 SSL is not required After filling in the settings the E mail module is ready for use 11 1 4 Sounds User settings User details Server Settings Advanced Sounds Email sent J Error while sending email eoo o ol New messages received e O O OK Annuleren Toepassen 98 Click to choose a sound for the confirmation of E mail sent Error while sending e mail New message received Mind Express 11 2 The E mail file in Mind Express Mind Express email_template Page 1 level 1 EEk File Mode Options User Page Letter Menu Extra Help Dear Paul Are you still coming to my party this friday Hope to see you then Thornas ant messages Thomas lt thomas gmail com gt Lydia Thomas air ea an 2 olele next messages Thomas lt thomas gmail com gt Party i Sharon Maggie al isi i Q
21. f Record a sound message gt See a uj o Cancel Cave az 4 Click OK You have now assigned a sound on level 2 to the selected cell If you click the bear cell in the grid at level 2 you will hear the selected or recorded sound 6 3 1 Quick recording 1 Select Quick recording in Options gt Preferences 2 After holding the left mouse button during 5 seconds on a cell the window Quick recording appears E Cancel 3 Click on the record button to start recording To stop recording click the stop button To listen to the take click play The sound will automatically be saved under this cell Mind Express 6 4 Commands Finally you can also attach commands or functions to cells in a communication grid These commands can be letter options grammatical options or other commands Mind Express offers 19 main commands Each of these commands contains a number of subcommands as shown below If you assign a command to a cell you can use that cell in the grid as a navigation tool or for other functions You can use it to go to a different page in the grid or to activate a different level pA Aor more information on working with commands see also Working x x x with commands on page 31 To assign a command to a cell 1 Repeat 1 to 5 of the procedure To assign a message to a cell on page 44 2 Select the Command option 46 The Contents dialog box now looks like this CONTENTS
22. gt Preferences on page 78 To open the Contents dialog box 1 Choose Mode gt Edit 2 Double click or right click one of the empty cells in the communication grid The Contents dialog box appears Mind Express 12 The illustration below offers a global overview of the three main functions in the Contents dialog box These functions are described in detail at a later point in this chapter CONTENTS C BUSS SymbStxk PCS PCScolor C Picto C Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis C Other Main category Picture al categories r ankle Subcategory animal crackers animal therapy all subcategories mmk animals animals animals 1 Style Anika suet gt ankle brace ankle foot orthotic Edit style Text on screen anke Extra Level Level Level I Filin Text and Level 1 ankle Change directory clone 0 Message C Sound C Command fanke O f Noun Other Personal pronoun Yerb Cicer A Symbols b Text C Levels Mind Express 3 2 Symbols Mind Express contains a number of symbol sets that contain true symbols as well as images and drawings Apart from the symbols included in these sets you can also create your own symbols for use in Mind Express 3 2 1 Symbol sets The symbols you use to complete your communication grid are selected from a number of lists You can choose a list of symbols a symbol set by selecting the set of your choice from the list at the top of the
23. have not yet been discussed in this User Manual The menu items are dealt with in order of appearance on the caption and menu bar This means that the Mind Express icon cloud is the first item on the list Mind Express demo4pc bls Page 1 level 1 File Mode Options User Page Letter Menu Extra Help In this chapter you will find procedures as well as descriptions of the commands and options on the menus In addition you will encounter frequent references to procedures that were dealt with elsewhere in this User Manual 9 1 Mind Express icon 9 1 1 Caption bar and menu bar In order to use a full screen you can hide the Mind Express caption bar and or menu bar To do this click the small Mind Express cloud in the top left corner of the caption bar The system menu then appears Minimize Maximize Close AIL F4 Caption bar Menu bar Bie You can uncheck Menu bar to hide the menu bar If you want the menu bar reappear simply go back to the system menu 73 You can uncheck Caption bar to hide both the caption bar and the menu bar Note that if you want Mind Express to hide the caption bar the program will also hide the menu bar If you want both bars to reappear simply press the Escape key of the keyboard To hide the caption and or menu bar at startup 1 Choose Options gt Preferences 2 Check the Hide caption bar option if you wish to hide both caption bar and menu bar at startup Check the Hide menu bar
24. in Mind Express Mind Express allows you to set the following options for the Bliss symbols e Pencil size e Background colour For more information on these settings see also Options gt Symbol sets gt Bliss on page 75 e The standard Bliss area contains a top line and a bottom line These are the two thick lines in the grid The distance between these two lines is the standard distance This means that the Bliss symbols are always placed between these two lines except in a few cases A Top line B Bottom line e Indicators are placed at 1 4 of the standard distance from the top line This can also be at a quarter above the top part of the Bliss symbol if that Bliss symbol itself exceeds the top line Indicators give a grammatical meaning to a Bliss symbol e Pointers are placed at 1 8 of the standard distance from the symbol Pointers are used to point at a part of the symbol Mind Express e For composite symbols the distance between the different parts is 1 4 of the standard distance 10 3 Creating a new Bliss symbol You can use Bliss Editor to create your own Bliss symbols which you can use afterwards in your communication grids To create a new Bliss symbol 1 Start Bliss Editor Ea For more information on starting Bliss Editor see also To start Bliss Editor on page 89 The Bliss Editor window appears Bliss editor
25. means the password is correct As long as you are entering your password you will see a appearing for each entered letter Erase the last added letter of the password Erase the entered password completely and start again How to make a login file 1 Go to Extra gt Email gt User 2 The dialogue box User Settings appears on the screen Fill in the password of the user For example tea When the user will open his email file he will have to select the cells tree t elephant e apple a 3 To make a Cell containing the letters of a password open the content dialogue box of a cell and choose the command Email gt Password entered Mind Express and choose Insert text and fill in the a of apple for example The content dialogue box of apple looks like following picture CONTENTS C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture ral categories m Eppie Subcategory fal subcategories v Style letters T v Edit style Extra Text on screen Levelt Level2 Level3 Actions Message Sound Command a Password entered v C Backspace C clear Insert text V Filin Text and Level 1 Camera functions Date Time Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions x Mobi 4 Use the same procedure to fill in the other cells with letters 5 To make a Cell for
26. name Files of type gt Bls Files bls X Cancel 7 Open as read only 3 You can now use this communication grid or you can modify it further if necessary 2 14 Saving a communication grid You can save the changes that you have made to a communication grid You can also save a grid with a new different name If you save a communication grid all the parameters you have set scanner settings preferences colour settings font settings etc are stored with the grid An example you can choose to save a single communication grid with two different names because the grid will be used by two persons who work with different scanner settings To save a communication grid 1 Do one of the following Mind Express e Choose File gt Save to save the communication grid with the same name You can for example do this after modifying the grid s parameters The changes to the file are saved e Choose File gt Save as to save the communication grid under a different name The Save as dialog box appears Save in E Mind Express English e 0ce My Recent Documents My Network Places Pictures Plugins O Skippy O Sounds gt Counting_bliss_1 bls la Counting_bliss_2 bls la Counting_pcs_1 bls la Counting_pcs_2 bls la demoibe bls demotbl bls gt demo1pc bls la demo1pi bls la demotre bls lt la demoisymbstix bls la demo2be bls demozbl bls la
27. on af page 89 9 4 4 Options gt Symbol sets gt Rebus As for the Bliss symbol set you can adjust the pencil size used to draw the Rebus symbols To modify the pencil size for the Rebus symbol set 1 Choose Options gt Symbol sets gt Rebus The Line dialog box appears 2 Do one of the following e Choose a pencil size from the Line thickness list e Enter a pencil size of your choice in the list box 3 Click OK 6 The new pencil size is applied to all existing Rebus symbols in your communication grids and when you create new Rebus symbols 9 4 5 Options gt Directories In the Directories dialog box you can specify the path to the directories that can be used by Mind Express to retrace pictures and sound files Directories Picture directory C Program Files Mind Express EnglishPict Browse Picture Thiz directory C AProgram Files 4 Mind Express English4PT hi Browse Camera directory E SProgram Files Mind Express English s Pict Browse Wave director C AProgram Files Mind Express EnalishSou Browse Skippy C AProgram Files 4 Mind Express English Skip Browse Cancel Picture directory Mind Express uses this directory to add your own pictures and photographs to the program All WMF BMP GIF and JPG files in this directory or subdirectory will appear in the Contents window in the list of symbols called Other Use subdirectories in the picture dir
28. open it For you Open ox _concet_ Browse 2 A black MS Dos window appears Type ipconfig all in this window and press enter ct C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe C N gt ipconfig 7all Smart The window with the information appears as in the picture shown below cx C WINDOWS system32 cmd exe o x C N gt ipconfig all Mindows IP Configuration Host Name tni36 xp eng Primary Dns Suffix Node Type Hybrid IP Routing Enabled No WINS Proxy Enabled No DNS Suffix Search List I localdomain Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection Connection specific DNS Suffix localdomain 66 6C 29 A7 9D 8F Dhcp Enabled i 4 Autocenfigurati IP Address 183 138 Subnet Mask csser araa EYEE Default Gateway z a 183 2 DHCP Server z Z 183 254 DNS Servers z e 183 2 5 17 2 Installing WLAN on the server 1 First you need to copy the files macrosrv exe and macromaker dll from the Mind Express directory C Program Files Mind Express English MacroServer to the server The client must be able to reach port 11350 on the server 2 Double click the macrosrv exe icon when MacroServer is started an icon appears in the systemtray next the clock 38 oe Right click the icon in the systemtray and select Macro Server Properties Macro Server Properties View logfile Close 4 The window Properties appears Properties IF adresses that are allowed access Edit De
29. option if you wish to hide only the menu bar at startup f you want the caption bar to reappear press the Escape key of the RS keyboard 9 2 File 9 2 1 File gt Export list If you want to copy Mind Express files to a different PC it is very important that you also copy the sound and image files that were used in the file to the new destination To find out exactly which sound and image files were used in the Mind Express file you can use the export list The export list is a text file txt containing the paths to all the image files and sound files that were used in the Mind Express file It may also contain references to any other programs that were linked to cells in the communication grid If for example you assigned the command Run application to a specific cell in the grid you should make sure that the application you linked to the cell is also installed on the PC to which you are copying the file To review the export list 1 Choose File gt Export list Mind Express 14 The export list text file appears 9 4 Options P explist txt Notepad ei 9 4 1 Options gt Cursor Fie Edit Format Yiew Help Hemo bls Mind Express offers you a number of cursor pointer options wwwsgpungds ww c Program Files mind Express English sounds applause wav To choose another pointer c Program Files mMind Express English Sounds BIRD wav c Program Files mMind Express English Sounds correct1 wav S c Program Files mMind E
30. page 1 W Automatic return to level 1 M Automatic return to present tense M Automatic return to singular Use a function page page 20 Selection Drag n drop React when you hit the button Use an acceptance time before selection f n msec Use a delay time after selection fi p mec Magnified selection 100 4 Hide magnified selection delay time 0 Dwell selection foon msec T Repeat dwell selection T Use dwell progress bar FY Colour l Touchscreen user Joystick auto wrap Auditory feedback Setup ce Background Use coloured background for BLISS symbols Use coloured background for PCS symbols Sentence window Use Sentence window Pronounce each word during construction of sentences Include function keys in sentence window Activate Write Letter function at startup IM Read letter by clicking on sentence window MV Direct keyboard input W Sentence window on top Sounds Use beep with function keys W Use sound for dragging Use sound on empty square IW Use beep with scanning amp joystick Start with mode i Mouse C Scanning C Joystick 7 Hide caption bar Hide menu bar Read text of function keys M Right mouse click in mouse mode go to Edit window Fast input I Quick recording Activation tine 2000 mec Save window placement Mind Express 19 e Background sem Use coloured background for Bliss symbols If
31. this option is enabled depending on the Bliss symbol s word class the corresponding background colour is used For more information on the background colours used with Bliss symbols see also Options gt Symbol sets gt Bliss on page 75 Use coloured background for PCS symbols If this option is enabled the PCS symbols use the background colours from the Bliss symbol set e Automatic return Automatic return to main page page 1 If this option is enabled and you are using a grid with several pages Mind Express automatically returns to the first page after you have selected a cell on one of the other pages Automatic return to level 1 If this option is enabled and you are using several information levels Mind Express automatically returns to level 1 after you have selected one cell at level 2 or 3 Automatic return to present tense If this option is enabled Mind Express automatically reverts to the present tense after you have selected one verb in a different tense Automatic return to singular If this option is enabled Mind Express automatically reverts to the singular form after you have selected a noun in the plural form Use a function page If this option is enabled you can create a function page page 20 in your grid that contains only command cells You can create links to this page by including a cell on every page that moves the user to this function page When the user selects a command or function from the func
32. word in the Destination box The phonetic script used in Mind Express has been listed in the tables below for your reference e Vowels and diphthongs UK English Symbol Transcription pAsing Mind Express symbol e Consonants UK English symbol ju you wlt wit p n pan glottal stop E e C e 84 Mind Express Vowels and diphthongs US English symbol Tress ae gAt got w eoo e Consonants US English Symbol Transcription As in R rip C ee C ooo pe e 85 Mind Express Symbol Transcription As in dZ J amp ZEOR ni Hmn Letter Menu Extra 86 The Page menu is shown below Next PgUp Previous PgDn Add new page Ins A Delete page First Home Last End Fage settings Goto page 2 Page 2 B 9 5 4 User gt Dictionary gt Edit dictionary py Choose User gt Dictionary gt Edit dictionary if you want to modify the active art dictionary A Part 1 B Part 2 Use the same procedure as in To compose a pronunciation dictionary on age 82 eer pag The Page menu can be divided into two parts 9 6 Page e Part 1 contains the commands allowing you to navigate between pages or to create new pages You can also apply these commands by using the You can use the Page menu to navigate between the pages in the corresponding short cut keys communication grid and to create new pages with the same grid lay out as the previous pages Mind Expr
33. you want to use in the Picture box C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Picture Main category all categories Subcategory fral subcategories X Change directory strawberry shake Style stray sye yl streamers Style 1 hal Edit style Text on screen Extra 6 Click the selected symbol in the Picture list The text street appears above the symbol in the preview area Only if the option Fill in Text and Level 1 is selected BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture Fan categories v street Subcategory straw a straw 1 E all subcategories X straw 2 straw hat strawberry strawberry shake stray streamers Change directory street v Edit style a Text on screen Extra Fillin Text and Level 1 7 Proceed to the second part of the Contents dialog box and Levell Level2 Level3 e Select the Message option e Enter a sentence in the message text box for example This is my street e Select the word class Other FillinT Levell Level2 Level3 MV Filin Text and Level 1 ctions Message Sound Command MSG This is my street 8 Click OK You have now entered all the information needed to complete your first cell in the communication grid 9 Choose Mode gt Mouse and click the newl
34. 000gscr0s10se Mtananeononsdensmmaattl flrs 114 12 3 How to make a photo album in Mind Express ccscceseseeseees 115 Chapter 13 SMS Phone module 13 1 Settings ccscscsssccssccescessssnscrssnsnseensssssessesescessesescetbessas Aemme a Mmm 117 19 11 ORANG compulsa 117 13 1 2 In Mind EXpressS sssccasnenerennesnadd icap ha panna 117 13 2 How to use the Phone template in Mind Express n 118 LESE io PERIT AA E a E TA 118 13 2 2 Sending a message afhan annn a 119 13 2 3 Checking for new MOSSAGES Xgsssisssssssscgfisnsssssesendhesanreesnsnss 119 13 2 4 Reading messages s souesoneoneesnernrorusnnnrnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnnnnsrrnrnusannrnnnennrnannnae 119 13 2 5 Answering Messages cscccecsesseecssedeesesseessecesnsnsseessesdestavsetussnsesseesas 119 13 2 6 Reading next and previous message sccsscsscsscessetesserssrussedbestenss 119 13 2 7 To search other contact persons ccccccsccssessseeesessseesseeseneesseeeeseeens 119 13 2 8 Call the auxiliary SOrViCeS scscccssseserssssesscresssederessesgestebestusstaeaseess 120 13 2 9 To initialize the phone ocn Scii w a A 120 13 3 How to make a phone file in Mind EXpress ccccccesseesseeesseeess 120 13 3 1 CONTACT persons A na A 120 13 3 2 Cells for sending messages isissccsssssasssscsssssassasce fl sassacsnsasscacsscsscsnsaseanai bes 121 13 3 3 How to make cells for reading messages ccccccescesesssesessessstees
35. 3 5 Levels The third area of the Contents dialog box contains three tab pages each corresponding to one of the three information levels that you can assign to a cell 17 in a communication grid Each level can contain one or more actions For example to the cell strawberry you can assign the level one message strawberry On the second level you can enter red and on the third level you can include the sentence I like strawberries A gt hea atl Levet Levala V Filin Text and Level 1 Actions Message Sound Command dog Noun Other Personal pronoun C Verb Data DEE Cancel Level tabs If you change levels by clicking a different level tab the colour of the tab pages changes The level 2 tab page is green and the level 3 tab page is blue An example To the cell dog in a communication grid you can assign different messages on different levels Mind Express e level 1 if the cell dog is selected at level 1 the message the dog waggles its tail is produced by the speech synthesis engine In other words a message has been assigned to level 1 yY WO Levell Level2 Level3 IV Fillin Text and Level 1 ctions Message Sound Command MSG the dog waggles its tail the dog waggles its tail gi C Noun Other Personal pronoun C Verb Data OK Cancel e level 2 if the cell dog is selected at le
36. 63 Auditory with keywords 70 Scanning methods 65 Scanning modes 65 Scanning preferences 67 Scanning with keywords 70 Security 2 Sentence window Preferences 51 Resizing 56 What 51 Serial port 36 Some ground rules for Bliss Editor 90 Mind Express sound 44 Squares Applying styles 25 Completing 6 Editing 25 Prediction 39 Structure of this User Manual 1 Styles Applying 24 Applying to multiple squares 25 Applying to squares 25 Modifying 20 Switching levels 47 Symbol Find Find next 94 New 94 Next Previous First Last 94 Remove 94 Ungroup Group 94 Symbol sets 13 Symbols 13 Other 14 System requirements 2 T Text 15 Text and level 1 fill in 15 Text styles modifying 16 U User 81 Dictionary gt Edit dictionary 86 Dictionary gt Select dictionary 82 132 Modes 61 Select user 81 Settings 54 User Manual For who 1 How to use 1 Structure 1 W What is Mind Express 1 Who should read this User Manual 1 Windows environment 1 Word class 42 Working with actions and levels 41 Working with commands 31 Working with letters 51 Working with Mind Express 1
37. Dock right The Mind Express window is docked right to the window of the other application e Tile up The window of the other application is tiled up to the Mind Express window e Tile down The window of the other application is tiled down to the Mind Express window Tile left The window of the other application is tiled left to the Mind Express window Tile right The window of the other application is tiled right to the Mind Express window Height To reduce the height of the window of the other application Height To increase the height of the window of the other application Width To reduce the width of the other application Width To increase the width of the window of the other application Move up To move up the window of the other application Move down To move down the window of the other application Move left To move the window of the other application to the left Move right To move the window of the other application to the right Levell Level2 Level W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound Command CMO Other application Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi 0 Phone functions Guit Aesize Aun application Send to Gewa l A Lla v l eL Smart 5 11 Quit Resize This command has five subcommands that you can attach to a cell in your communication grid Quit Mind Express Assign this command to the cell you want to use to close Mind Express Q
38. File gt Open and open a communication grid of your choice le on preference settings see aiso Options Preferences on 2 Choose Mode gt Mouse You can now use the communication grid with the mouse trackball 8 2 scanning or touchscreen Mind Express can also be used with a 1 or 2 switch scanning system To work with a scanner Mind Express 1 Choose File gt Open and open the communication grid of your choice 2 Choose Mode gt Scan You can now scan the communication grid oe You can determine in which user mode Mind Express will start For x more information on preference settings see also Options gt Preferences on page 78 Mind Express offers you a number of scanning methods modes and options that allow you to configure grid scanning to best suit the user To set the scanner options 1 Choose Options gt Scanning 64 The Scanning dialog box appears Scanning Scanning method Scanning mode Line column f Scanning with 1 switch Linear Se A Scan time 500 msec B Columr ine cs ee Sache canning With 2 switches Block Definition Colors Delay fo mec Advanced Number of rounds in selected row column Bo V Return to top left after selection Return to top left with switch 2 Stop scanning with switch 2 React when you hit the button Start scanning by pressing down the button select on release Pause after selection I Select full row column after row
39. Mind Express manual Mind Express Table of contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 4 The Lay out of a Communication Grid 1 1 What is Mind Express ccccccscccsseccssccssessseeseeeessseesseessseeesseessaeessas 4 1 Grid settings ccscccscsssssscessscssesssesssggTTTTRTTTTEESTERET hg Aaa 19 1 2 Windows environment sais acictccsitcircetintece iene denaiivdd slessd sosetaubecsinedtantdecs cesstieias 1 4 2 Modifying STYIES 0 c cesccssssessscesessahessserefessssfernsahgspoedbesassagt levabeness 20 1 3 Working with Mind EXpreSS sesesseseseeenennenneenennenuurenseneurnnnrennsrnnnsnennens 1 4 3 Modifying the text Styl ccccsccsssebssssespoesssSeerereetrsahescsnnsedlasasett 21 1 4 Mind Express and SP CN ccccccccssscscesesescssesceeseeeesceeeeesseeeeseseeeees 1 4 3 1 Changing the background ccccce ccc c cece ccsscsscsscseesscessesceseeseeseeeeeeeeeees 21 1 5 Who should read this User Manual uu ccc cesses eee secre eeeeeeeneey 1 4 3 2 Changing the position of the image in the Cell sssessseieeseeeeeeeees 24 1 6 How to use this User Manual ccccccocccccccccceccccecceccececceccecesceccecees 1 CSP Ce ne Se See ee 24 1 7 Installing Mind Express and Bliss Editor sc ssessseessesssesseeeseesseeeseseees 9 4 3 4 Applying a style to multiple CONS sisciissusuvareevererrereerree etre tsigasgagaroMonieadanacts 25 1 8 System requirements 9 A4 Edna Cells srienirenons ei E aes
40. Select USer ncnian a aa 81 9 5 2 User gt Speech output Mann pnnnnna A an 81 9 5 3 User gt Dictionary gt Select CIBTIONALY cucscssscsssssnssbescdiede rele ssssneess 82 9 5 4 User gt Dictionary gt Edit dictiOnary 0 d cssssssssesssees perce 86 he ee es ee wo om ee Pee 86 SAE Se es Tiere cree weedeat i Ee Eee 87 Sek oe ere ee wie see 87 9 8 1 Menu gt Restricted MeN cccccescssscccssessseseseesseeessesessesseeesseeeesseeeeeens 87 9 8 2 Menu gt Change password s cscssesscssssscersone fhessssagttTUPTTESeTTeT eR teers 87 eee ee ee oo eee A 88 Chapter 10 Bliss Editor 10 1 Mind Express and Bliss EQitOF ccsscssscssssssess eeerssennverenventsessess 90 10 2 A few ground rules 2 ccccccccceefeesceeeePesceenssee teenth bodes 90 10 3 Creating a new Bliss symbol s n nnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnsrnsrnnrenrenrenens 91 10 4 The menu bar Fil sii sccssescssussssssccsuedesessscsssessssscsessstseveuandeseusnesens 92 TOM FIle gt GAVE rrrccsrisrsssrssrsresserresese Re ccececeeccccccecececcceee ee 92 Mind Express ONSEN ec cssvcscccssssnsecssnnsessessannsecsanssuusessanuecconuaeusessanusncdennnseesanconsannaes 92 10 5 The ment Dar Ed iiinn 92 10 5 1 Edit gt Restore ccccsssssssesscesstessesesseessseesseeesseesseseeseessnesseeeaseesseersenes 92 10 92 Edit COVP ASIE GODY dorainn 92 10 5 3 Edit gt Clear Delete ssasciasasassarssacssnscaaassnatyvea
41. a wiew Camera theme subfolder aLediction Case Prediction 1 Cancel 7 If you want the camera to be activated when clicking on the camera window add the command Command gt Camera function gt Preview to the camera view window 8 You can also add some text for example Camera ON and or a symbol for example a camera 9 Click on OK You now have made a cell in which the picture taken by the webcam will appear A grid can only contain 1 camera view cell per page 113 12 2 2 The snapshot cell To take pictures 1 Open the Content dialogue box from a cell 2 Choose Command gt Camera functions gt Snapshot if MIn best and Level Levell Level2 Level chons Message Sound Command CMO Camera functions Snapet Calculator Camera functions Date Time Email Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi ae a Cl Previoue picture Next picture Delete Stop camera Move lett Move right De You now have made a cell to take the pictures lt 12 2 3 Previous and next picture To jump from one picture to another 1 Open the Content dialogue box of a cell 2 Choose Command gt Camera functions gt Next picture Level Level EEE W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound Command CMO Camera functions Next pi Calculator Camera functions Date Time Email Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Mo
42. ad Word Mind Express reads the word that precedes the cursor Echo off To stop the repetition of the last entry Smart e Echo on Every entry that is added to the letter is read Vv Tad Levell Level2 Level3 I Fillin Text and Level 1 ctions Message Sound Command CMD Letter functions Other application Phone functions x t Quit Resize v Us A ee ee Ii 5 9 Open file You can use this command to open a file in Mind Express Click the Browse button to search for the file you want to use Levell Level2 Leveld W Fillin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound Command Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi ea Browse Other application Phone functions Guit Aesize Aun application send to Gewa s i B E Eh E A E A Dee 5 10 Other application e Send macro To send a macro to another application e Send sentence letter To send a sentence letter to an other application for example to a text editor e Send directly ON All text will be sent to the other active application e Send directly ON OFF To start or stop the send directly command with the same cell 34 e Dock up The Mind Express window is docked up to the other application e Dock down The Mind express window is docked down to the window of the other application e Dock left The Mind Express window is docked left under the window of the other application
43. ad only coe _ 2 Select the communication grid of your choice and click Open 26 Mind Express The selected communication grid appears 3 Choose Mode gt Edit Mode Options User Mouse Ctr mM Scanning Joystick w Edit ctrl E Select all Ctri 4 Cu Crets Copy Chr Paste Ctrl Undo Ctrl z2 Delete Del 4 Do one of the following 2 Mind Express e Select the bear cell and choose Mode gt Copy or press Ctrl C Then select the empty cell and choose Mode gt Paste or press Ctrl V 28 5 Do one of the following e Choose File gt Save to save the file under its original name e Choose File gt Save as to save the file under a new name oy You can use the Shift and or Control keys to select several cells at the same time and copy them to different pages in the same file or even to another Mind Express file 4 4 1 Select all When Mind Express is in the Edit Mode you can use Mode gt Select all to select all cells of the page This can help you to copy a full page To copy a full page 1 Choose Mode gt Edit 2 Choose Mode gt Select all or use the shortcut Ctrl A to select all cells 3 Choose Mode gt Copy or use the shortcut Ctrl C to copy the cells 4 Go to the page you want to paste the cells on or create a new page through Page gt Add new page 5 Choose Mode gt Paste or use the shortcut Ctrl V to paste the cells on the new page 4 5 How t
44. agreement please return the complete Mind Express package to Jabbla Jabbla grants you the right to use this copy of Mind Express on a single computer You are allowed to make one copy of this software for backup purposes only The Mind Express software is the property of Jabbla and is protected according to the author s law and international copyright agreement Copyright Copyright Jabbla All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system translated to any language or transmitted in any form or by any means be it electronic mechanical magnetic optical chemical manual recording or otherwise without prior written permission by Jabbla Trademarks Bliss symbols used in this program are derived from the symbols described in the work Semantography original copyright C K Bliss 1949 Checked and approved 1996 by BCI monitors The Library of Character Logo Symbols in the SymbolStix symbol set contained in this software is included free of charge may be used solely for communication purposes and may not be sold copied or otherwise exploited for any type of profit The Picture Communication Symbols 1991 1998 Mayer Johnson Co USA All rights reserved worldwide The Rebus Symbol Collection Owidgit Software Ltd 1993 1999 Mind Express is a trademark of Jabbla Mind Express Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 What is Mind Express Mind Express is a multimedia program that
45. ale previous z Messages Laura lt laura gmail com gt How are you ry m E The E mail template is ready for use and is located under C Program Files Mind Express English emailtemplate bls To create your own e mail file see How to make an e mail file in Mind RS Express on page 105 99 Mind Express 11 3 How to use the E mail template To download the messages in Mind Express Show last messages last messages Show next messages f next messages Show previous messages previous messages E g Delete last read message delete message 100 Mind Express 101 Delete the content of the Sentence window To hear the content of the Sentence window l Read letter E mails are read automatically when opening Select Read mail to hear the mail once again or to hear the content of the Sentence window Stop reading l Pause letter X Back to the previous page wa you have selected Read letter by clicking on sentence window in Preferences the content of the sentence window will be read Mind Express 11 3 1 To read an incoming e mail Thomas lt thomas gmail com gt Thomas lt thomas gmail com gt Party 2 Laura lt laura gmail com gt How are you 1 Click the mail you want to read 2 The e mail is displayed in the sentence window and read outloud 3 Users of Mind Express can exchange e mails with text symbols or text a
46. allows you to develop vocabularies unique exercises and games for communication therapeutic and educational purposes These exercises and games are cast into the form of communication grids A communication grid is a file that consists of one or more Mind Express pages With Mind Express you can teach others fundamental communication skills You can practise basic skills such as colour recognition arithmetic and reading or you can use Mind Express to build games The possibilities are next to endless However Mind Express has even more to offer It can help you along in the often difficult search for an appropriate means of communication You can use Mind Express to experiment until you reach a suitable vocabulary find the optimal set of symbols and the most efficient selection method Step by step you can create a communication grid that meets your personal requirements and practise its use until Mind Express becomes your personal means of communication You will notice at once that Mind Express is a user friendly tool with a wide range of possible applications ensuring that you too can find solutions for alternative and augmentative communication 1 2 Windows environment Mind Express operates in the user friendly and familiar Windows environment As a result you will find mastering the program an easy thing to do 1 3 Working with Mind Express You can use Mind Express with the following input devices e mouse e trackball e t
47. ance between your remote control and the IR window should be about two inches Mind Express This procedure will be repeated in order to learn the code for a second time The red light in the IR window will turn on again and the status line will ask to press the Same remote control button again The unit is now waiting for you to send the IR code for a second time Press the same button on your remote control again Keep the button pressed until the red light in the IR window goes out again 128 Make a choice and fill in the Repeat frequency of the specific code This is useful for volume control for instance The chosen command will now appear in the list Click OK or add another command to build a macro This can be useful to make TV channel selections like for instance TV channel 39 The Pause window allows you to add a pause bewteen consecutive IR codes and the status line displays in green Release The IR module now has If re familiar with th wa command structure you can also use the gewa recorded the code a second time you are familiar with the Gewa command structure y g commands in the Type command window The red light will blink shortly to confirm that the record procedure has been finished successfully In the status line an OK will appear 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a q 10 lt Repeat this procedure for all IR codes you want the computer to learn 15 2 Transmitting IR codes To send IR codes with Min
48. auditory feedback auditory scanning you can use a seperate keyword for the row or column To define a Row Column keyword 1 Choose Mode gt Edit 2 Double click or right click on the cell you want to assign a keyword to Only the first cell of a row or column can be used for this The Contents dialog box appears 3 Click Extra Mind Express The Extra dialog box appears Horizontal size Vertical size Use as camera view Camera theme subfolder ee ___ Use as prediction case Prediction 1 r cancel _ 4 Enter a Row Column keyword in the text box 5 Click OK When you scan a full row or full column through auditory scanning the Row Column keyword of the first cell in that row or column is produced by the speech engine 8 3 Joystick or multiple switch Finally you can also use Mind Express with a joystick You can connect the joystick to your sound card s game port For more information on connecting a joystick see your Windows manual and the manual of your joystick 72 The preference settings that apply to the mouse can often be used to determine how the joystick is used For more information see also Mouse preferences on page 61 You can also use the arrow keys on the keyboard to simulate a joystick In this case use the Enter key or the Space Bar as the selection key 8 3 1 Dwell selection If you choose to use the joystick mode you can use the same Dwell selection as
49. bols The changes are however only applied to the current symbol in the main dialog box 10 5 1 Edit gt Restore Choose Edit gt Restore to undo a change you have made to a symbol The symbol of your choice appears in the Bliss Editor window 3 Type a name for the Bliss symbol in the Name box of the main dialog box This name will be used in the Mind Express Bliss symbol list D You can only restore changes that have not been saved L A w oy f you want to attribute various meanings to one symbol type all mean ings in the Name box separated by a comma 10 5 2 Edit gt Cut Paste Copy Mind Express These standard Windows functions allow you to select a symbol or parts of a symbol and to cut copy and paste them For this purpose the clipboard is used and the position of the symbol symbol parts within the grid is saved 10 5 3 Edit gt Clear Delete Choose Edit gt Clear to delete an entire symbol The name the colour and all the parts of the symbol disappear The Bliss Editor window s work area is empty When you delete a symbol it does not disappear from the Symbol list a Oniy the symbol contents are removed If you want to completely delete a symbol from the list choose Symbol gt Remove Choose Edit gt Delete to delete only the selected parts of a symbol You can select certain parts of a symbol by clicking them with the mouse The selected parts then turn blue You can also select several
50. box Mind Express 89 Chapter 10 Bliss Editor Bliss Editor is an accessory to Mind Express that allows you to create your own Bliss symbols Bliss Editor is based on the standard Bliss rules You can use the basic shapes to create new Bliss symbols or you can combine existing Bliss symbols To start Bliss Editor 1 Click the Start button at the bottom left corner of the screen Move the pointer to Programs 2 3 Hold the pointer over Programs until the list of available programs appears 4 Hold the pointer over Mind Express 5 Click Bliss Editor f Bliss editor File Edit Insert Symbol Info Dmx se Q ee anf allal eles Name ivi Part of speech Substantive C Verb C Person C Adjective C Other Function Mind Express Read this chapter to learn how you can create a new Bliss symbol You can also find all relevant information on the Bliss Editor functions 10 1 Mind Express and Bliss Editor The symbols you create using Bliss Editor automatically appear in the Bliss symbol list at the top of the Contents dialog box in Mind Express mm For more information on the Contents dialog box see also The Contents Dialog Box on page 11 10 2 A few ground rules Take the following ground rules into account when you create your own Bliss symbols 90 You can use your own Bliss symbols to create a communication grid in the same way as you would with the other symbol sets Beta PCS
51. cal M Print intervening space in colour 2 Select the print options of your choice 3 Click OK The standard Windows Print dialog box appears and you can now print the communication grid Mind Express 2 16 Closing Mind Express Before you leave Mind Express a dialog box appears prompting you to confirm whether you wish to leave the program without saving the current communication grid To save the grid and leave Mind Express click Yes Mind Express P Save changes in demo bls no ca To exit Mind Express 1 Choose File gt Exit 2 Indicate whether you want to exit Mind Express with or without saving the current grid Mind Express exits 10 Mind Express 11 Chapter 3 The Contents Dialog Box As soon as you have created a communication grid as described in the procedure To create a new communication grid on page 4 you are ready to determine the contents of the grid Mind Express offers you a number of options to enter information in the cells of a communication grid Each of these options is covered in detail in this chapter 3 1 The lay out of the Contents dialog box You can find nearly all of the options to enter information in a communication grid in the Contents dialog box You will find this to be the most important tool for creating useful grids in Mind Express You can also access the Contents dialog box by right clicking a cell while in mouse mode See also Options
52. cell Mind Express Chapter 13 SMS Phone module Thanks to the Phone module the user is able to call and to send messages from 1 his communication grid How such a file works and can be made will be explained in this paragraph 13 1 Settings 13 1 1 On the computer Before using the Phone module the mobile phone has to be connected to the computer The phone can be connected with a cable or wireless bluetooth To connect the phone to the computer 1 Make sure the phone is activated so he is Discoverable 2 Go to Start gt Control Panel gt Bluetooth 3 Start My bluetooth places and search for other bluetooth devices in the neighbourhood with Search for device in range 9 4 Choose the phone and select Establishing pairing 3 5 You can also use a PCMCIA phonecard In some devices the phone is buit in for example in the Mobi 13 1 2 In Mind Express 4 Once the phone is connected to Mind Express you can start working with the phone and sms module There are also some settings for the phone in Mind Express Oo ON DMN 117 Go to Extra gt Sms gt Settings Settings Initialize Reset Email Phone info Send Read Check new messages Read Previous Read Next Delete Delete all Reply Call Answer Hang up The dialogue box SMS appears The PIN code is only necassary if you are working with a PCMCIA phonecard If you are working with a Bluetooth connection you
53. ces 2 Enable Use sentence window 3 Click OK 4 Choose Options gt Grid 5 In the list under Page select the page on which you want Mind Express to hide the sentence window Mind Express 6 Enable the Hide sentence window on this page option Page Name OK 1 Page 1 Fag 1 Fill in the number of rows and columns you desire max 1000 squares per page Rows f Spacing f z Columns 2 V Fit cells to page v Hide Sentence window on this page Background Cancel New page Apply to all Colour l Use background picture CAProgram Files Mind Express Mederlands Figuren b Browse Horizontal position Midde Vertical position diddle I Best fit T Maintain aspect ratio Popup T Popup window Left 25 Width sn Top 25 Height jo 7 Repeat action 5 and 6 of this procedure for the other pages on which you wish to hide the sentence window 7 3 User settings Mind Express offers you the following user settings which allow you to configure the writing process even more precisely to meet your personal needs e Font 54 e Letter setup e Page setup 7 3 1 Font You can change the look of the text in your letters This means that you can change the font family size style etc to suit your preferences To set the font type for your letter 1 Choose User gt Letter gt Font The standard Windows Font dialog box appears Font Font style Arial Black
54. ckage or you can use existing illustrations It is important that these images are saved in one of the following formats WMF Windows Metafile BMP Bitmap GIF Graphics Interchange Format or JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group The symbol sets described above have been divided into different categories This allows you to filter the main symbol list so that you can find the symbol of your choice quickly To select a symbol from a symbol set 1 Choose Mode gt Edit 2 Double click or right click the cell in the communication grid to which you want to assign a symbol 3 The Contents dialog box appears 4 Select a symbol set at the top of the dialog box by clicking the radio button preceding the set name Mind Express The symbol list now displays the symbols from the selected set C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture fral categories 7 fa Subcategory Al J fran subcategories v a little J Abby ABC song Change directory abortion Style about syet gt above Style 1 v above 1 above 2 Edit style Text on screen Estra 7 Filli Levell Level2 Level IV Fillin Text and Level 1 5 You can select a category and subcategory from the Main category and Subcategory lists to filter the symbol list The Symbol list is updated immediately and displays only the selected category of symbols 6 Do one
55. cture Name fla Email laura gmail com Attach JPEG Image IV Attach Mind Express letter BRF OK Cancel 3 Click Ok to save the settings and to close the window 11 3 4 To add a contact person 1 Go to Extra gt E mail gt Address books 2 Click on Add 103 The Details dialogue box appears Picture Name Email MV Attach JPEG Image IV Attach Mind Express letter BRF ox co 3 Fill in the details of the person 4 To add a picture or image click B 11 4 cells with command Send E mail 1 Open the Content dialogue box from a cell 2 Choose Command gt E mail gt Send E mail Fill in the mail address or choose a contact person from the Address book Actions C Message Sound Command Send Email Email address Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Address book Letter functions a New Action Delete Action Open file a re Mind Express e f the address that is filled in doesn t figure in the Address book the Add address dialogue box appears Click YES to add the data Add address Address lydia gmail com not found in address book Do you want to add it e Click Yes to add the new address and click ge to search a photo or image of the new contact person e Fill in the data of the contact person e Choose whether you want to send the contact person a BRF letter or a JPEG letter wy Jala of the contact pers
56. d Express Chapter 11 E mail in Mind Express Mind Express offers a simple and efficient E mail solution Thanks to this module the user is able to send and to receive mail in Mind Express 11 1 Settings Before using the module the settings must be set up right Choose Extra gt E mail gt Users mee Help aa Address books Inbox Info The dialogue box User settings appears User settings User details Server Settings Advanced Sounds User User 1 Name Paull Email Address paul gmail com Password 11 1 1 User details Fill in the details e User User 1 97 e Name Name or pseudonym of the user e Email address Fill in the electronic addres e Password You can leave this field empty unless you want to secure the inbox with a password For logging in you need to use a log grid For more information on how to secure an e mail file see Set up a a3 password on page 107 11 1 2 Server Settings User settings User details Server Settings advanced Sounds Servertype OPS Incoming Email pop gmail com Outgoing Email smtp gmail com Accountname paul gmail com E Password HOEK Authentication required For outgoing E email e Servertype Mind Express only works with POP 3 accounts e Incoming E mail and Outgoing E mail Fill in information depending on your Internet provider The most recommended e mail server for this module is Gmail e Accountname
57. d background for PCS symbols W Pronounce each word during construction of sentences Automatic return Include function keys in sentence window Automatic return to main page page 1 Activate write Letter function at startup Automatic retum to level 1 W Read letter by clicking on sentence window W Automatic return to present tense Direct keyboard input W Automatic return to singular W Sentence window on top Use a function page page 20 n 4 ounds Selection Use beep with function keys Drag n drop W Use sound for dragging React when you hit the button U t time bef lecti msec l re eet ze an acceptance time before selection Use beeawutn ceaminge joistick Use a delay time after selection mec 3 Le Stark with mode Magnified selection Mouse C Scanning C Jopstick meet Hide caption bar Dwell selection mec Hide menu bar Use sound on empty square Read text of function keys a Fight mouse click in mouse mode go to Edit window Touchscreen user Fast input Joystick auto wrap Quick recording Activation tir rise x Auditory feedback reup Save window placement Cancel 3 Click OK The preference settings you selected are applied to the current communication grid Mind Express 53 The table below lists the preference settings for the sentence window and their effects sie Use sentence window If this option is enabled the sent
58. d express you have to link the command Send Gewa to acell from the grid 1 To link an IR code to a specific cell in the Mind Express grid you need to choose Mode gt Edit 2 Choose Select command and press the Select button Press the down arrow to get the list of available IR codes Mind Express A Actions Multiple per level 18 49 Actions and levels Working with 41 Application run 36 Applying styles 24 Styles to multiple squares 25 Auditory scanning 69 With keyword 70 B Background Changing 21 Modifying 21 Beta symbols 13 Bliss Editor 89 Ground rules 90 Installation 2 Bliss symbols 13 Creating new 91 C Caption bar 73 Commands 45 Working with 31 Communication grids 8 Completing 6 Creating 3 Lay out 19 129 ndex Opening 8 Printing 9 saving 8 Completing Communication grids 6 Squares 6 Contents dialogue box 11 Lay out 11 Creating Communication grids 3 New Bliss symbol 91 Dwell selection 72 E Edit Clear Delete 93 Cut Paste Copy 92 Restore 92 Show grid 93 Editing Squares 25 Text styles 16 F File 73 Exit 92 Export list 73 Save 92 Fill in text and level 1 15 Font 54 Mind Express G Getting started with Mind Express 3 Go to page 32 Grammar functions 32 Grid settings 19 Ground rules for Bliss Editor 90 H Help 88 Info 88 Mind Express Help 88 Insert menu 93 Bliss symbol 93 Inserting Bliss symbols 93 Installation Bliss Editor 2 Mind Express 2
59. don t need to fill in a PIN code Select the right Port The Port number differs from one computer to another To know which port is used for the Bluetooth connection go to Start gt Control panel gt System gt Hardware gt Device Manager Choose the right Baud rate Normally 576000 Select None for Parity Select 8 for Data bits Choose for 1 for Stop bits Depending on the phone choose for SIM memory or Phone memory Mind Express 10 To use the phone module the Bluetooth connection with the phone must be activated Each time Mind Express will be started the initialization will check whether the connection is established or not If not an error message will appear Mark Initialization at startup if you want the initialization to happen automatically when opening Mind Express FIN code Fort Baud rate Parity None kd Data bits E fi Stop bits Active SMS memor SIM i Phone Initialization at startup Cancel The initialization can also be started in the menu Extra gt SMS gt B S Mnitialize Reset 11 Click Ok to confirm 118 13 2 How to use the Phone template in Mind Express The phone template is located in the directory C Program Files Mind Express English my_phone bls e Mind Express my_phone bls File Mode Options User Page Letter Menu Extra Help 13 2 1 Calling 1 To make a call e Click on the person you want to call Mind Expres
60. e Click Apply to all if you want to apply this lay out to all pages in the file Click New page to create a new page possibly with a different number of cells 5 You can choose the background colour that is used between the cells in the grid or you can choose a background image Background aa Colour W Use background picture C AProgram Files Mind Express Enaglish Pictures bac Horizontal position Middle Vertical position Middle V Best fit W Maintain aspect ratio e Click Colour to choose a background colour A colour palette appears from which you can select the colour of your preference e Click Browse to find the image you want to use as a background image You can modify the image s position and dimensions in the grid To modify the background colour of the cells themselves see To RS modify the background of the cells in a grid on page 21 6 The option Fit cells to page allows you to fill the full Mind Express window with cells The size of the cells will be adjusted so that there is no free space left within the window When this option is disabled the cells remain cell Cells fit to page Mind Express demo4pc bls Page 1 level 1 oon Bee a a a aaan A Mind Express Cells not fit to page Mind Express demo4pc bls Page 1 level 1 File Mode Options User Page Letter Menu Extra Help Pairk have make x correction fu 7 The option H
61. e using environmental control applications If this option is enabled you hear a beep when you select a command cell If this option is enabled you hear a sound when dragging cells with the mouse If this option is enabled you hear a sound when you select an empty cell If this option is enabled you hear a sound when Mind Express scans a block row column or cell The Serial port dialog box appears Serial Port Switches COM4 Settings Settings Settings cas GEW A none Other none Mind Express Choose Settings the dialogue box Switches port appears Switches port Parameters Input Port Baud rate Parity Data bits Stop bits Flow control Kono r Annuleren Select the settings of your choice and click OK 9 5 User 9 5 1 User gt Select user You can configure Mind Express for optimal use by more than one user For every user you can set different preference settings dictionary files letter settings etc To set up the different user profiles 1 Choose User gt Select user 81 The User dialog box appears Select user User 1 Delete New user P Add I Show this window at startup Cancel Enter the name of the new user in the New user text box Click Add The name of the new user is added to the file ae e e Select the option Show this window at start up The next time you start Mind Express the User dialog box appears
62. e with the contact persons you already made for calling Gotolevell e Select in edit mode on of the contacts and tab level 2 e Choose Phone functions gt Send message and fill in the phone number of the contact Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi Open file Other application Send message Read message Previous message Nest message Delete message Repl curent message s Click Ok Fhone functions ties A e Repeat this for all the contact persons x a Quit Resize a Call preprog number yy e Create a new cell with the command Go to level gt Level 2 e Give that cell an appropriate text or symbol for instance send 13 3 4 How to make a cell for deleting a message e Click Ok This command will delete the last read message e Open the Content dialogue box of a cell 1 Read message e choose appropriate text or symbol e Choose Phone functions gt Delete message 13 3 3 How to make cells for reading messages e Open the Content dialogue box of a cell e Choose an appropriate text or symbol e Choose Phone functions gt Read message Mind Express 122 e Click Ok e click Ok chong Message C Sound Command ctions Message Sound 0 Command CMO Phone functions Delete n CMO Phone functions Delete CMO Go to level 1 CMO Go to level 1 Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi Open
63. ect a style from the Style list The style you selected is applied to the preview image directly above the Style list C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture an categories v Subcategory fan subcategories X Change directory 5 If necessary click Edit style to modify the style you selected S for more information on modifying styles see Modifying styles on t page 20 6 Click OK The style is applied to the selected cell in the communication grid 4 3 4 Applying a style to multiple cells You can select several cells at the same time by using the Shift and or Control keys You can use this option to apply a style to a number of cells in a single action e To select a number of cells Press the Ctrl key and select the cells with one left click e To select a bloc of cells press the Shift key and select the first and the last cell with a left click All the cells inbetween will be selected 25 Select a number of cells and right click the selected area in the grid The Select style dialog box appears where you can select the style you want to apply to the selected cells in the grid Select style Style Style 1 Edit style No drag and drop Cancel 4 4 Editing cells After you have created a communication grid you can still modify its general properties number of cells as well as the positi
64. ectory to categorize the pictures For more information on the Directories dialog box see also the procedure Using other symbols on page 14 Picture This directory This directory contains the Picture This database if you dispose of this option When the Picture This files are on the CDrom make sure the path refers to the CD drive When the Picture This files have been installed on the hard drive the path should refer to the directory on the hard drive Mind Express Camera directory Photographs made with the Mind Express camera module if you dispose of this option are saved in this directory Wave directory In this directory put all sounds that you use in Mind Express That way Mind Express can retrace the sounds at all times Skippy If you want to use prediction cells in Mind Express enter the path of the word prediction program Skippy here Mind Express uses Skippy to determine the different word predictions 1 Mind Express 9 4 6 Options gt Preferences 8 You can set different Mind Express preference settings for every communication grid The preference settings for selecting items and for the sentence window have already been discussed in e Mouse preferences on page 61 e Preferences for the sentence window on page 51 The functions of the other preference settings are explained in the following tables Preferences Automatic return Automatic return to main page
65. ed by choosing Letter gt Save just as you would do for any other type of file You can choose Letter gt Save as to save letters under a different name 7 5 2 Saving letters in the communication grid You can enable the Mind Express user to save his letters To allow the user to do this you need to include command cells with the Letter functions subcommands Store or Save as in the communication grid With the command cell Store you can save the letter or a sentence in an empty level of a cell of your choice An empty level is a level to which you have not assigned any information via Mode gt Edit With the command cell Save as you can save the letter as a file linked to a cell To save a letter with a Store command cell 1 Write a letter For more information on writing a letter see also Writing a letter on page 355 2 Select the command cell Store 3 Select a level 4 Click the cell to which you want to assign the letter The cell s colour changes to green if the letter has been saved or to red if no empty level is available for the selected cell oy f you do not select a level when using the Store function Mind Express RS will store the letter in the first empty level for the selected cell 59 To save a letter with the Save as command cell 1 Write a letter ma For more information on writing a letter see also Writing a letter on t page 55 LAr 2 Select the command cel
66. eeess 121 13 3 4 How to make a Cell for deleting a message ccccesscseseeesesseeeeseeees 121 13 3 5 How to make a Cell for answering MESSAGES c ccscseseeeseeseeeeseeens 122 13 3 6 How to make a Cell to delete all MESSAGES ccecccsessseesssesseeeeeeeees 122 13 3 7 How to make a Cell for checking NEW MESSAGES cccceceeeessreeeseeees 122 13 3 8 How to make a Cell for calling a number composed by the user 122 13 3 9 How to make Cells for answering a call veri ee cecsesetesseeesnenseneeas 123 13 3 10 How to make a Cell for hanging up the phone cccseseeseseseeeees 123 Mind Express Chapter 14 The calculator 14 1 How to make a calculator cccececcssecesseecseeeeseeeecseeesseeeeceeeeenes 125 14 1 1 The MUMDELS cccscscscecsssesscsessesseresseersnesseeesseesseseaseesseneeseresseneseneases 125 14 1 2 ODGTAUONS sissssssvsceseescdedsussereeverservessessesorscesecsersersessessesorsvesecnnssrenesversrssnsst 125 VV gs Do r i A E E A A 125 14 1 4 Delete signs and delete the content of the display ccceceeeeeeees 126 Chapter 15 GEWA 15 1 Programming infrared COGES cccccscccssesssseessessssessseesseesseeseees 127 15 2 Transmitting IR codes cscnccdecectcnncisnccsecteantecentcntncieieceimtieieics 128 Licence agreement Please read the following licence agreement carefully before you install Mind Express If you object to this licence
67. ence window is displayed in the Mind Express window underneath the communication grid If this option is disabled the sentence window is not shown Pronounce each word during the construction of If this option is enabled every word you select in the communication grid is pronounced via sentences speech synthesis at once Include function keys in sentence window If this option is enabled the command cells you use in your letters for example to use the plural form of a noun are displayed in the sentence window This allows an extra check on the correct usage of the command cells Activate Write letter function at start up If this option is enabled you can start writing your letter as soon as Mind Express has started This means that you do not need to choose Letter gt Write to start recording this letter Read letter by clicking the sentence window If this option is enabled clicking the sentence window triggers the reading of the letter Direct keyboard input This option makes it possible for the user to type text in the sentence window using a default keyboard Sentence window on top The sentence window is put on top of the communication grid 7 2 Hide sentence window on this page The option Hide sentence window on this page makes it possible for you to display the sentence window on some pages and to hide it on others To display the sentence window on some pages and to hide it on others 1 Choose Options gt Preferen
68. esdsesdastddsediddidediddtisdtedianenncede 93 1O A EE OCOC dN csccsssszssocsnsscssossesnsinnseasprinssesseassneememeiennameiannea ee 93 10 9 5 Edt gt SNOW Ori ae en ne ee eee errr 93 10 6 The menu bar Insert oo cece cceeccsseeecsseeecseeeccseeeeseeescsseeeceeeeesseesesaees 93 10 6 1 Insert gt acccascacacecasecshuasetavasessuseasvsseusistcesiaseanaapsteistcessseesssaeetbvaetsestdrenonanaiens 93 10 6 2 Insert gt Bliss Symbol wisccicesicsiccsiceccitdesitiditddeitdddiddddtdddsttdsdvonvrerveseeveeveeverneristes 93 10 7 The menu bar SYMDOL cccccesccsssscssccseecssesceeeecseseseeesseeseseeeeeeens 94 Glo VION gt NOW ons sasnceanssmsaessanassaneaansnaisesiansansanaaneaannieananaanoaananaanoannabeasesnagiars 94 10 7 2 Symbol gt REMOVE ss csvvsarennsspavaaassieanasnesvassaneasesnssnenarsenannianiaansaeneinenieins 94 10 7 3 Symbol gt Next Previous FirsY Last sssissss1siiisiisisssii siasa s isasara 94 10 8 Symbol Find FING NEX sietini 94 10 8 1 Symbol gt Ungroup Group cccccsecsssssesseesseeccseseseessesseeseeeseeeseeseneens 94 10 9 The menu bar Info sacecoisastietesancniesinncisnnacennnitesiedesaiiniestsnesanpebinanetsehddecus 95 Chapter 11 E mail in Mind Express TTS EOIN S e azn sa ievistursetuiestagareuot isan satoractiatsseiierg eran deeaiapaenienoes 97 11 1 1 User details ccc ccc ccccssescsseecsseeeceeecsseescseeeseeseecseeesceueeseeeeeseaeesseneseneess 97 Til Ser VOL SC UUNGS asasinii 97 11 1 3 Advanced
69. ess e Part 2 gives you an overview of the pages in the current communication grid To navigate between these pages either click the page you want to view or click Go to page to open the Go to dialog box Go to page Cancel Select the page of your choice If your communication grid covers more than 20 pages the surplus pages are not displayed in part 2 of the Page menu but you can still jump to them by using the Go to dialog box You can assign names to the pages in your grid For more informa ES tion see Creating a new communication grid on page 3 9 7 Letter You can find all the information on the commands on the Letter menu in the chapter Working with Letters on page 51 9 8 Menu 9 8 1 Menu gt Restricted menu You can activate a restricted menu in Mind Express so that the user cannot access all the functions of the program This means that the user can only work with the communication grid itself and is unable to modify any settings or dictionaries 87 To activate the restricted menu 1 Choose Menu gt Restricted menu The restricted menu bar looks like this Mind Express demo4pc bls Page 2 level 1 Page Menu From the restricted menu bar the user can only access the Page menu to navigate between the pages in the grid and the option Full menu to revert to the normal menu bar You can secure this option with a password em For more information on the password see Me
70. ess menu bar New letter write Read letter Read sentence Read word Stop writing Open letter Save letter Save letter as Save letter as text file Frint letter y Resize letter window 51 The User menu also contains 3 additional letter related user settings as shown below Select user Speech output Dictionary F Letter F Font Letter setup Fage setup In this chapter you will find a detailed overview of each of the letter commands and you will learn how to record a letter in Mind Express This chapter contains the following sections Preferences for the sentence window Hide sentence window on this page User settings Writing a letter 7 1 Preferences for the sentence window Before you start writing a letter you should first determine the preference settings of your choice for the sentence window The sentence window is the area on the screen in which you will compose your letter DA Your preference settings are saved along with the file L A To change the sentence window preference settings 1 Choose Options gt Preferences The Preferences dialog box appears This dialog box contains amongst others the preference settings for the sentence window as shown below Mind Express 2 Enable the settings of your choice by selecting the corresponding check boxes Preferences Background Sentence window Use coloured background for BLISS symbols W Use Sentence window Use coloure
71. file Other application Fhone functions Quit Resize vw em SOMES ie PE ea Send message Read message Previous message Nest message Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi Send message Read message Previous message Nest message Delete message Reply curent message Check new messages Delete all messages Call preprog number val gt Repl curent message Check new messages Delete all messages Call preprog number F oF x Phone functions ae dl Dee 13 3 5 How to make a cell for answering messages 13 3 7 How to make a Cell for checking new messages e Open the Content dialogue box from a cell e Open the Content dialogue box of a cell e Choose an appropriate text or symbol e Choose an appropriate text or symbol e Choose for Phone functions gt Reply current message e Choose Phone functions gt Check messages e Click Ok e Click Ok ctions C Message Sound Command ction Message Sound Command CMD Phone functions Reply c CMD Go to level 1 CMO Phone functions Check r CMO Go to level 1 Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Send message Read message Previous message Next message Delete message Reply curent message Check new messages Delete all messages Call preprog number we oF x Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Send message Read message Previ
72. hat are not pronounced properly by the speech synthesis engine To compose a pronunciation dictionary 1 Choose User gt Dictionary gt Select dictionary The Select dictionary dialog box appears Select dictionary W Use dictionary po Browse eat W Case sensitive Edit OF Cancel Select the Use dictionary option 2 Click New to create a new dictionary Mind Express The Dictionary dialog box appears Dictionary Word list New Add Destination Phonetic transcription Update Delete Speak se 3 Click New 4 In the Source text box enter the word that is pronounced incorrectly 5 Enter the new pronunciation in the Destination text box Sometimes it may suffice to split a complex word into its component parts but for other words from other languages etc you may need to enter a phonetic transcription 6 Click the Speak button to hear both the original and the new words in succession 7 Click Add 8 Click OK The correct pronunciation is now saved and you return to the Select dictionary dialog box 83 9 If necessary select the option Case sensitive to allow Mind Express to treat for example mouse and Mouse as different words 10 Click OK Use the buttons Update and Delete in the Dictionary dialog box to modify words in the dictionary or to remove them Select the Phonetic transcription option if you want to enter a phonetic transcription of a
73. have 10 cells with numbers Levell eA Level3 W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound Command Operations i 0 9 Camera functions Date Time rr Email F Go to level Go to page Show result in this box Grammar functions Letter functions ajx ej Jes a TT Reset at Pag Read out the operations 14 1 2 Operations e substraction Fill in under Operations e sum Fill in under Operations e quotient Fill in under Operations e product Fill in under Operations e cell root Fill in under Operations e fraction 1 x Fill R in under Operations e to the power of Fill in under Operations 14 1 3 Display 1 Make a cell that will function as result cell for the calculator It can be useful to make the cell for the results larger than the other cells 2 Open the Content dialogue box of the cell Mind Express 3 Choose Calculator gt Show result in this box read out the operations and Reset at Pageload If Flin best and Level Levell Level2 Level chons Message Sound Command w Operations i 0 9 Camera functions Date Time z Mo Email 7 Go to level Go to page V Show result in this box Grammar functions M Read out the operations Er T aaa V Reset at Pageload O Ta 4 Click Ok 14 1 4 Delete signs and delete the content of the display e To delete a sign Fill in B under Operations e To delete the display Fill in C
74. he Border size list or enter a value from 0 to 99 Border and background in the box Border size 50 Rounded comers Use page indicator Transparent squares l Gradient fill Border color Colour Background color Colour F l Border and background Border size 10 Rounded comers Use page indicator Transparent squares Gradient fill Border color Colour Background color Colour 4 Select Rounded corners if you prefer rounded corners for the cells E Border and background Border size 0 V Rounded comers l Use page indicator Transparent squares l Gradient fill Border color EE Colour Background color Colour Mind Express 23 5 Ifa page contains the command Go to page you can use Page indicators DA Choose Options gt Grid to select a background image For more infor The top of the right corner will get an other color to indicate the link to RS mation on selecting a background image see Creating a new commu another page nication grid on page 3 Border and background Border size o kd Border and background Border size o Rounded comers Rounded comers W Use page indicator Transparent squares Gradient fill if Transparent squares Border color Colour Gradient fill Background color Colour Border color Colour Background color Colour 6 Select the option Transparent cells if you do not wan
75. hows a list of frequently used words that start with that letter When you see the word you want to type in that list you can select the word so that it appears in your document automatically That way you can save a lot of key strokes When the word is not in the prediction list you just type another letter and Skippy alters the prediction list After the selection of a word or after typing a full word Skippy shows you a list of words that could come next You can have these predictions appear in the Mind Express cells This enables the Mind Express user to select these predictions in order to type words or sentences much faster As soon as the user selects a letter or word in the communication grid the predictions appear in the Mind Express prediction cells To make it possible for Mind Express to use the Skippy predictions go to Options gt Directories and enter the path of the directory in which Skippy has been installed To make a prediction cell in Mind Express 1 Choose Mode gt Edit 2 Double click or right click on one of the cells so that the Contents dialog box appears 3 Click Extra Smart The Extra dialog box appears Horizontal size Vertical size t E IB 1S Auditory Scanning Keyword Rowsolumn keyword ooo No drag and drop Use as camera view Camera theme subfolder w Use as prediction case Prediction 1 T Cancel Enable the Use as prediction case option Inthe l
76. i i Cancel Comic Sans MS Courter O Courier New Estrangelo Edessa Finedsys Effects Strikeout Underline AaBbY ys Color L Black wester r 2 Select the font options of your choice 3 Click OK These settings are applied as soon as you start writing a letter 7 3 2 Letter setup Mind Express In the Letter setup settings you can determine whether you want to include only the symbols only the text or both in your letters To modify the letter setup settings 1 Choose User gt Letter gt Letter setup The Letter dialog box appears Size of symbols Cancel Only symbols i Only text Both test and symbols 2 Select the appropriate option to determine whether you want to include in your letters only the symbols only the text or both text and symbols 3 Ifyou are using symbols in your letters enter a symbol size in the Size of symbols box Enter a value between 1 and 30 A symbol size value of 5 results in very small symbols while a value of 30 results in very large symbols 4 Click OK The letter setup settings are applied as soon as you start writing a letter 7 3 3 Page setup In the Page setup settings you can determine the page margins you want to use and in what orientation you wish to print the letter portrait or landscape To modify the page setup settings 1 Choose User gt Letter gt Page setup 59 The Page setup dialog box appears Page se
77. ick Test speech to check the results of your settings Click Close Click OK When scanning your communication grid you hear the text for every scanned cell yo gt 8 2 6 Auditory scanning with keyword When scanning purely auditory it can be annoying to have to listen to the full text message for every cell Mind Express Mind Express offers you the option of assigning short keywords to the cells ina communication grid You could for example assign the keyword monkey to the cell with the message the monkey likes to eat bananas When using auditory scanning you will only hear the Keyword monkey allowing you to scan the grid more quickly and efficiently To assign a keyword for auditory scanning to a cell 1 Double click or right click the cell in the communication grid to which you want to assign a keyword The Contents dialog box appears 2 Click Extra The Extra dialog box appears Horizontal size Vertical size Auditory Scanning Keyword No drag and drop Use as camera view Camera theme subfolder ee ooo Use as prediction case Prediction 1 cancel _ 3 Enter a keyword for auditory scanning in the text box 4 Click OK 1 When you scan this cell with auditory scanning only the keyword is produced by the speech engine and not the full message 8 2 7 Row Column keyword for auditory scanning If you use the Row column or Column row scanning method with
78. id with 2 switches For Column line and Line column scanning you can define both scanning Definition 2 switch scanning Block Select Line switch 1 Select Column switch 2 Select square switch 1 Go to Line switch 2 Select Line switch 1 Go ta Column switch 2 Select square switch 1 Cancel The following switches can be set up as scanning switches Key 1 Key 2 Left mouse button Right mouse button ew oo Mind Express 67 8 2 3 Scanning preferences Depending on whether you are using 1 or 2 switch scanning you can set a number of scanning preferences The following tables give an overview of the scanning preferences used specifically with 1 switch scanning and the preferences used for other purposes e Scanning preferences for 1 switch scanning Return to top left with switch 2 If you enable this option the user can use switch 2 for example the right mouse button to return to the first cell in the grid If this option is disabled and the user scans beyond the cell of his choice he she needs to scan the entire grid once more before being able to return to the cell of his her choice Stop scanning with switch 2 If you enable this option scanning is temporarily interrupted when the user presses switch 2 This option can only be used in 1 switch scanning mode To resume scanning press switch 1 Double time on first symbol If you enable this option the interval between scanning the first and seco
79. ide sentence window on this page makes it possible for you to display the sentence window on some pages and to hide it on others 8 Click OK to confirm your changes After finishing this procedure your communication grid will be ready for use It looks like the grid shown below Mind Express standard_file bls Page 1 level 1 DER File Mode Options User Page Letter Menu Extra Help To modify the lay out of the grid after you created it to change the number of cells across for example click Options gt Grid 77e Grid dialog box appears in which you can make the required changes 2 12 Completing the cells in a communication grid The procedure below contains the basic rules for completing a communication grid By executing this procedure you take your first steps in designing your own communication grid To complete the cells in a communication grid 1 Choose File gt New The Grid dialog box appears 2 Create anew communication grid as described in the procedure To create a new communication grid on page 4 3 Choose Mode gt Edit Mind Express 4 Double click or right click one of the empty cells in the grid The Contents dialog box appears 5 Select one of the symbol sets at the top of the Contents dialog box C BLISS C SymbStix POKS PESCO Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Select the symbol of your choice from the list of symbols or enter the name of the symbol
80. immediately produces the message you entered 10 Click OK 11 Choose Mode gt Mouse As soon as you click the bear cell in the grid you will hear the message brown bear 6 3 Sound You can also link the cells in your communication grid to a sound That sound may be an existing wav file or a sound file that you record in Mind Express To record sounds you will need a microphone You can assign sounds to a cell on the three information levels To assign a sound to a cell 1 Repeat 1 to 5 of the procedure To assign a message to a cell but choose level 2 instead of level 1 2 Select the Sound action type Mind Express The Contents dialog box now looks like this W Filin Text and Level 1 Use existing way file Level Level Level3 Record a sound message Cancel 3 Do one of the following e Select the option Use existing wav file and click Browse to search for the appropriate sound file er Level Levels W Filin Text and Level 1 Message Sound C Command SND C Program Files Mind Ex Use existing way file Record a sound message d Express English Sounds sms way 0K Cancel e Select the option Record a sound message and record the sound of your choice by clicking the button You can save the recorded sound by 45 clicking the Save as button I Filin Text and Level 1 Message Sound C Command Level Level Level3 ates
81. in the mouse mode The cell that is indicated will then automatically be selected when a predefined period of time has elapsed Dwell time You can also enable or disable the Repeat dwell selection and the Use dwell progress bar options To enable or disable these options go to Options gt Preferences ___ ry l Drag n drop React when you hit the button Use an acceptance time before selection fi 00 msec M Use a delay time after selection fi o0 msec Magnified selection 1004 Hide magnified selection delay time fo msec MV Dwell selection 1000 msec l Repeat dwell selection l Use dwell progress bar Colour I Touchscreen user MV Joystick auto wrap F Auditory feedback 8 3 2 Auto wrap If you enable the Joystick auto wrap option the joystick indicator will jump back to the first cell of a row when you have reached the end of the row when you have reached the end of a column it will jump back to the first cell of that column On the other hand when you have reached the beginning of a row or column the joystick indicator will jump to the last cell of that row or column If you disable this option the joystick indicator will remain on the last cell of a row even if you keep moving the joystick to the right The same goes for all other directions To enable or disable this option choose Options gt Preferences Mind Express Chapter 9 Reference This chapter contains a description of the menu items that
82. information on creating new communication grids see ES Creating a new communication grid on page 3 2 Choose Mode gt Edit 3 Double click or right click an empty cell in the grid The Contents dialog box appears CONTENTS C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture fral categories ha I Subcategory lt no symbal gt afraid fral subcategories v Change directory Style Style 1 z E dit style Test on screen y V Filin Text and Level 1 Levell Level2 Level3 ctions Message Sound Command C Noun C Other Personal pronoun C Verb DEE 4 Click Extra Mind Express The Extra dialog box appears Horizontal size Vertical size ie E H Auditory Scanning Keyword RowsEolumn keyword ooo No drag and drop Use as camera view Camera theme subfolder __ Use as prediction case Prediction 1 cancel _ 5 Enter the new horizontal and vertical dimensions you want to assign to the cell If you enter 2 in both the Horizontal and Vertical size boxes the 20 selected cell becomes twice as large as the other cells in the grid as shown below 6 Click OK The Extra dialog box closes and the Contents dialog box reappears 7 Click OK Your changes are applied to the grid 4 2 Modifying styles When you first use Mind Express you will no
83. ing Options gt Grid 2 Define the lay out of the grid It is recommended to choose a Clear lay out where contact persons messages and function cells have similar colors or are grouped together 105 3 Open the Content dialogue box of a cell and select Command gt Email Actions Message Sound Command Calculator A Send Email 7 Camera functions Email address Date Time Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Address book Letter functions n Open file Nth a New Action Delete Action lt 4 Choose a command from the selection list show message Mew message count P Password entered E Send Email Show message Show newest messages Show next Show previous Send Email To send an e mail to a contact person Check password To check the password of the user Delete message To delete The last read message You can find deleted messages by selecting Deleted messages in the menu Extra gt Email gt Inbox Download inbox To download the content of the inbox in the Mind Express grid Message count The number messages of the inbox appears in the cell New message The number new unread messages appears in the count cell Password entered To enter your password Mind Express 106 Send Email To send an Email to a contact person Show message To display a received message in the cell Show newest To show the headings of the last received messages Message
84. is for further experiments This chapter covers the following topics e Starting Mind Express Creating a new communication grid J I F e Completing the cells in a communication grid Mind Express e Opening an existing communication grid e Saving a communication grid e Printing a communication grid e Closing Mind Express 2 10 Starting Mind Express To start Mind Express 1 Click the Start button at the bottom left corner of the screen Move the pointer to Programs You can also start Mind Express directly by double clicking the Mind Express 2 l l l l icon on the desktop 3 Hold the pointer over Programs until the list of available programs appears 4 _ Click Mind Express Gm Mind Express English 2 11 Creating a new communication grid As soon as you have started Mind Express you are ready to create Mind Express files or communication grids A communication grid is a vocabulary that you can compose yourself by using symbol and optionally text charts A communication grid can consist of several pages Mind Express When you create a new communication grid you have to enter the number of The Grid dialog box appears cells you want to use per page in the Grid dialog box This setting can differ from page to page within the same communication grid This means that you can have several pages with different cell sizes colours and spacing In addition Page Name OK you can assign a name and background image to each
85. ist under this option choose the prediction that is to appear in this cell Prediction 1 is the first prediction in Skippy s list etc Mind Express can use up to 10 Skippy predictions depending on the settings in the Skippy program 40 Mind Express 41 Chapter 6 Working with Actions and Levels Mind Express allows you to attach several actions to every cell in your communication grid Three levels are available for use in every cell Within a level you can define the following types of actions e Message e Sound e Command A d Level Level2 ieee M Filin Text and Level 1 ctions Message Sound Command C e k B Ki f Noun Other Personal pronoun Web Data Cancel A Level tabs B Action list C Action types D Word classes K El B M Each of the types of actions mentioned above is detailed further in this chapter This chapter examines the third part of the Contents dialog box l For more information on the Contents dialog box see also The Contents Dialog Box on page 11 6 1 Message If you complete a cell in your communication grid you can choose to listen to the text that goes with the picture at once You can assign one message per level to every cell Also this message can be anything you like because you can modify the default text that comes with the selected symbol For example you can assign an entire sentence to a certain cell Mind Exp
86. ith function keys Drag n drop N Use sound for dragging I React when you hit the button J Use sound on empty square F Use an acceptance time before selection fi 00 msec IV Use beep with scanning amp joystick F Use a delay time after selection 100 msec Start with mode Mouse Scanning Joystick Hide magnified selection delay time 0 msec J7 Hide caption bar I Dwell selection fi 000 msec I Hide menu bar I Magnified selection 100 z I Repeat dwell selection I Read text of function keys JT Use dwell progress bar n Lolou IV Right mouse click in mouse mode go to Edit window I Touchscreen user Fast input Joystick auto wrap 7 Quick recording Activation time 13000 msec Auditory feedback I Save window placement Cancel Sym For more information on the preference settings for the sentence window see Preferences for the sentence window on page 57 3 Choose Letter gt New letter You are now ready to start writing a new letter 4 Choose Letter gt Resize letter window You can now determine the size of the sentence window Click the blue horizontal bar at the top of the sentence window and drag it up or down 56 Mind Express w 4 Choose Letter gt Write NY The bar dividing the communication grid and the sentence window Is blue when it is selected and grey when it is not Mind Express demo4pc bls Page 1 level 1 File Mode
87. l Save as 3 Click a cell for example the cell apple The letter is now saved as apple brf Mind Express Chapter 8 User Modes Mind Express offers you a number of user modes that allow you to configure your communication grids to best suit the needs and skills of the users 1 Mouse 2 Scan with 1 or 2 switches 3 Joystick or multiple switch In this chapter you will find detailed descriptions of the options available for each of these three modes enabling you to select the most suitable combination of options for the user 8 1 Mouse Using the mouse you can click the cells in the communication grid A single click can trigger a sound produce a word or a sentence or execute a command DA fe settings that are relevant for the mouse also apply to the trackball 5 S 27d the touch screen 8 1 1 Mouse preferences Choose Options gt Preferences to access the Preferences dialog box Selection 61 In the Selection area of the Preferences dialog box you can find a number of mouse settings as indicated below Drag n drop React when you hit the button Use an acceptance time before selection f oo msec Use a delay time after selection fo mzec Magnified selection fioo Hide magnified selection delay time Dwell selection f gpg mec Repeat dwell selection Use dwell progress bar foi Colour Touchscreen user Joystick auto wrap Auditory feedback Setup These preference settings appl
88. l return to the main page after performing an action on the other page Level eA Level3 W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound Command Calculator Camera functions Previous page a Me page L o bac Go to level 1 Page 1 Grammar functions 2 Page 2 Letter functions n EEE l TPE 5 7 Grammar functions You can assign the following grammar functions to a cell in a communication grid e Past participle Infinitive Present tense Past tense Future tense Choose one of these functions to conjugate the selected verb in the corresponding tense If you have enabled the option Automatic return to present tense in the Preferences dialog box only the first verb you select will be conjugated in the selected tense Any following verbs you select will revert to the present tense e Plural Singular Choose one of these options to put the next noun you select in the corresponding number If you have enabled the option Automatic return to singular in the Preferences dialog box only the first noun you select will be in the indicated number and any following nouns will be singular Smart e 1st 3rd pers sing Choose one of these functions to use a verb in either the first or third person singular This option is very useful if you want to create a question in which the verb precedes the personal pronoun Level Levelz Level3 W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound
89. le communication grid 1 Click File gt New If you prefer to add the phone module to an existing file click Options gt Grid gt New page 2 Define the lay out of the grid W A clear page division is recommended Make sure incoming t messages contact persons and function cells are grouped together For more information on the lay out of a communication grid see The Lay out of a Communication Grid on page 79 3 Make sure Use sentence window is marked in the Preferences This way Mind Express can show received messages and letters made by the users 13 3 1 Contact persons Two ways to make a Call 120 e Make a cell with a contact person the person will be called automatically when selecting this cell e Make a numeric keypad You can dial a number and the select the call cell to call the dialed number The first option is useful for frequently called persons or if the user is not able to remember or to compose a phone number 1 Open the Content dialogue box of a cell 2 Choose Phone functions gt Call preprog number The dialogue box Send to appears CONTENTS BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture fran categories X 1 relative 3 family member 2 Subcategory fral subcategories X Change directory Style i phonebook T c Edit style Send message Read message Previous message Send to serial p
90. lete a cml Smart 3 Click Add to add the client the user s portable to the server After clicking Add the window IP address appears on the screen Fill in the client s IP address Properties n IP address cancel _ Add Edit Delete OK Cancel 4 To delete or modify an IP address click the IP addresst in the Properties window and click Delete to delete it or Edit to modify it 5 17 3 Sending a WLAN command 1 Open the content dialogue box of a cell 2 Choose as Command WLAN and select Send to Fill in the IP Address of the server This is a combination of 4 groups of 3 numbers chons Message Sound Command Other application Phone functions Guit Aesize Aun application Send to Gewa Send to serial port Uzer mode Volume Send Macro Macro Send sentence letter i K El E EA 39 3 Click to add a new action Choose Send Macro if you want to send a macro to the other computer Choose Send sentence letter if you want to send the content of the letter window to the other computer 4 Click OK to confirm The command you have linked to the cell will be sent to the other computer 5 18 Prediction cells When you dispose of the word prediction program Skippy you can have the predictions appear in Mind Express Skippy is a module of Eurovocs Suite and predicts words as you are typing When you have typed only one letter Skippy s
91. llation does not start automatically click Start gt Run and start the program Setup from the cd rom You are guided through the installation procedure by the Mind Express installation wizard Follow the on screen instructions to install both programs correctly 1 8 System requirements In order to be able to use Mind Express efficiently you should make sure that your system meets a number of minimum system requirements The minimum system requirements for Mind Express are the following e Pentium PC 350 MHz e 128 MB RAM or more e MS Windows 2000 sound card preferably 16 bit compatible with Multimedia system MMSYSTEM e Pentium PC 300MHz or more 1 9 Security Mind Express is protected by either hardware or software protection e f your version contains a hardware key HASP dongle you should insert it into your PC s USB port e f your version features software protection a window displaying a code appears when you start Mind Express Mail this site code to Jabbla at the following e mail address unlock jabbla com You will then receive a new code that allows you to unlock the program Mind Express 3 Chapter 2 Getting Started with Mind Express This chapter describes the basic procedures that you need to master in order to The start up screen appears and Mind Express starts be able to work with Mind Express in a correct and efficient way Take the time to execute the procedures listed here they are an ideal bas
92. n the cells in the selected line All the cells are scanned in a linear fashion from left to right starting at the top line Mind Express first scans all the columns in the grid and then the cells in the selected column The first row of the grid is scanned from left to right the second from right to left and so on The grid is divided into blocks When you select one of these blocks it is divided into to new smaller blocks This process is repeated until your selection has narrowed down to a single cell 8 2 2 Scanning modes You can choose one of two scanning modes scanning with 1 switch or scanning with 2 switches depending on the user s skills and your scanning preferences e Scanning with 1 switch In this scanning mode the next line column or cell is scanned automatically The speed with which the selection moves through the grid can be set by entering the scanning time in milliseconds Mind Express 66 in the Scanning mode area At a scanning time of 2000 msec for example switches by clicking Definition The Definition 2 switch scanning dialog there will be a two second interval before the next cell or line is scanned box appears Scanning mode Scarnpirt Scanning method Scanning mode Line column Scanning with 1 switch P Linear Scan tine 500 rnisec Colurnre line z ih i akl A D Greke canning tehes Definition e Scanning with 2 switches You can also scan a gr
93. nd symbols Select in the menu User gt Letter gt Letter setup 102 The Letter dialogue box appears Size of symbols Cancel C Only symbols Only text Both text and symbols 4 Select the setup of your choice and confirm W fyou select Both text and symbols Mind Express will insert space for the symbols depending on the size of the symbols also in incoming e malls of not users lt 11 3 2 How to send an e mail 1 Write your message in the sentence window 2 Click the sentence window or read mail if you want to check your message 3 Select a contact The message is sent Depending on the setups of your contacts you can e Send an e mail with only text e Send an e mail as a JPEG The text will be sent to the inbox of the receiver the letter will be received in attachment e Send an e mail as BRF This format is meant for other Mind Express users who also are using the E mail module The letter will be delivered in letter format in Mind Express 11 3 3 Address book You can specify in the Address book wether you prefer to send an e mail as JEPG or BRF You can also join a photograph of the contact person 1 Go to Extra gt E mail gt Address book Mind Express The Address book dialogue box appears Address book Laura Thomas Edit Delete I Only receive messages from these people OK 2 select a contact person and click on Edit The Details box appears Pi
94. nd cells in the grid is doubled This applies only to Line column and Column line scanning with 1 switch Start scanning by pressing down the button select If you enable this option scanning begins as soon as you press the switch and stops when you on release release it at which point the cell line or column that was scanned when you released the switch is selected Automatic selection This option is only available in the 1 switch scanning mode Instead of scanning automatically and selecting through switch 1 the user has to press switch 1 for scanning Selection then automatically occurs when the predefined Selection time has elapsed This makes it possible for the user to determine the scanning speed himself Pause scanning after a number of rounds If you enable this option scanning stops automatically when no selection has been made within a set number of rounds through the grid Scanning resumes when you press switch 1 Mind Express 68 e Scanning preferences for 1 and 2 switch scanning Number of rounds in selected row column If you enable this option and you enter for example 3 in this box the selected row or column is scanned 3 times before moving on to the next column or line unless you select a cell in the line or column Return to top left after selection If you enable this option scanning resumes from the top left cell or the first row column depending on the current scanning method in the grid after you have made a
95. nication Grid To make sure that you get the feel of creating communication grids this chapter will expand on the many options Mind Express offers you when building a communication grid This chapter covers the following topics e Grid settings e Modifying styles e Applying styles e Editing cells Working with communication grids that have a pleasant lay out is more fun for the user Mind Express offers you various options to create an attractive lay out for your communication grids Most of the lay out commands in Mind Express can be accessed through the Options menu 4 1 Grid settings You can determine the overall structure of your communication grid in the Grid dialog box This dialog box appears automatically when you choose File gt New When creating a new communication grid you need to decide in advance e Of how many cells the grid will consist down and across e How much space should be left between the cells and what colour this free space should be e Whether you want to use a background image It is recommended to limit the number of cells in a grid to ensure that it remains Clearly legible and comprehensible For more information on the Grid dialog box see also Creating a new communication grid on page 3 You can also use the Extra button in the Contents dialog box to merge certain cells in the communication grid To merge cells in a communication grid 1 Create a new communication grid ma For more
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97. nu gt Change pass x x word on page 87 D n restricted menu mode the mouse can only be moved in the Mind RS Express main window This means that the user cannot move the mouse to the title bar of the window to exit Mind Express or run any other applications 9 8 2 Menu gt Change password You can secure Mind Express with a password No password is set when Mind Express has just been installed Follow the procedure below to enter or modify the password To set the password 1 Choose Menu gt Change password Mind Express The Change password dialog box appears Change password Give old pazzword n oo Give new password ee o Confirm new password p o Cancel 2 Enter the old password in the Give old password box Sa f no password has been set yet leave this text box empty 2 3 Enter the new password in the Give new password and Confirm new password boxes 4 Click OK The password has been changed 9 9 Help 1 Help gt Mind Express Help You can access the on line help files for this User Manual by choosing Help gt Mind Express Help 2 Help gt Info 88 Choose Help gt Info to view the version information on Mind Express The Info dialog box appears Mind Express DENR Bliss Symbols tis PCS Picto Beta Rebus PThis Reals peak Acapela SMS Camera E mail Jabbla e mail supportjabbla com web www jabbla com 3 Click OK to leave this dialog
98. o make a pop up window A pop up window can be very usefull to maintain the headpage If the user selects vegetables you can make a list of vegetables appear in a pop up window After the user has selected the vegetable of his choice the window can be closed automatically To insert visual or auditive feedback in games or exercises you Can use pop ups You can also instaure a pop up window that asks for confirmation before the user decides to quit Mind Express Mind Express How to make a pop up window 1 Open anew page in a document 2 Go to Options gt Grid or to Page gt Add new page in the edit mode 3 Select Popup in the Grid window Page Name OK 2 Page 2 Fage 2 Fill in the number of rows and columns you desire max 1000 squares per page F ows E Spacing 5 Columns V Fit cells to page T Hide Sentence window on this page Cancel New page Apply to all Background Colour l Use background picture CAProgram Files Mind Express Mederlands Figuren b Browse Horizontal position Midde Vertical position Middle M Best fit Maintain aspect ratio rane Left 25 Width 50 Top 25 Height 50 4 Define the number of cells and the spacing 5 Open the Contents window of Mind Express 6 Edit the style if needed 29 For more information on editing styles see Modifying the text style on RS page 14 and Modifying styles on page 20
99. of the following e Select a symbol from the symbol list e Enter the name of the symbol of your choice in the Picture text box The selected symbol appears in the preview area to the right of the symbol list 7 Click OK The Contents dialog box closes and the selected symbol appears in the communication grid lt For more information on changing the look of the cells in a communica tion grid see The Lay out of a Communication Grid on page 79 14 3 3 Using other symbols Mind Express allows you to use symbols other than those included in the default symbol sets For example you can use photo s or your own drawings and illustrations Remember to save the images you want to use in Mind Express in one of the following formats e WMF Windows Metafile e BMP Bitmap e GIF Graphics Interchange Format e JPG Joint Photographic Experts Group Store your Customised images and illustrations in a new subfolder of the images folder that was created during Mind Express installation For example you could save your own images in the folder C Tni Mind Express English Pictures My Pictures This folder is added to the Main category list If you add subfolders to your own folder these are listed in the Subcategory list To use other symbols 1 Use a drawing progr am such as Windows Paint to create your own new pictures or save existing illustrations and photographs in JPEG GIF BMP or WMF format in the default
100. of the pages in the grid 1 Page1 Page 1 e A i Fill in the number of rows and columns you TREES To create a new communication grid desire max 1000 squares per pagel pag Apply to all 1 Start Mind Express T spacing I x IF Columns i W Fit cells to page 2 a See also Starting Mind Express on page 3 I Hide Sentence window on this page Background 2 Click File gt New i Use background picture CAProgram Files Mind Express Mederlands Figurenb Browee Horizontal position Middle Vertical positions Midde M Best fit Maintain aspect ratio Popup T Popup window Left 25 Width fo Top 25 Height Eo 3 The communication grid currently contains one page You can give this page a name by entering text in the Name box Mind Express lf for example you want to work around the people theme you could call this page people You can assign a different name to every page in a file Page Name 3 people people 4 You can now decide how many cells both horizontally and vertically you want to include in your communication grid Also you can determine the spacing between the cells An example If you want to create a grid with 5 cells across and 4 down and with a 1 spacing between the individual cells you complete the fields in the Grid dialog box as shown below F ows Spacing f Ea Columns 4 V Fit cells to page T Hide Sentence window on this pag
101. on can always be modified in Extra gt Email gt Adress books and then Edit 11 5 The Inbox 1 The Inbox and the Deleted messages can also be consulted Go to Extra gt Email gt Adress books gt Inbox SEn Help Email Users Address books Info 104 The Inbox dialogue box appears Tue 8 Apr 2008 09 51 13 0200 Laura Tue 10 Jul 2008 14 26 00 0200 Thomas The attachments appear in the right corner below 2 Choose for Inbox or Deleted messages 3 Click on a message to select it Choose one of the following options Check for new messages Read e Click on Check For new messages to see the new messages e Click on Read to read a the selected message Mind Express The Message dialogue box appears Message Sender Thomas Goldon lt thomas goldon gmail com gt Date Fri 14 Nov 2008 11 04 07 0100 Subject party Dear Paul 4re you still coming to my party this Friday Hope to see you then Thomas e Click on o seve to save the message e Click on Undelete to undelete a deleted message e Click on Lizer to delete a message from the inbox or to delete permanently a deleted message 11 6 How to make an e mail file in Mind Express Making an e mail file is very similar to making a communication grid 1 Click File gt New If you prefer to make the grid for e mail in an existing document choose New page in the Grid dialogue box after select
102. on of the cells in the grid The following standard Windows commands are available in Mind Express from the Mode menu or you can also use the corresponding short cut keys Command Short cut key Select all Ctrl A Mind Express mm You can only use these commands while in edit mode Select Mode gt Edit f go into edit mode Follow the procedure below to find out how to repeat the bear cell in the empty cell or how to move the bear cell to the empty cell To edit the cells in a communication grid 1 Choose File gt Open The Open dialog box appears Look in O Mind Express English My Recent Documents a e Ed Pictures Plugins skippy Sounds la Counting_bliss_1 bls gt Counting_bliss_2 bls la Counting_pes_1 bls la Counting_pcs_2 bls le demo1be bls gt demotbl bls lo demoipc bls lo demo1pi bls lo demotre bls gi gt demoisymbstix bls la demo2be bls demozbl bls la demo2pc bls la demo2re bls la demo2symbstix bls la demo3be bls demo3bl bls la demo3pc2 bls la demo3pc bls la demo3pi bls la demo3re bls la demo3symbstix bls la demo4be bls demo4bl bls gt demo4pc bls le demo4re bls gt demo4symbstix bls gt demoSbe bls gt demoSbl bls la demo5pc bls gt demo5pi bls la demoSre bls le demo be bls gt demo6bl1 bls gt demo6bl bls File name Files of type Bls Files bls Open as re
103. ort Export F Border and background Border size fo v l Rounded comers Use page indicator Transparent squares Gradient fill Font A Horizontal position Middle v Border color Colour Vertical position Top Colour Testin square Picture 7 Use text background Horizontal position Middle Vertical position Middle v Percentage s0 Cancel A Text area Background color Text background 4 Make all the required changes to the settings in the Text area You have the following options e Change the text font To do this click Font A standard Windows font modification dialog box appears in which you can select the font family style and size of your choice e Change the Horizontal and Vertical position of the text in the cell e Place the text inside or outside the symbol s cell e Use background colour for the text Mind Express A few examples Text Mind Express English Font Horizontal position Middle hd Vertical position Top v V Text in square MV Use text background Text background Colour Text Mind Express English Font Horizontal position Left v Vertical position Top 7 V Text in square MV Use text background Text background 5 Click OK The changes to the text style are applied to the text in the current cell and to all other cells using the same style
104. ort User mode Check new messages Volume Delete all messages LAN 3 Fill in the number of the contact person and the click OK Choose a symbol or picture for the cell The picture can be found in Other 4 If necessary mark Fill in text and level 1 5 Click Ok to confirm Mind Express 121 From now on the user just need to select a cell to call one of his contact e Click Ok persons sciane Message Sound Command 1 3 3 2 Cells for sending messages CMO Phone functions Read m Send message D gt There are two possibilities revious Message Nest message Delete message Reply curent message Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi e Choose Options gt Grid gt New page Define the style and the number of ee ee cell x e mum e Make contact person cells choose a symbol or picture for the contact person and fill in his her name in Text on screen e Choose Phone functions gt Send message 1 Anew page for sending messages Check new messages Delete all messages Call preprog number s a 2 Read previous message Open the Content dialogue box of a cell Choose appropriate text or symbol Choose Phone functions gt Previous message Click Ok The Send to dialogue box appears e Fill in the number of the contact person and click Ok e Click OK to close the window 2 Working with levels a taser Message Sound Command e Take the pag
105. ou work with different computers and want to maintain style consistency If you export and import your defined styles there is no need to repeat the time consuming style creation process Use the following buttons to select all 50 styles to import styles or to export styles Select all e Import e Export 4 3 Modifying the text style If you create communication grids with symbols and text or with text only you can use the Style dialog box to modify the properties of that text mm For more information on modifying text styles see Modifying the text t style on page 21 4 3 1 Changing the background The Background area of the Style dialog box offers you the following options to modify the background properties of the selected cell e You can adapt the border width around the pictures in the cells e You can make the cells transparent This is useful if you are using a background image in the grid You can choose for rounded cells You can use page indicators You can set the cell s background colour You can choose for a gradient fill To modify the background of the cells in a grid 1 Choose Options gt Style Mind Express 22 The Style dialog box appears A border size of 50 results in a broad border around the image whereas a border size of 10 results in a rather small border The 2 Select the style that you want to modify examples below illustrate this principle 3 Select a border width from t
106. ouch screen joystick or multiple switch scanning with 1 or 2 keys headtracking eyetracking The different options available for each of the above input devices are explained in detail elsewhere in this User Manual 1 4 Mind Express and speech Mind Express is available with e Realspeak e Brightspeech Acapela Mind Express is also SAPI compliant This means that you can use Mind Express with any text to speech system that supports SAPI4 or SAPI5 1 5 Who should read this User manual This User Manual is intended for therapists teachers and parents who wish to use Mind Express to create a vocabulary This vocabulary can be used for purely communicative purposes but just as well for therapeutic and educational purposes Also disabled people can find useful tips in this User Manual that will allow them to expand their vocabulary independently 1 6 How to use this User Manual This User Manual is mostly task oriented This means that the tasks you execute most frequently are described in detail Apart from this there is a Reference chapter that covers the remaining functionality of Mind Express Finally this User Manual also contains a description of the Bliss Editor an accessory to Mind Express that allows you to create your own Bliss symbols Mind Express 1 7 Installing Mind Express and Bliss Editor To install Mind Express and Bliss Editor you should insert the Mind Express cd rom into the cd rom drive If the insta
107. our by pressing the Colour button 9 5 A standard Windows dialog box appears in which you can select a new colour for the indicator 6 Click OK Your indicator settings are now applied in the corresponding mode 9 4 3 Options gt Symbol sets gt Bliss Mind Express offers you a number of extra customisation options for the Bliss symbol set To modify the settings for the Bliss symbol set 1 Choose Options gt Symbol sets gt Bliss The Bliss dialog box appears Size of pencil e A IW Use background colour Cancel Background colour Nouns Colour Verbs Colour Adjectives Colour Personal pronouns Colour Functions Colour Other Colour Standard colours A Pencil size B Colours 2 set the pencil size with which the Bliss symbols are drawn oy The optimal pencil size depends on the resolution of your screen If not 8 2 the parts of the symbols are clearly visible try using a larger pencil Size Mind Express 3 Set the colours for the background of the Bliss symbols by clicking the corresponding Colour buttons You can set a different colour for each word Class 4 Click the Standard colours button to revert to the original colour settings 5 Click OK The pencil size and background colours are applied when you use Bliss symbols in a communication grid and when you create new symbols with the Bliss Editor S For more information on the Bliss Editor see also Bliss Editor
108. ous message Next message Delete message Reply current message Check new messages Delete all messages gt gt Fhone functions Quit Resize ve mM ES Phone functions Quit Resize ms Pe aren Dee 13 3 6 How to make a cell to delete all messages 13 3 8 How to make a cell for calling a number composed by the 9 e Open the Content dialogue box of a cell aitak e Choose an appropriate text or symbol e Open the Content dialogue box of a cell e choose Phone functions gt Delete all messages e Choose an appropriate text or symbol e Choose Phone functions gt Call number Mind Express 123 e Click Ok ctions Message Sound Command SUES C Message C Sound Command CMO Phone functions Call nur Send message Delete all messages Call preprog number CMO Phone functions CMO Go to level 1 Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi Delete message Repl curent message Phone functions Check new messages Quit Resize Delete all messages Aun application Call preprog number Send to Gewa Open file Angier Send to serial port Other application Hang up User mode Phone functions Init A eset Volume xi Quit Aesize we iw x WLAN 13 3 9 How to make cells for answering a call gt Call number lt EJ Open the Content dialogue box of a cell Choose an appropriate text or symbol Choo
109. page 125 5 2 Camera l mR w Da For more information on using of using the camera see Chapter 12 Camera on page 111 5 3 Date and time The commands Date and Time have Mind Express pronounce the current date time or day as soon as you select the cell in question Level Level2 Level3 W Filin Text and Level 1 ctions Message Sound 0 Command Calculator Date Camera functions Time Email Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi s mee Cle el a 2 Smart 5 4 Email ma For more information on using the Email functions see Chapter 11 E mail in Mind Express on page 37 ef 5 5 Go to level By assigning the command Go to level 1 2 or 3 to a certain cell in a grid you can use the contents of the different cell levels If you have enabled the Automatic return to level 1 option in the Preferences dialog box the new level will only be enabled for the next cell you select Levell EEA EES W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound Command CMO Go to level Calculator Camera functions Date Time Email Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi aa em 1 5 6 Go to page By assigning the command Go to page to a specific cell in a grid you can jump to another page in your communication grid 32 If you enabled the option Automatic return to main page page 1 in the Preferences dialog box you wil
110. parts of a symbol at once by holding down the Shift key 10 5 4 Edit gt Select all Choose Edit gt Select all to select all parts of the current symbol You can also use the space bar for this purpose 10 5 5 Edit gt Show grid Choose Edit gt Show grid to make the grid visible or to make it disappear 10 6 The menu bar Insert Below you find an overview in order of appearance of the commands on the Insert menu 10 6 1 Insert gt 93 Choose Insert gt Basic symbol to make the dialog box with basic symbols appear Click one of the basic symbols to make it immediately appear in the Bliss Editor window s work area Basic set 10 6 2 Insert gt Bliss symbol Choose Insert gt Bliss symbol to make the Bliss symbol dialog box appear Select a symbol from the list or immediately type the name of the symbol you Mind Express want in the Symbol box Then click Insert to make the symbol appear in the main dialog box BLISS symbols Symbol strawbeny 10 7 The menu bar Symbol Below you find an overview in order of appearance of the commands on the Symbol menu This menu contains all the commands that you can apply to the symbol lists 10 7 1 Symbol gt New Choose Symbol gt New to insert a new symbol You can also use the Insert key on your keyboard 10 7 2 Symbol gt Remove Choose Symbol gt Remove to remove a symbol from the list As soon as you have removed a symbol you can no longer
111. picture folder or in a new subfolder of the default folder 2 Do one of the following e Choose File gt Open to open an existing communication grid e Choose File gt New to create a new communication grid lt For more information on creating a new communication grid see also Creating a new communication grid on page 3 3 Choose Mode gt Edit 4 Double click or right click the cell in the communication grid where you want to use the new symbol Mind Express The Contents dialog box appears 5 Select the Other option from the symbol sets list at the top of the dialog box The symbols in the Pictures folder appear in the Symbol list C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color C PThig Other Main category Picture APPL fral categories X APPLE Subcategory an subcategories X Change directory Style Style 1 Edit style Text on screen APPLE Extra bavell bi nto tanto IV Fillin Text and Level 1 The symbols in your personal folder appear in the main Symbol list and you can now select them for use in your communication grid 3 4 Text Mind Express not only allows you to work with symbols illustrations and photographs but also with text 15 If you select a symbol from one of the symbol sets the text associated with it automatically appears in the Text on screen box as shown in the illustration below C BLISS SymbStix PCS
112. position of the image in the cell 1 Choose Options gt Style The Style dialog box appears 2 select the style you want to modify from the Style list 3 Inthe Picture area select the appropriate Horizontal and Vertical position settings for the image in the cell a Select a percentage from the Percentage list or enter a value from 20 to 99 in the box 24 The example below shows an image that is aligned with the left bottom edge of the cell and covers 60 of the cell s surface Border and background Border size fo l Rounded comers Use page indicator Transparent squares W Gradient fil Border color Colour Background color amp Colour Picture Horizontal position Lett Vertical position Bottom Percentage E ae 1 Click OK Your changes are applied to the communication grid 4 3 3 Applying styles As soon as you have defined a number of styles you can apply them when creating or modifying communication grids To apply a specific style 1 Do one of the following e Choose File gt Open to open an existing communication grid e Choose File gt New and create a new grid me For more information on creating a new communication grid see also RS Creating a new communication grid on page 3 2 Choose Mode gt Edit 3 Double click or right click one of the cells in the grid The Contents dialog box appears Mind Express 4 Sel
113. r the dog sound Click OK when you have selected the dog sound if Flin ext and Level Level Level2 Level Message Sound C Command SMO C Program Filess Mind Ex i Use existing way file Record a sound message Express English Sounds DOG WAly The dog cell now contains information on two levels 1 and 2 For more information on assigning sounds to a cell see Sound on page 44 8 Click OK 9 Double click or right click an empty cell in the grid The Contents dialog box appears 10 Select a second symbol from the PCS symbol set 48 11 Assign the main command Go to level and the subcommand Level 2 to this cell CONTENTS C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture fran categories l Subcategory 1 2 teaspoon fran subcategories 1 3 1 4 1 4 teaspoon 1 8 Change directory Style 10 11 Level 1 Style 1 Edit style Estra 13 Level 3 s5 Text on screen 7 Fli Levelt Level2 Level3 IV Filin Text and Level 1 ctions Message Sound Command CMD Go to level 2 Calculator Level 1 Camera functions Date Time Level 3 Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi For more information on assigning commands to a cell see Quick recording on page 45 12 Choose Mode gt Mouse 13 Click the dog cell You hear the message dog 14 Click the 2 cell in the grid to activa
114. ress 42 NY You can assign messages to a cell on all three information levels 1 2 and 3 w When assigning a message to a cell Mind Express offers you a number of options concerning the message s word class 6 2 Word class You can choose from a number of word classes when entering a message in Mind Express This allows you to conjugate verbs define plural forms and use personal pronouns The table below gives you an overview of the word classes available in Mind Express and of the dialog boxes you use to enter their details You can open these dialog boxes by clicking Data in the Contents dialog box Word class and options dialog box Noun Select Noun if you entered a noun in the message box and you wish to use the plural form of the noun Singular bear Cancel Plural bears Indefinite Select this option if you want to enter a sentence in the Indefinite message box You can also enter the sentence of your Fam ahaaa bead choice in the Indefinite dialog box once Mind Express Word class and options dialog box Personal pronoun The pronouns l you he she we you they are all Personal pronoun personal pronouns You can also designate proper Person names as personal pronouns to make sure that these Si 82 92 Bo 82 BE Cancel proper names are used with the proper verb form Verb Select Verb if the word you entered in the message box is a verb and you wish to use its conjuga
115. restore it 10 7 3 Symbol gt Next Previous First Last 94 Use these functions to view the next previous first or last symbol in the list You can also use the corresponding keys on the keyboard Function Key Previous Page Up Last End 10 8 Symbol gt Find Find next Use these functions to find symbols in the list of your personal Bliss symbols Choose Symbols gt Find to open the Find dialog box Find what pa Match whole word only Insert the name of the symbol you are looking for in the Find what box If you want the result to completely match the name of the symbol you are looking for select the option Match whole word only If you want to see all the symbols in which the word occurs do not select this option Choose Symbol gt Find next to find the next symbol that corresponds to your look up criteria For this purpose you can also use the F3 key 10 8 1 Symbol gt Ungroup Group Mind Express Choose Symbol gt Group to group the component parts of a symbol As soon as a symbol is grouped you can no longer select the separate parts clicking any of the parts of the symbol selects the entire symbol You can undo this operation by choosing Symbol gt Ungroup 10 9 The menu bar Info Click Info on the menu bar to make the following dialog box containing information on Bliss Editor appear BLISS editor Bliss editor Version 2 0 Technologie amp Integratie infotsttr be 95 Min
116. rscssvadhvassestansseonsens 69 8 2 6 Auditory scanning with keyword 8 cccccccBbssessssssscsssQecssssssarsssessedhessssssesssnneghes 70 8 2 7 Row Column keyword for auditory scanning cccseeseesessesseessseeseeenens 71 8 3 Joystick or multiple SWITCH 000sscsssscsseesse SPreeennnenerdnert vscssens 72 8 3 1 Dwell selection ccccccccssesessessseeeseescseecseesesseeseeeseessseeeseeesseeeeseessateesseess 72 8 3 2 Auto Wrap ccc sesinstisstsstinsidredatcchiasidetddeshisstssbdastdntacdatsMenanwassdnerumaipiiags Mas Medes aman 72 Chapter 9 Reference 9 1 Mind Express ICON c csscssssssessssfsessessfesssstesssatghessbessengddesaieness 13 9 1 1 Caption bar and menu DEN sssvesisvccsncwrcnc Peswrnnele cvecie remmertiiadbnisinnceBoiaanee To 4s i ee lt a iy Sane 73 Saige do ee ee Ce Fe ee 13 oO e PATE NEE EA EE amauta A cesses 74 00 ee Sen 74 94 1 DUONG CUSO ariarian scant Aaaa iaaa 74 9 42 Options OIC ALON sas essessscasasascassszscisssessesrossanvssasaraaedsmaaamieecaeete 74 9 4 3 Options gt Symbol sets gt BUSS sisi as i nanna Aa 75 9 4 4 Options gt Symbol sets gt REDUS f cccccccsscsssscsPedereGrssssssesssanssseferdbes 76 9 4 5 Options gt Directories a EEEE aae 76 9 4 6 Options gt Preferences ne inn pnnnniiiniiin ann fe SP eRP oR yee 78 9 4 7 Options gt Serial POMt cccccesccssecssessseesseseseessreseeseseesseessseesseesseeeeeeess 80 Shel pE E a A A Seen 81 9 5 1 User gt
117. s Show next To show the next list of headings of messages Show previous To show the previous list of headings of messages Mind Express 107 11 7 Set up a password lf several users are working on the same computer it is possible to create passwords for every user The inbox of every user will be protected this way This password is not the password of the e mail account The password of the e mail account must be filled in the Password window in the menu Extra gt AN Email gt Users How to use Login bls 1 Choose File gt Open and select Login bls The file Login bls is opened Mind Express Login Login level 1 i de Options User Page Letter Menu File Mo Mind Express 2 Go to Extra gt Email gt User SEN Help aa Address books Inbox Info The dialogue box with the User settings appears User settings User details Server Settings Advanced Sounds User 1 Mathilde Email Address mathilde mathys gmail com Password Annuleren Toepassen 3 Choose a password that is made up of a combination of for instande the following letters a t c i y o l m h e f s 4 Every symbol in login bls represents the first letter of a word A password could be tree elephant apple If the combination of symbols is right the user can enter his account 108 With this cell you can have access to your mailbox when the password is entered correctly When OK appears this
118. s the possibility to take his own pictures First of all you need to connect a webcam to the computer 12 1 Working with the camera file The file is located in the directory C Program Files Mind Express English Camera bls Mind Express camera bls Page 1 level 1 File Mode Options User Page Letter Menu Extra Help camera off Mind Express 1 Double click the file Camera bls to open it 2 Click the camera cell to activate the camera 3 Click ce to take a picture 4 Click 5 Click to see the next picture le 6 Click to delete the picture o 7 Click stop to stop the camera 8 Click to go to the previous page to see the previous picture 112 9 Click to go to the next page 12 2 How to make a camera file 12 2 1 The camera cell Making a camera file is not complicated and is very similar to an usual communication grid For more information about making communication grids see Creating a anew communication grid on page 3 Select File gt New save the last file if necessary Define the number of cells and the spacing of the grid The new file is opened a Fw PP a Open the cell you want to use as camera Cell and open the Content dialogue box Mind Express 6 Click Extra and select Use as camera view Vertical size IB Horizontal size m a Auditory Scanning Keyword pea Aow Column keyword G drag and drop fw Use as camer
119. s will call this person or e Compose the number you want to call on the numeric keypad and click Mind Express 13 2 2 Sending a message 1 Compose a letter in an other file or grid and go to the my_phone template 2 Click and then select the person you want to send a message to 13 2 3 Checking for new messages Click sms to check incoming messages 13 2 4 Reading messages Click to read a message 13 2 5 Answering messages First open the message you want to answer 1 Click CLR to delete the content of the letter Otherwise the content of the received message would also appear in the response 2 Compose the message in another grid or document and go to the my_phone bls 119 3 Click and then select the person to send your answer you can also use the reply function 13 2 6 Reading next and previous message previous messages 1 Click to consult the previous messages next messages 2 Click to consult the next messages 13 2 7 To search other contact persons 1 Click to see the next contact persons 2 click to see the previous contact persons Mind Express 13 2 8 Call the auxiliary services Click to call the auxiliary services 13 2 9 To initialize the phone Click to initialize the phone Or go to Extra gt SMS gt Initialize Reset 13 3 How to make a phone file in Mind Express Making a phone file is very similar to making a simp
120. se Phone functions gt Answer Click OK ctions i Message Sound Command CMO Phone functions Answer CMO Go to level 1 Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Delete message Reply curent message Check new messages Delete all messages Phone functions Quit Resize a ms ES Call number Dee 13 3 10 How to make a cell for hanging up the phone lt Open the Content dialogue box of a cell e Choose an appropriate text or symbol Choose Phone functions gt Init Rest Click OK Mind Express Chapter 14 The calculator There are calculator templates that are delivered with the program You can find the calculator template in directory C Program files Mind Express English 14 1 How to make a calculator You can insert the calculator in an existing file or create a new one 14 1 1 The numbers 1 Click Options gt Grid and give the new page a name or Click File gt New 2 Define the number of cells the spacing and choose a Background if necessary Sa for more information on how to define the lay out of a communication grid see The Lay out of a Communication Grid on page 79 3 Select Options gt Preferences and mark Use sentence window and Sentence window on top 4 Make cells for the numbers e Open the Content dialogue box 125 e Choose the command Calculator and fill in each cell a number from 0 9 in the operations window You finally
121. selection This means that you do not need to wait until the entire communication grid has been scanned to make your next selection React when you hit the button If you enable this option the current cell column or line is selected as soon as you press the switch If this option is disabled the default setting the selection is made when you release the switch after pressing it Select full row column after row column scan If you enable this option the full row or column is selected after the current row or column has been fully scanned This means that you can press the switch to move to the next row column when the entire row column is selected This option applies only to Line column and Column line scanning Scan sentence window When this option is enabled the sentence window is also included in the scanning pattern When the user selects the sentence window the content of the sentence window is produced by the speech engine In the Keyword for sentence window you can fill in a keyword that will be used with auditory scanning Hold switch 2 for selection This option is only available in the 2 switch scanning mode yet allows you to scan with 1 switch The React when you hit the button option cannot be enabled if you wish to use the Hold switch 2 for selection option For scanning use switch 2 for selection use switch 1 or simply hold switch 2 When a Set time interval has elapsed the cell is selected Thus you can fully operate the
122. t to use a background colour but want to use a background image instead 7 Choose a background colour for the cells by clicking Colour A standard Window colour palette appears from which you can select a background colour for the selected cell Use page indicator Border and background Border size o Rounded comers Use page indicator Transparent squares Gradient fill Background color Colour Mind Express 8 Choose for a Gradient fill if you prefer a gradient colour fill for the cells Border and background Border size fo Rounded comers l Use page indicator LAr squares lt lt Ponder color Colour Background color Colour 1 Click OK Your changes are applied to the lay out of the communication grid 4 3 2 Changing the position of the image in the cell In the Picture area of the Style dialog box you can change the position of the image in the cell You can choose one or more of the following options e Horizontal position the image can be centred in the cell or can be aligned with the left or right edge of the cell e Vertical position the image can be centred vertically or can be aligned with the top or bottom edge of the cell e Percentage the percentage of the cell that is covered by the image can be set At 100 the entire cell is covered by the image while at 50 only half the surface of the cell is covered To change the
123. te level 2 then click the dog cell once more You hear the sound of a dog barking Mind Express 49 6 6 Multiple actions per level For more information on assigning messages see Message on RS page 47 You can define multiple actions per level One level may contain for example two commands There is a maximum of five actions per information level per cell 6 Stay at level 1 and click the New action button An example to the dog cell you can assign both the message dog and the barking sound at level 1 CONTENTS x C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other To assign multiple actions at the same level to a cell aleta eh iese dog fral categories X dog 1 Do one of the following Subcategory pieces fral subcategories oa e Choose File gt Open to open an existing grid e Choose File gt New and create a new communication grid wil edly Style Style 1 For more information on creating a new communication grid see also Creating z Edt syle a new communication grid on page 3 ee Ema 2 Choose Mode gt Edit Levelt Level2 Level3 a ii f ti 3 Double click or right click an empty cell in the grid Tae PUL we f dog The Contents dialog box appears Noun 4 Select dog from the PCS color symbol set or enter the word dog in the C Other i Personal pronoun Picture text box C Verb C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Pic
124. ted every time the selected period passes For example when a dwell selection time of 2 seconds has been set the cell over which you hold the pointer will be automatically selected every two seconds until you move the pointer to a different cell Mind Express 63 emo ooo pooo Use dwell progress bar If this option is enabled a progress bar appears at the bottom of the cell indicating the time that has passed in the dwell selection interval Touchscreen user When this option is enabled dwell selection or magnified selection will only start as soon as you touch the screen When you remove your hand from the screen dwell slection stops and magnified selection stops Joystick auto wrap If you enable the Joystick auto wrap option the joystick indicator will jump back to the first cell of a row when you have reached the end of the row when you have reached the end of a column it will jump back to the first cell of that column On the other hand when you have reached the beginning of a row or column the joystick indicator will jump to the last cell of that row or column Auditory feedback When you move the pointer over a cell the Keyword for auditory scanning or the content of the cell is produced by the speech engine When you use this auditory feedback you can use an other voice than the voice used for the selection of a cell To use the mouse w You can determine in which user mode Mind Express will start For more 1 Choose
125. tice that it contains 50 styles You can redefine these styles and adapt their properties as you see fit Every time you create a new communication grid Mind Express automatically uses the styles from the last file you worked with To modify styles 1 Do one of the following e Choose File gt Open to open an existing communication grid Mind Express e Choose File gt New and create a new grid For more information on creating a new communication grid see also J Creating a new communication grid on page 3 2 Choose Options gt Style The Style dialog box appears Style name Style 1 Select all Import Export gt Border and background Border size jo v Rounded comers Mind Express English T Use page indicator Transparent squares Font Gradient fill Horizontal position Middle Border color Colour Vertical position Top Background color Colour IV Text in square Picture Use text background Horizontal position Middle Text background Vertical position Bottom Percentage s0 Zz Cancel 3 You can now select one or more styles from the list of existing styles and modify one of the following properties e Text e Background e Picture Use the Shift and or Control keys to select several styles at once in the Style list 21 You can also import and export existing styles This is especially useful if y
126. tion Mind eae lve Express will automatically enter the correct conjugation ta in the Verb dialog box Bll llove he loves Fast Tense loved Present Participle loving Past Participle flove Cancel 43 Mind Express To assign a message to a Cell 1 Do one of the following e Choose File gt Open to open an existing grid e Choose File gt New and create a new communication grid For more information on creating a new communication grid see also S Creating a new communication grid on page 3 2 Choose Mode gt Edit 3 Double click or right click one of the empty cells in the grid The Contents dialog box appears 4 Select a symbol for example bear 5 Click one of the level tabs to select the level to which you want to assign the message ewell Level2 Level3 5 chong W Filin Text and Level 1 i Message Sound C Command bear cfc Noun Other Personal pronoun Verb Data Cancel _ 6 Enter the information you want to assign to the cell in the message box in the Contents dialog box For example brown bear Dee 7 Select the appropriate word class 8 Click Data to view the details on the selected word class 44 The dialog box corresponding to the selected word class appears 9 If you want to listen to the message you entered click the speaker button lt Q to the right of the message box The speech synthesis engine
127. tion page Mind Express automatically reverts to the previous page Mind Express e Sounds 80 Use beep with function keys Use sound for dragging Use sound on empty cell Use beep with scanning and joystick e Start with mode Select one of these options to determine the mode which will be active when you open a file in Mind Express e Read text of function key Select this option if you want to hear the text that is assigned to command cells e Right mouse click in mouse mode go to Edit mode Select this option if you want the Contents dialog box to appear if you right click a cell while in mouse mode oy f you are in Edit mode choose Mode gt Edit the Contents dialog box BS appears whenever you right click a cell in the grid regardless of whether this option is enabled or not e Fast input Select this option to enter text in cells without having to access the Contents dialog box Make sure you are in edit mode choose Mode gt Edit and select a cell You can now enter the text directly into the cell If you press Enter level 1 information is filled in as well In addition you can use the following short cut keys e Shift left right arrow to cycle through the different symbol sets e Shift up down arrow to cycle through the symbol list in alphabetic order 9 4 7 Options gt Serial port Choose Options gt Serial port to modify the settings for the serial port This is important if you ar
128. to Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture do Fan categories dog Subcategory doctor visit A F ll subcategories ara bag J ia g ripe 4 7 Select the Sound option and browse the Mind Express sounds folder for the FiS 1 R sound of a dog barking Once you have selected this sound click OK Change directory dodgeball 1 Sye x g F ae 5 doesn t fit al Da For more information on assigning sounds to a cell see Sound on doa g _Edtsyie af page 44 Text on screen dog o Ewa 5 Assign the message dog to the cell at level 1 Mind Express The dog cell now contains two actions at level 1 8 Click OK 9 Choose Mode gt Mouse 10 Click the dog cell You hear first the message dog and then the sound of a dog barking f you want to remove an action select the action from the Actions list at 50 ipa i Mind Express Chapter 7 Working with Letters Mind Express allows you to create letters A letter can consist of a series of symbols of a text or both Thanks to the speech synthesis engine the letter can be read out loud Letters are recorded in the sentence window at the bottom of the Mind Express window underneath the communication grid You can resize the sentence window as you see fit depending on how much space you wish to reserve for viewing the letter You can find all the letter related commands on the Letter menu in the Mind Expr
129. tup Cancel Ad 297 210 mm Orientation Portrait Bo Right je Bottorn je Landscape 2 By default the page format is set to A4 You can modify e The page orientation to print the letter in either landscape or portrait lay out e The margins from the edges of the paper 3 Click OK These settings are applied as soon as you print a letter 7 4 Writing a letter Follow the procedure below to learn how to write a letter in Mind Express The step by step instructions provide you with the ideal basis for further experiments To write a letter 1 Choose File gt Open and open an existing grid with which you want to compose a letter Mind Express 2 Choose Options gt Preferences and enable the appropriate sentence window options in the Preferences dialog box Preferences m Background Sentence window Use coloured background for BLISS symbols IV Use Sentence window F Use coloured background for PCS symbols Pronounce each word during construction of sentences m Automatic return Include function keys in sentence window Automatic retum to main page page 1 Activate Write Letter function at startup I Automatic retur to level 1 IV Read letter by clicking on sentence window IV Automatic return to present tense IV Direct keyboard input IV Automatic return to singular IV Sentence window on top F Use a function page page 20 Sounds Selection Use beep w
130. uit Windows Assign this command to the cell you want to use to exit Windows Minimize and Maximize This command allows the user to easily minimize the Mind Express window and run another application This makes it easy to swiftly switch between KeyVit and Mind Express KeyVit is the software keyboard that can be used to operate the mouse by means of 1 or 2 switches Restore This command restores the previous size of the Mind Express window Height This command reduces the height of the Mind Express window Height This command increases the height of the Mind Express window Width This command reduces the width of the Mind Express window Width This command increases the width of the Mind Express window Move Up This command moves the Mind Express window up Move Down This command moves the Mind Epxress window down Move Left This command moves the Mind Express window to the left Move Right This command moves the Mind Express window to the right Top left corner This command moves the Mind Express window to the top left corner Top right corner This command moves the Mind Express window to the top right corner e Bottom left corner This command moves the Mind Express window to the bottom left corner 35 e Bottom right corner This command moves the Mind Express window to the bottom right corner Level Level2 Level W Fillin Text and Level 1 chong CMO Guit Resize Message Sound Command
131. under Operations 126 Mind Express 127 Chapter 15 GEWA 3 Click Learn to start the procedure 4 The status line in the Gewa window will display in red Press remote control If you are using a Tellus or a Mobi Mind Express can be optionally equiped with a At the same time a red light in the IR window will turn on The IR module programmable infrared remote control unit With this module you can learn and now waits for the IR code that has to be learned transmit infrared codes and control for instance your television CD player and other machines M 15 1 Programming infrared codes Mind express has a specific user interface to easily program the infrared module 1 Select Options gt Gewa The Gewa dialogue box appears A m o a o oo e a a e 5 Press the button of your remote control of the code you want the IR module to learn in this case the IR code for television volume up 6 Keep the button pressed until the red light in the IR window goes out or the status line in the Gewa window will display in green Release 1 Z 3 4 5 6 7 a q 10 SL Choose one of the codes gw1 till gw256 to link with a specific IR code You can choose a more appropriate name for instance television volume up 1 2 3 4 5 6 Fi 5 J 10 Ka 2 Put your remote control in this example it will be the remote control of your television in front of the IR window of the device Tellus or Mobi The dist
132. ve left Letter functions Move right x Mobi cancel _ Stop camera Mind Express 3 Choose Command gt Camera functions gt Previous picture Levell Levelz Level3 W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound Command CMO Camera functions Previo Calculator Camera functions Date Time E mail Previous picture Next picture Go to level Delete Go to page Stop camera Grammar functions Move left La Letter functions Move right ax ej e fice g Move up Cancel 4 Choose a symbol 5 Click Ok to confirm You now have made two cells for jumping from one picture to another 12 2 4 How to delete a picture To make a delete cell for pictures 1 Open the Content dialogue box of a cell 2 Choose Command gt Camera functions gt Delete Level Levelz Level3 W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound Command CMO Camera functions Delete Calculator Preview A Snapshot all Previoue picture Next picture Go to level Go to page Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi Fi a El Shop camera Move lett Move right TPE Cancel 114 3 Click OK You now have made a cell to delete pictures 12 2 5 How to stop the camera 1 Open the Content dialogue box from a cell 2 Choose Command gt Camera functions gt Stop camera oo Choose a symbol Levell Level Level3 W
133. vel 2 you hear the message the dog is called Blacky y vV 7 3 retail ae Level3 IV Filin Text and Level 1 z Message Sound Command MSG the dog is called Blacky the dog is called Blacky C Noun Other Personal pronoun C Verb Data OK Cancel e level 3 if the cell dog is selected at level 3 you hear the question 18 where is my dog IV Fill in Text and Level 1 Message Sound Command Where is my dog Levell Level2 Level3 MSG Where is my dog C Noun Other Personal pronoun C Verb Data Cancel Although this example only included messages you can also assign sounds and commands to cells at each of the three levels For more information on using actions and working with levels see also Working with Actions and Levels on page 41 For more information on assigning messages sounds and commands see also e Message on page 41 e Sound on page 44 e Quick recording on page 45 3 5 1 Multiple actions per level You can assign one or more actions to a cell per information level This means that you can link one or more messages sounds or commands to a cell for the three levels You can assign a maximum of 5 actions per level 7 2 or 3 For a detailed explanation of how to work with actions and levels see Working with Actions and Levels on page 47 Mind Express 19 Chapter 4 The Lay out of a Commu
134. vious page i 6 5 Switching levels You can attach information to the cells in a grid on three different levels But how can you switch between levels 1 and 2 and between levels 2 and 3 47 It suffices to create a new cell in your grid to which you attach the command Go to level 2 or Go to level 3 In fact you are creating command cells in your grid that help you activate the different information levels The example and procedure below illustrate this clearly Mind Express Untitled Page 1 level 1 DER File Mode Options User Page Letter Menu Extra Help To build the communication grid depicted above 1 Do one of the following e Choose File gt Open to open an existing grid e Choose File gt New and create a new communication grid symm or more information on creating a new communication grid see also Creating a new communication grid on page 3 2 Choose Mode gt Edit 3 Double click or right click an empty cell in the grid The Contents dialog box appears Mind Express Select dog from the PCS color symbol set as shown below or enter the word dog in the Picture text box 4 Assign the message dog to this cell at level 1 For more information on assigning messages to cells see Message on page 47 5 Select the Level 2 tab 6 Select the Sound option 7 Select Use existing WAV file and click Browse to search the Mind Express sounds folder fo
135. xX C BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture fral categories v Subcategory 1 Past participle 1 Past participle fral subcategories 2 Infinintive 3 Yolume down 3 Yolume down 3 Volume down Style i oe Style 1 z el p s5 Edit style Text on screen PO Extra 7 Fli Levelt Level2 Level3 IV Fillin Text and Level 1 Change directory ctions C Message Sound Command Calculator Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi 3 Select a command from the list Mind Express The list of subcommands appears in the area to the right of the main command list Level eA Level3 W Filin Text and Level 1 chons Message Sound Command Calculator A Camera functions a Date Time Previous page Nest page E mail Lal Go back Go to level 1 Page 1 Grammar functions 2 Page 2 Letter functions Mobi ae a Cl 4 Select a subcommand from the list if Fillin best and Level Levell Level2 Level chons Message Sound Command Calculator Camera functions Date Time Ii Previous page Nest page E mail Lda Go back Go to level 1 Pagel Grammar functions Letter functions Mobi mo e K El D M 5 Click OK If you click the cell in the grid to which you assigned this action Mind Express will automatically jump to the pre
136. xpress English sSounds No waw 1 Choose Options gt Cursor The Cursor dialog box appears Cursor Cursor Cursor 2 with level indication Cursor 3 standard Windows cursor Cursor 4 mouse indicator Use the information in this text file to copy all the external files used in the communication grid to all other PCs on which you would like to use the grid Cursor 5 transparent circles 9 3 Mode Cancel The entire Mode menu has been discussed earlier in this User Manual 2 Select the option of your choice For more information See 3 Click OK e Mouse on page 61 The pointer of your choice is used immediately e Scanning on page 63 e Joystick or multiple switch on page 72 9 4 2 Options gt Indicator e Editing cells on page 25 You can determine how Mind Express will indicate the cells in the e Select all on page 28 communication grid Also you can set different indicators for three different user modes e Mouse mode e Scanning joystick mode e Edit mode Mind Express To set the indicator 1 Choose Options gt Indicator The Indicator dialog box appears Indicator Ed Cancel A User modes B Indicator options C Colour button 2 Select one of the following modes e Mouse mode e Scanning joystick mode e Edit mode 3 Select one of the indicator options by clicking the corresponding radio button 4 lf necessary change the indicator col
137. y also to the joystick Mind Express 62 The table below gives an overview of the different mouse preference settings and their functions Drag n drop You can drag the cells in a grid to a different location with the mouse To do this click the cell and drag it to its new location while holding down the left mouse button Release the left mouse button when the cell has reached its new location React when you hit the button As soon as the left mouse button is pressed the cell is selected If this option is disabled the cells are selected on release of the left mouse button Use an acceptance time before selection msec The cell will only be selected after pressing the mouse button for a certain time interval To enable this option the React when you hit the button option should be enabled Use a delay time after selection msec After the selection of a cell all mouse clicks are ignored for the predefined delay time Magnified selection When you move the pointer over a cell the cell is magnified You can set a magnification percentage This percentage should be over 100 Dwell selection If you enable this option the cell over which the pointer has been positioned is automatically selected after a set period of time For example if you enter 2000 msec and you hold the pointer over a Cell for longer than 2 seconds that cell is automatically selected Repeat dwell selection If you enable this option dwell selection is repea
138. y clicking the check box corresponding to this option M filimTesandlevelt the on screen text is added to the symbol automatically as soon as the symbol is selected in the symbol list Also the level one information for this cell is automatically completed This is a useful option if you want to quickly create communication grids in which the symbols display their default text If this option is disabled the text is not added to the symbol in the cell automatically and the level one information is not automatically included 3 4 2 Modifying text styles Mind Express offers you a number of options to modify the font and position of the text in the cells of your communication grids To modify the text style 1 Choose Mode gt Edit 2 Double click or right click the cell in the communication grid for which you want to modify the text style The Contents dialog box appears BLISS SymbStix PCS PCScolor Picto Beta Rebus Rebus color PThis Other Main category Picture Fal categories X cocktail coc kta Subcategory coat A coat and gloves all subcategories coat hanger an coats Change directory cobra cock a doodle doo Style cockatoo Style 2 cockroach lt AN i f cocktail 1 Text on screen cocktail Levell Level2 Level3 IV Fill in Text and Level 1 3 Click Edit style 16 The Style dialog box appears Style name Style 1 Select all Imp
139. y completed cell Mind Express You will now hear the message This is my street Follow this procedure to complete all the cells in your communication grid 2 13 Opening an existing communication grid At any time you can open a vocabulary that you made earlier Mind Express will set the parameters for this vocabulary automatically To open an existing file 1 Choose File gt Open The Open dialog box appears 2 Select the communication grid you want to open and click Open In this case the grid colour is opened Look in E Mind Express English f a My Recent Documents 3 Desktop Py My Documents My Computer My Network Places Pictures Plugins skippy O Sounds gt Counting_bliss_1 bls gt Counting_bliss_2 bls gt Counting_pes_1 bls gt Counting_pcs_2 bls gt demo1be bls demo1bl bls gt demo1pc bls gt demo1pi bls lo demotre bls lt gt demoisymbstix bls le demo2be bls le demo2bl bls la demo2Zpc bls le demo2Zre bls le demo2symbstix bls gt demo3be bls demo3bl bls le demo3pc2 bls le demo3pc bls le demo3pi bls le demo3re bls le demo3symbstix bls la demo4be bls le demo4bl bls gt demo4pc bls gt demo4re bls gt demotsymbstix bls le demoSbe bls le demo5bl bls le demoSpc bls le demo5pi bls le demoSre bls le demo6be bls demo6bl1 bls demo6bl bls File

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