How do I Store a Message in the Core Vocabulary in my Vantage/Vanguard?

1. Press the TOOLS key to go to the Toolbox.

This is a picture of the Tools key on a Vantage.


2. Select the  STORE CORE key.

This is a picture of the Store Core key in the toolbox.

NOTE: If you want to edit an existing message you will select Edit Core instead of  Store Core.

3. Select the icon sequence you want to use to store your message.
4. Select OK.
5. The text area will display "Choose type of message to create, then create message. Select Ok when finished."  You will also see the icon sequence that you have chosen.
6. Select "DECtalk" or "Recorded" speech.

This is a picture of the programming page.


7. Select SPELL TEXT FOR MESSAGE and type a message to go with the key.  Add 2 spaces after the period.  Select OK .  If you selected "Record", record your message now.

This is a picture of the tools to change the icon and label.


8. Select Modify Last Picture to choose an icon for this key.
9. Select Change Label to enter a new label name then select OK.. A label can contain up to 9 letters. 
Note: If you want a blank label, type a space instead of a word. Select OK when you are done.
10. Select Change Key Color if you want to change the color for this key.
11. Select OK when finished.

If you want to Link to a Page instead of Programming a Message:     

Follow steps 1-6 above, then 
7. Select SPELL TEXT FOR MESSAGE
8. Select INSERT TOOL.

This is a picture of the Insert Tool key on the QWERTY overlay.


9. Select the tool, SET PAGE.

This is a picture of the Set Page tool.


10. All of your pages are now listed. Select the page you want to link to.

This is a picture of how the page link should look.


11. Your tool should look as shown above. <SET-PAGE(Name of your Page)>. Select OK.
12. Select Modify Last Picture to enter new label name then select OK.
13. Select Change Icon to change the icon picture.
14. Your link to another page is now completed. Select OK to exit.