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About the User Area Menu in Accent

Your device has six different User Areas. Some, or all of these Areas will contain different pre-stored vocabulary MAPs. The User Area you select will contain the MAP and keyboard/key size you want to use. It will also remember the access method you are using, the computer voice you have selected and some settings you make in some of the Toolbox menus.

A User Area is like your home base. If more than one person is using the device, each person can have his or her own area. A single user can load different keyboards and MAPs into different Areas and use them in specific situations. Each Area can have its own access method.

NOTE:  When you first use your device, you can select a User Area, key location size and a keyboard from Set-Up Wizard or the Exploration Wizard. After that, you will use the USER AREA MENU to make any changes to your User Area.

When you open the USER AREA MENU, the Area and MAP you are currently using are displayed in the Text Display Area.

This allows you to easily switch from one User Area to another. You see a list of all the User Areas with the MAPs and key sizes that are stored with them. If nothing is stored in a User Area the option key will say “Blank”.

When you are first learning about your device, this is a good option to use to try out different MAPS and key sizes.

You can select any option. Your device will make the switch and return you to the first screen of the User Area Menu. You can select OK to exit the menu, or you can continue to choose other options.

The Spelling Keyboard option defines your Spelling page. Depending on the MAP you are using, your spelling keyboard may be your Home page or you will select it from your Home or CORE page whenever you want to spell words.

The Qwerty keyboard is set up like a computer keyboard. If you select GO TO SPELL in the Toolbox, you will see the default Qwerty spelling page.  If you select the Spelling Keyboard key on your MAP (often labeled as the ABC key) you will see a spelling page that has been designed to go with the MAP you are using.

The User Defined option allows you to replace the default keyboard with a keyboard of your choice. When you select User Defined, you will see the Pages menu with a number of different Spelling keyboard pages. Select the spelling page you want.

When you are storing messages in one of the storing menus, you are taken to a page with a Qwerty keyboard where you are asked to spell the message you want to store. If you do not like a Qwerty keyboard, the Storing Keyboard option allows you to change this keyboard.

Select the User Defined key in the Storing Keyboard option. You see a yellow box telling you what the current storing keyboard is. Answer YES to change it.

You see a page containing all the keyboards you can select. Select the keyboard you want for your storing keyboard.

This menu allows you to store a different tool on a key in the TOOLS menu.

·        Select Modify User Keys

·        Select the key from the TOOLS menu that has the tool you want to change.

·        Select Enter Assignment.

·        Use Del Char. to delete the current assignment.

·        Select INSERT TOOL.

·        Select the tool you want. The Tools are listed alphabetically. Use More Items and Previous Items to find the key you want.

·        Change the icon, label, and/or key color if you want.

·        Select OK to save your work and exit the menu.

·        If you make a mistake, select Clear Key Contents and start over.

The default name for your User Area is the name of the MAP you are using. This option allows you to change to a different name.

Important Note!  When you replace the MAP in your User Area with a different one, your device erases your Area and then places the new MAP into it.  Any custom vocabulary (messages and words that you have added to your current MAP) will be lost if you replace your User Area. If you want to save your vocabulary, perform a Memory Transfer before replacing the Area.

If you want to replace the MAP you have been using with a different MAP in the same User Area, you must first select the MAP you are currently using.

When you have selected your current User Area, you will see the Replace With screen.

TIP:  If you are replacing a MAP in an Area you are not currently using, you will not see the Replace With menu.

Each option on the Replace With screen offers you a number of different MAPS to choose from.

When you select the MAP you want you will see a warning box that tells you your current Area will be erased and gives you the opportunity to continue (YES) or to cancel (NO).

If you continue, you are asked to type “Replace” and then select OK on your spelling page. Your original MAP will be replaced with the one you just selected.

You can copy a User Area and place it in another Area. Both Areas would have the same MAP but each Area could have its own access method.  One Area might be set up for school situations and another for when the user is at home. 

You select the Area you want to copy from and then select the Area you want to copy to.

You can select the Cancel key if you change your mind.

Copy Pages in one User Area to another User Area.  These directions are the same if your device allows you to copy Activities. Just select Activities instead of Pages.

·        Go to the Area that has the Pages you want to copy.

·        Select the Copy Pages option.

Copy Selected Pages

·        If you want to copy only certain Pages, select the Copy Selected Pages option.

·        Select the User Area where you want the Pages to be copied to.

·        Select the Pages you want to copy. The Page(s) you select will turn gray.  Continue to select specific keys until you have selected all you want.

·        Select OK when you are finished.

·        Answer YES to continue copying or NO to cancel.

Copy All Pages

·        If you want to copy all the Pages in a User Area, select the Copy All Pages option.

·        Select the User Area where you want to copy the Pages to.

·        Answer YES to continue the copying or NO to cancel.

TIP:  If you select Activities, you may have to adjust the Activities in the Activity Row if you expanded into an area. They may not be in the position you are used to due to the size of the new area or MAP, especially if they were locked.  This is also true if you copy Pages. To fill in (compress) blank keys in Activities, use the Rearrange Activity Keys option in the MODIFY ACTIVITIES MENU. Select YES for the Fill in Empty Keys option.

This option allows you to change the icon on a key so that the new icon is used wherever that key might occur.  Your device will change the icon automatically. 

When you select this option you are asked to select the icon you want to change. Then select the icon you want to change to. A Warning Box appears asking if you want to continue with the change. Select YES to continue or NO to cancel. Your device changes the icon and tells you how many occurrences of the icon were changed. 

Each default vocabulary in your device has a template you can work from when creating a Page (or an Activity if your device offers this option).  It is generally labeled by the number of keys on your MAP, such as 60 TEMPLATE or 84 TEMPLATE.

Templates contain a few essential keys placed where they are always placed on the regular vocabulary screen.  These might be the HOME key, the MORE key, the BACK key, etc.

If you do not want to use the default template you can select any already-created Page to use as a template.

To Set and Use a Page Template

·        Select the Templates option.

·        Depending on your MAP, you will see an option for Set Page Template or options for Set Page Template and Set Activity Template.

·        Select the Set Page Template key.

·        You see a yellow message box that tells you what the current template is. This will always be the default template for your User Area, unless you have changed the template to something else.  On most default templates some keys have already been defined for you. All the other keys on the template are blank. If you select NO, this template will remain as your Activity template. Then select OK.  If you want to use a different template, select YES.

·         If you select YES to change the template, you see a screen that lists all the Pages for the User Area you are using.  Select any page to use as a template, then select OK. The page you selected becomes your default Page Template.

·        If you do not want to change the template, select NO.

You can change the template any time by selecting the Set Page Template option in the USER AREA MENU.

If your device offers the Set Activity Template, it works the same way as Set Page Template.

Perhaps you have become extremely good at using a particular vocabulary. Now you would like to move up to a vocabulary with more keys on it, yet you don't want to lose the keys you are used to.  The option, Expand a User Area or Page in the USER AREA MENU allows you to place a smaller vocabulary into a larger one.

·        Select  Expand a User Area or Page

·        Select User Area or Page.

Expand a User Area

·        Select the User Area you want to expand. This will probably be your current User Area.

·        Now select the number of key locations you want to expand to. 

·        Select OK.

·        A message box appears asking if you want to expand all pages to XX locations.  If you want every Page (and Activity if you device offers this) in your MAP to be expanded, select YES in the message box. Select NO if you only want the CORE or HOME Page expanded.

·         A message box will appear telling you the expansion is complete.

·        Select OK.

·        The next time you go to your Home or CORE page it will be expanded. If you expanded all Pages and Activities, when you go to those they will also be expanded.

·        Now you will only have to assign the blank keys, not the entire MAP. 

If, after you have expanded an Area you decide you do not want it, you can return to your original User Area by using the Replace Area option in the USER AREA menu, although all the custom vocabulary will be erased.

Expand a Page

This option only expands one Page. Everything else in your User Area will remain unchanged.

·        When you select this option you see a list of all the Pages in your User Area. Select the Page you want to expand.

If you want a page from a different Area, you will have to switch to that Area first, then select Expand a User Area or Page. Select the Page you want.

·        Select the size to expand to and select OK.

·        The Page you selected is expanded.

This option allows you to change where you go when you select the HOME key. 

The default Home Location for your MAP is listed in parentheses on the option key.

·        To change to a different location select the Change HOME Location key.

·        You see a message box that asks if you want to keep the default HOME location

·        If you want to keep the default location select YES.

·        To pick a new HOME location select NO.

·        You see a list of all the Pages in your User Area.

·        Select the Page you want to use for your new HOME location.

·        You can change back to the default HOME location by selecting this option again and responding YES to the message box.

Abbreviation Expansions are part of Word Prediction and belong to a specific User Area. If you switch to a new User Area and you want the abbreviation expansions from your old area to be part of the new Area, select this Copy option. 

Depending on the MAP you are using, you may also see the following options in the USER AREA MENU.

Copy All Sequences(s) Beginning with Selected Icon(s)
Erase All Sequences(s) Beginning with Selected Icon(s)

The Copy option allows you to copy all sequences beginning with the same icon or icon sequence and store them under another sequence.

For example, you might copy all the sequences that begin with APPLE (or APPLE plus another icon) and store them under JUICE (or JUICE plus another icon). Now you can access all the APPLE messages under APPLE or JUICE.

Erase allows you to go back and erase the original sequences once you have copied them.

In our example, if you erase the original sequences under APPLE (or APPLE plus another icon) you will only be able to access those messages by selecting JUICE (or JUICE plus another icon).

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