Creating and Linking a New Page in the Vantage Lite.

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Create a Custom Page

This example uses the 60 TEMPLATE.

1. Go to the Toolbox. This is the tools key in the toolbox.

2. Activate CREATE PAGE This is the Create Page key located in the Toolbox.

3. Spell the name for your page and select OK when you have finished. You see:

This shows you where you can change the overlay size of the page you are creating.

Create Page from Template

4. If you select the Create Page from Template option, you will see either the default template for your User Area or a template you selected from the USER AREA MENU.

This is the 60 Template page.

Above is the 60 Template Page.  See how your GO BACK, CORE, CLEAR, and DELETE LAST SELECTION keys are already preprogrammed.  This will save you time and keep the keys uniform to the other pre-programmed pages in the Vantage.

Copy from Another Page:

4. If you want to copy the format of an already created page, select Copy from Another Page then select the page you want to copy.

5. Follow steps #6-10 below.

Overlay Size

4. If you did not select a template, select the size of the overlay you want to use and then select OK. You will see a blank overlay with the number of key locations on it that you selected.

5. Select the first key that you want to define. You see the Programming Menu.

This shows the programming menu when creating a page.

6. Select Computer Speech or Recorded Speech.

7. Type in any text that you want your device to speak. If you are recording something, type in any text that you want to have displayed.

8. Add an icon to your key (Change Icon), change the label (Change Label) or change the key color if you want. A label can contain up to 32 letters. If you want a blank label, type two spaces instead of a word. To change the key color press the Change Key Color key until you see the color you want.

You can hide the key. You can copy the key’s assignment to another key on the page. You can swap the key with another key. If the key you have selected is in the first row or the first column of keys, you can add an Auditory Prompt to identify the key.

9. When you have finished with the key, select Choose Next Key to Define and repeat steps 6-9 until you have created your custom page. Select OK when finished.

Go to Your Custom Page

Once you have created a Custom Page, you can go to the Toolbox and activate the PAGE MENU key  This shows the Page Menu key in the Toolbox. .

The names of any Pages you have created will be listed in this menu. Simply select the page you want to use.

If you would prefer not to go to the Toolbox every time you want to open a Page, you can store the PAGE MENU under an icon sequence on your overlay.

If you do not need the whole PAGE MENU, you can store a specific Custom Page under an icon sequence on your overlay. To do this, you must use the PAGE LINK Tool

To Store a Specific Custom Page Under Your Pages Page - Creating a Link to Your Page

1. Activate Modify Page in the Toolbox.

2. Choose the Pages Page then the icon you want to use and then activate OK.

3. Select Computer Speech then Spell Message, or Define Key Function.

4. Spell any text you want spoken when the key is pressed.

5. Activate Page Link . This is the Page Link key in the spelling page.

6. You see a yellow message boxThis shows the message that appears if you choose to set page or set page temporary.

If you select YES you will be able to go to your linked Page, make one selection from it and return automatically to your original Activity or Page.

If you select NO, you will go to the linked page and stay there.

7. You see a list of Pages. Select the one you want to link to.

This shows a new page linked to the pages page.

Your text area will be similiar to the message above with your page name in parentheses.

8. Select OK.

This shows the programming menu.

9. Now you can choose an Icon for the key, label it, etc.

10.  Select OK when finished and try out your new link.