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Handy Tools for Speaking Dynamically Pro
®
and Boardmaker
Mercury comes with two features that are specially designed for use with Speaking Dynamically Pro and Boardmaker
software from Mayer-Johnson LLC. This software is pre-installed on your Mercury if you ordered a Communication
Software Set or purchased it separately when you ordered your device.
Making a Startup Board
This feature allows you to quickly and easily configure any
Boardmaker board to load automatically when Windows starts up on
your Mercury.
To make a board load when Windows starts, right-click on the
board’s icon, select “Send To”, and then select “Startup Folder”.
When you restart Windows, the board you chose will load automati-
cally.
If you would like to change the startup board, simply follow the
instructions above for the new board. Windows’ startup settings will
be changed to load the new board in place of the old one.
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Moving a File to the “SDP Externals” Folder
To launch a file from SDPro you need to put a shortcut to that file in a
folder called “SDP Externals”. This feature lets you quickly and easily
create a shortcut to any file and move it to the “SDP Externals” folder.
To send a shortcut for a file to “SDP Externals”, right-click on the file’s
icon, select “Send To”, and then select “SDP Externals”.
When you select “Launch Application” from the Boardmaker button
action menu, you will see a shortcut to the file with “_shortcut” ap-
pended to the filename.