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Using Word Banks
In every Talk Topic you’ll find not only
72 phrases, but also 90 Topic-related
words. There are thousands of words,
just where you expect them to be — or
in a place that’s easy to memorize. It’s a
great way to easily access the things you
want to talk about, or indicate, in specific
situations.
Press
home
.
Press
talk topics
.
Press
familY talk
.
You’re in Phrase Banks. Now, press
Right aRRow
.
You’re about to enter Word Banks.
Press
people
. You’ll see six family members.
Press
mom
. You’ll hear the word spoken. (Note that
you hear synthesized speech when using words.)
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i
h
Press
aBc
.
You’ll be taken to the onscreen keyboard.
Press
BUtton 2
. To account for complex motor
movements, the Tango lets you press larger buttons
rather than smaller ones, which can be hard to isolate.
Press
h
. You’ll see the letter “h” in the Message Strip.
The first letter of the sentence always gets capitalized.
Press
BUtton 2
.
Press
i
. You’ll see a word start to form in the Message
Strip. You’ll also see word prediction in Button 5.
Press
edit/ speak
. Here, you’ll find all the
edit functions you need. You’ll also find
speak
.
For now, press
speak
to hear “hi.” Now, try spelling
more words. It’s easy as, well, A - B - C.
Spelling
The Spelling Pop-Up (ABC), allows for
quick access to the alphabet, numbers,
Core Vocabulary, and word prediction —
and it’s always available!
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i j
k l
g h
i j
k l