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Palmtop3 User’s Guide
Part # 400670-A
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4) Load a configuration. Impact is now running, but the main window will be empty. Impact allows you
to load a variety of interfaces that have different button layouts. Each layout is called a configuration.
Open the
File menu and choose Standard Configs . You will now see a list of the different
configurations included with Impact (for complete descriptions see section 7). Select the name of the
one you want to load (
Alpha-List or Symbol-Base is a good one to start with). The more complicated
configurations may take a few moments to load, but most load very quickly. After it has loaded, you
can leave Impact running and your chosen configuration will always be ready for you to use.
You are done! Now just select the buttons with the words you want to say and your Palmtop device will
speak for you.
1.4. Quick Tour
This section will walk you through some of the many features of the Palmtop software, to help you get
comfortable with using the system. Begin by loading the
Alpha-List configuration.
Select the File menu and choose Standard Configs > Alpha-List . This configuration will take a few
moments to load as the software prepares the prediction engine. For this reason, it is recommended that
after you choose a configuration for everyday use, you should keep the Palmtop software running all the
time. Just turn off the device when you are not using it. This will take advantage of the "instant-on" feature of
the Dell Axim and Impact will be ready for communicating when you are.
The Alpha-List configuration is designed to be simple to use for beginners. The letters are arranged in a
matrix that is in alphabetical order, starting each row with a vowel. You can create and speak messages by
selecting letters or words from the screen. Your Palmtop device will speak words when they are completed
and whole sentences once they are terminated with a period, question mark, or exclamation point (., ?, or !).
To repeat a sentence or paragraph, just select the Editor Window to speak everything you have typed.
You can change the speech characteristics of the device by using the Options dialog. Select the Tools menu
and choose Options to open the dialog. Look through the settings on the General tab, but until you become
more familiar with the system, it is recommended that you do not change any of the default settings except
as described below. Select the
Speech tab to open the Speech Options dialog. All of the speech
characteristics are controlled through this dialog. Change the Voice and mark the Speech Mode check box
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