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Search for a button

  • 3 minute read
  • May 11, 2025

Sometimes, you might need a reminder of where a word is located. Or, you might be wondering if you need to add a button for a word or phrase or if it already exists in the vocabulary. In these situations, you can use the Search feature.

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To start a new search, open the Tools popup Tool pop-up icon. Tap Search. The system keyboard will pop up. Start typing the word you want to find. As an example, we’ll show you how to find the word “dolphin.”

As you type, Proloquo2Go displays all the buttons matching the letters you have typed so far. Some buttons show a bright background and solid border. These are already visible during regular use. Other buttons show a dimmed background and dashed border. These are available in Edit Mode, but not yet during regular use.

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Typing the word "dolphin"

You can make these buttons visible with Search. If there are buttons with different symbols for the same word, they will show up separately in Search. That’s why you see three buttons for “dolphin.”

Tap one of the buttons to see the paths to the different folders where you can find it. In this example, we’ll choose the “dolphin” button in the main Animals Folder, not the one in Water Animals.

Search feature - showing paths
Paths to the “dolphin” button

Sometimes, a button may be shown in one folder but hidden in another. In paths where the button is hidden, you will see the same dimmed appearance.

Navigate to an already visible button

If you tap a path where the button is already showing, Proloquo2Go will guide you through the path to the button. Everything but the buttons you need to tap will be dimmed. When you get to the button you searched for, tap it and it will go up to the message window. If you want to quit the search, tap Cancel in the top toolbar.

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Search step 1
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Search step 4 - button found
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Search step 5 - button on Message Window

Navigate to and show a button that is not yet visible

If you tap a path where the button is not yet showing, you can make it visible. Like with visible buttons, simply tap the path you want. Proloquo2Go will guide you through it.

When you get to the folder containing the button, you will see a dimmed preview of it with a blue plus sign. Tap this button to add it to this page of the folder.

Adding button from Search feature
Dimmed preview

Alternately, you can add the button to the next page, which is the Secondary level of the folder. To do this, tap More in the bottom right corner of the screen. Then, tap the preview of the button on the next page. If you decide you don’t want to add the button, simply tap Cancel to quit the search.

After adding button from Search feature
After adding button from Search feature

Search only visible buttons

If you want, you can set Search to only show buttons that are already visible in the user’s vocabulary. To do this, go to Options* Options icon> Restrictions. Scroll to the bottom of the list. Toggle Hidden and Storage Buttons to OFF.

Finding inflections

Some common words like “am,” “went,” and “my” do not appear in the search results. This is because they are part of the Grammar Support popup for other buttons. Search does not include these popups. You can learn more about Grammar Support at Find different forms of a word.

Clearing past searches

You can clear your Proloquo2Go button search history to protect your privacy. To do this, go to Options* > Privacy. Tap Clear Past Searches, then tap Clear Past Searches.

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*On iPhone and iPod touch, you will find the Options button in the Tools popup at the far left of the bottom toolbar.

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