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Add to or change a button’s actions

  • 2 minute read
  • June 9, 2023

There are two main types of buttons in Proloquo2Go: message and folder buttons. By default, message buttons speak text and put it in the message window. Folder buttons open a folder. But sometimes, you may want a button to do something else.

In Proloquo2Go, there are several actions you can have a button perform:

  • Add Text to Message is the default action for most message buttons. This adds the button’s text to the message window.
  • Speak Text Immediately makes the voice read the button’s text out loud, without adding it to the message window.
  • Speak Message speaks everything in the message window.
  • Clear Message erases everything in the message window.
  • Stop Speaking stops any message currently being spoken.
  • Open Folder opens any folder in your vocabulary. If you tap the More InfoIcon Info@2Xbutton, you can choose which folder and make it open in a popup.
  • Open Home Folder takes you back to your home folder.
  • Open Previous Folder takes you back to the last folder you were in.

Add an action to a button

Often, you’ll add an action as you make a new button. If you’re doing this, you can skip to step three.

  1. Tap Edit Edit icon in the bottom toolbar to open Edit Mode.
  2. Tap the button whose actions you want to change to select it.
  3. In the Button Basics section, tap Actions.
  4. You will see two sections: On Tap and On Secondary Trigger. On Tap shows the action(s) the button will perform when tapped briefly, like how you would typically choose a button. On Secondary Trigger shows the action(s) the button will perform when you do the secondary trigger action. This is the same as the action you use to open the grammar support popups. Tap the appropriate Add Action section for how you want to activate the action.
  5. In the Add Action section, scroll down to and tap the action you want to add. To add an Open Folder action, you will first have to tap the More InfoIcon Info@2Xbutton and choose which folder.
  6. Tap < Actions to return to the Actions overview. If you want to add more actions, repeat steps 4 to 5.

Delete actions

Sometimes, you may want to delete some of a button’s actions. Note that if you have text in the top Text to Speak field of Button Basics, you must have either an Add Text to Message or Speak Message Immediately action. To delete these actions, you must first clear the top field. You can type in the Label field if you want the button to still show a label.

  1. If you are not already in Edit Mode, tap Edit Edit icon in the bottom toolbar to open it.
  2. Tap the button whose actions you want to change to select it.
  3. In the Button Basics section, tap Actions.
  4. In the top right corner of the main Edit Mode panel, tap Edit.
  5. Tap the red minus button Delete to the left of the action you want to delete.
  6. Tap the Delete button that appears in the row.
  7. When you are finished deleting actions, tap Done in the top right corner of the main Edit Mode panel (not the top of the screen).
  8. Tap Done in the top right corner of the screen to close Edit Mode.

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