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1 Attainment s User s Guide A printable PDF of this user guide is available from the Attainment Company website:

2 Contents 1 Getting Started with GoTalk NOW Quick Start Using the GoTalk NOW Player 4 3 Using the Page Editor Add New Pages to a Book Page Wizard Set Page Options Page Labels Page Label Title Page Label Icon Auditory Cue for Pages Creating a Message Location Background and Border Colors Button Text Add Images to a Message Location Edit an Image Add Actions to a Message Location Auditory Cues for Message Locations Copy, Paste, Swap, or Remove Message Locations on a Page Core Vocabulary Manage Pages and Templates Creating Scene Communication Pages 16 5 Creating Keyboard Pages 18 6 Using Express Pages Adding Express Pages to Your Book Using the Message Bar in the Player Express Page Optional Features Creating and Sharing Page Templates Create a Template Share Templates by Online Gallery Sharing Use Free Pre-Made Pages from the Online Gallery Creating, Removing, and Sharing Communication Books Broadcast Sharing on a WiFi Network Sharing with or AirDrop Exporting a Communication Book as PDF Pages Backing Up Your Communication Books Selection Scanning and Switch Access Support GoTalk NOW App Settings 34 The GoTalk Store 38 Contact Information 39

3 Section 1 Getting Started with GoTalk NOW Open the User Guide PDF in the ibooks app for full page viewing and text searching. Use GoTalk NOW to create Communication Books with interactive message buttons. Or use an image to create a scene page with screen hotspots that play messages. Use keyboard pages for typing messages with built-in word prediction and text-to-speech message playing. The Help button on the Home screen provides user guide information and video tutorials. The best way to learn about GoTalk NOW is to start creating your own Communication Pages. Use the QUICK START instructions below to learn the basics. Fig. 1-1 A GoTalk Communication Page with four Message Locations. A tap on a Message Location can play audio or video, navigate to a new page, or open a web page. To exit the Page Editor, tap the Home button or use a three-finger downward swipe on the ipad screen. To restrict access to the Page Editor, add a passcode for leaving the Player (see app settings, page 35). 1.1 QUICK START 1. Tap Page Editor on the Home screen. If no books have been created yet, the first page of the Default Book will open. Return to Home Screen Set Page Options Tap to Add Page Icon Tap to Edit Page Title Fig. 1-2 The selected book title appears at the bottom of the Home screen. GoTalk NOW LITE and GoTalk Start do not show a title, as they are limited to a single book. Manage Pages and Templates Add Core Vocabulary Add New Page Fig. 1-3 Use the Page Editor to add Message Locations to the page. A page can be divided into 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 25, or 36 Message Location buttons. Each button can have a different appearance and action. A Message Location area on the page can be left blank. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 1

4 Section 1 Getting Started with GoTalk NOW 2. Tap the Page Options tool bar icon. Use the Buttons setting to adjust the number of Message Locations on the page. Use the Background setting to choose a background color for the page. The Enabled switch must be turned on for the page to be included in the book. 3. Tap on one of the Message Location buttons. Button Text will appear on the selected button as default text for that Message Location. Editing tools will appear on the screen for replacing the text, changing the button appearance, and adding actions. Fig. 1-4 The Page Options tab provides settings for the page background color and the number of Message Locations on the page. Enabled must be set to on for the page to be viewed in the Player. See page 14 to learn about Scanning Auditory Cues. See page 19 to learn about the Express Page feature. Add Button Action Add Auditory Cue Add Button After-Action Edit Button Background Color Save Button Changes Edit Button Border Color Edit Button Text Add Image to Button Fig. 1-5 When selected in the Page Editor, a Message Location button is enlarged for easier editing. Background color, border color, text content, and images can be adjusted. A Message Location must have an Action assigned to it (Text-to-Speech to play the button text is the default action). 4. With the Message Location selected, use the Background and Border tools to select colors for the Message Location. Use the Button Text settings to edit the text label or change the text size, font style, and text color. A drop shadow effect can also be added to the text. Fig. 1-6 The Button Text tab provides settings for making changes to the text label of a Message Location. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 2

5 Section 1 Getting Started with GoTalk NOW To use symbols and illustrations from the GoTalk Image Library, go to the GoTalk NOW Store from the Home screen. The image library is free for GoTalk NOW users. 5. With the Message Location selected, use the Add Image tool to add a picture to the Message Location. More than one image can be added. Use a finger-drag to position the image. Resize an image by pinching and stretching. 6. With the Message Location selected, tap the red Action button to assign an action. Text-to-Speech (TTS) is the default action and will read the text aloud. Recorded Audio lets you use the ipad microphone to record a message. Other available actions include Jump To Page (go to a different Communication Page), Media Player (play audio from the ipad song list), URL (open a web page), Hue Light Control, or Video. Fig. 1-7 The Add Image tab has settings for adding one or more pictures to a Message Location. 7. Press the Done button to save the completed Message Location to the page. See page 14 to learn how to add an Auditory Cue to a Message Location. See page 14 to learn how to add an After Action to a Message Location. 8. Tap the Page Title at the bottom of the Page Editor screen to edit the page title or add an image next to the page title. Tap Set Font to make text changes, and tap Icon button to add an icon image. The Auditory Cue feature for pages is explained on page 14. Tap Done when finished editing the Page Title. 9. To add a new blank page, tap and select Add Blank Button Page from the Template Gallery menu. If your book has multiple pages, you will find the + button on the last page of the book. 10. Tap the Core Vocabulary button to add up to four Message Locations that will be available throughout the book. Tap anywhere on the page to close the Core Vocabulary tab. More information on Core Vocabulary can be found on page Return to the Home screen and tap Player to open your Communication Book. See page 4 for information about the GoTalk NOW Player A printable PDF of this user guide is available from the Attainment Company website: GoTalk NOW User s Guide 3

6 Section 2 Using the GoTalk NOW Player To exit the Player, use a three-finger downward swipe on the ipad screen, or press and hold the Home button for eight seconds. A four-digit password for leaving the Player can be added in the app settings. After creating a Communication Book with one or more Communication Pages, tap the Player button on the Home Screen to use your Communication Book. The title of the selected book is shown at the bottom of the Home screen. To choose a different book, tap the book title at the bottom of the Home screen for a list of available books. If you are using GoTalk NOW LITE or GoTalk NOW Start, only one Communication Book is available. From the Home screen, tap the Player button. The selected Communication Book will open. Fig. 2-1 Open a Communication Book by tapping the Player button on the Home screen. Tap the Message Locations on the page to select and play assigned actions. GoTalk NOW LITE and GoTalk Start are limited to a single Communication Book. When using those apps, the book title will not appear at the bottom of the Home Screen. Page Label Back Home Left Navigation Jump To Core Vocabulary Right Navigation Fig. 2-2 A navigation bar appears at the bottom of the Player screen. Use the app settings to control which navigation buttons appear (see page 34 for app settings information). Use the left/right Navigation Buttons to flip through the pages. Tap the Home button to return to the first page of the book. Tap the Feedback icon in the bottom left corner of the Home screen to a question or comment to the GoTalk NOW support team. Tap the Back button to return to the previously viewed page. Tap the Jump To button to open a list of available pages, then double-tap a page to go there. Tap the Core Vocabulary button to use the Core Vocabulary messages (see page 15 for more about adding Core Vocabulary messages to a book). Fig. 2-3 Tap the Core Vocabulary button to use additional Message Locations. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 4

7 Section 3 Using the Page Editor To exit the Page Editor, tap the Home button or use a three-finger upward swipe on the ipad screen. To restrict access to the Page Editor during student use, add a passcode requirement for leaving the Player (see app settings, page 35). Tap the Page Editor Tap to Add Page Icon Set Page Options Return to Home Screen button on the Home screen to create and edit Communication Pages. Tap to Edit Page Title Manage Pages and Templates Add Core Vocabulary Add New Page Fig. 3-1 Use the Page Editor to add Message Locations to the page. A page can be divided into 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 25, or 36 Message Locations. Each Message Location can have a different appearance and action. A page does not have to use all of the available buttons as Message Locations. Up to four additional Core Vocabulary Message Locations can be added to a book (see page 15 to learn about using Core Vocabulary). 3.1 Adding New Pages to a Book New pages are added from the Template Gallery, which provides different ways to add pages to a Communication Book. Open the Template Gallery + button that appears on the last page of a book. Add Blank Button Page. Insert a blank page to add new Message Locations. Duplicate Page. Copy a page from the book and revise existing Message Locations. Import from Another Book. Copy a page from a different book. Pre-Made Page Templates. Use pre-made pages from your Template collection, or from an Online Template Gallery (see page 22). Add Blank Scene Page. Use an image for the page content instead of Message Locations. Add touch-sensitive hotspot to the image (see page 16). Page Wizard. Enter text items to quickly create a set of Message Locations for the page (see section 3.1.1). Fig. 3-2 Different methods for adding new pages are available from the Template Gallery. The Template Gallery tab is opened with the + button found on the last page of a book. It can also be opened from the opened Manage Pages tab. Keyboard Page. Let advanced users type messages using the ipad keyboard with built-in word prediction. Completed messages are played with Text-to-Speech voicing. (see page 18). GoTalk NOW User s Guide 5

8 Section 3 Using the Page Editor Page Wizard Page Wizard is a GoTalk NOW utility that makes it easy to create a Communication Page and add button text to all of the Message Locations. Based on the number of button text entries added, the Page Wizard will generate a page with 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 25, or 36 Message Locations. A blank button text entry will place an empty space on the page instead of a Message Location. If you select Add Images from Library before typing in button text entries, the Page Wizard will automatically add images to your Message Locations from the GoTalk Image Library. If no match is found, only the button text will be shown on the Message Location. Fig. 3-3 Add button text for up to 36 Location buttons with the Page Wizard, then tap Done to create a page with all of the Message Locations in place on the page. Fig. 3-4 Use the Add Image from Library option to automatically add images related to the button text added to the Message Locations. If no match is found, only the button text will be shown on the Message Location. 3.2 Set Page Options The Page Options button is used to control the layout and appearance of a Communication Page. Fig. 3-5 Use the Page Options button to adjust page features. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 6

9 Section 3 Using the Page Editor Background. Choose a page background color. Select from provided color swatch choices or use the color picker tool. Fig. 3-6 The selected background color is stored in the bottom right, gridpattern swatch button for use when assigning that color to text or borders. Fig. 3-7 The color picker tools provide exact color selections and light/dark tint adjustment. Buttons. Select the number of Message Locations allowed on the Communication Page: 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 25, or 36. Scanning Auditory Cues only appears as a Page Option when four or more Message Location buttons are on the page. Fig. 3-8 A Communication Page can have 1, 2, 4, 9, 16, 25, or 36 buttons added as Message Locations on the page. Scanning Auditory Cues. Assign auditory cues to rows or columns for screen navigation and selecting. Select either Grouping in the app settings to select row or column scanning when Auditory Cues are enabled in the app settings. If a onebutton layout has been assigned to the page, the Auto Activate Button appears as an additional setting in the Page Options button. When Auto Activate is in use, the Message Location is automatically activated when the Communication Page is opened. Enabled. Turn on this setting to include the page in a book and show it in the Player. Turn this setting off to exclude the page. Fig. 3-9 Auditory cues for rows: each row on a page can use a recorded audio or Text-to- Speech cue when auditory scanning is in use. Express Page. Turn on this setting to add the Express Page communication bar to the Player for that page. Turn the setting off to remove the communication bar. Fig Auditory cues for columns: each column on a page can use a recorded audio or Text-to-Speech cue when auditory scanning is in use. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 7

10 Section 3 Using the Page Editor 3.3 Page Labels A Page Label appears at the bottom of a Communication Page. The label may have a Page Title, a Page Icon, or both. The Page Label area may also be left blank. By default, the page number is used for the Page Title. A Page Icon appears only when added. To make changes to the Page Label or add an Auditory Cue for the page, tap the label area of the editing screen. Fig By default, the page number is used for the Page Label Title Page Label Title A page title appears at the bottom of each Communication Page. Page titles are also used for the Jump To list of page links. Use the text entry field to change or remove label text. Tap the Set Font button to change the text size and font style. Fig Tap the Page Label and use the text entry field to change or remove a page title Page Label Icon An image can be added to the Page Label. Tap the label space next to the page title to add an icon image. Images are available from the GoTalk Image Library, through an Internet search, from the ipad Photo Library, or from a new photo taken with the ipad camera. Fig Tap the Page Icon box to add an image to the Page Label. Images can be added from the GoTalk Image Library, an Internet search, or the ipad Photo Library. You can also use the ipad camera to create an icon image. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 8

11 Section 3 Using the Page Editor Auditory Cue for Pages The Page Label tools include the Auditory Cue button for adding an auditory cue to a page. The cue may be created with the Text-to-Speech player or with the audio recorder. When Auditory Cues is turned on in the app settings, the audio page cue will be heard when the Communication Page is opened. Fig An Auditory Page Cue can be created for a page with the audio recorder. Fig An Auditory Page Cue can be created for a page with the Text-to-Speech player. 3.4 Creating a Message Location To add Message Locations to a Communication page, start by selecting one of the unassigned page buttons. The new Message Location will have a black border, white background, and the words Button Text as placeholder text. Fig Tap on a page button to create a Message Location Background and Border Colors Background and border colors can be different for each Message Location. The border color can match the background color or be a different color. Use Background and Border to change Message Location colors. Fig Editing buttons above and below the Message Location provide tools to change the appearance and add features to a Message Location. The words Button Text appear as placeholder text. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 9

12 Section 3 Using the Page Editor Background and Border Colors (continued) Fig Use the Background and Border buttons to choose colors for the Message Location button. The Swatches tab provides a set of standard color choices. The bottom right, grid-pattern swatch choice stores the selected background color for use when assigning text or border color. Fig For custom color selections, use the Picker tab to select any color. Or use the Set Via Hex button to enter a hexadecimal color value. Light/dark fine tuning for a color can be adjusted with the slider control Button Text Tap Button Text or double-tap the text of an opened Message Location to use the text adjustment settings. Type in the text to be shown. The text size, font style, and color can be changed. Fig The text message on the Message Location is adjusted with the Button Text tab settings. Fig Tap the Text setting to add or remove a word or phrase to the Message Location This option will also open by double tapping the button text on a Message Location. Fig Separate text lines can be placed on the Message Location by typing the characters ## at the start of a new line. Fig Adjust the Size of the Message Location text with the slider control. You can also change the text size by pinching or stretching the text with your fingers. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 10

13 Section 3 Using the Page Editor Button Text (continued) Fig To change the text style, tap the Font setting and choose an available font style. Fig Use the Swatches or Picker tabs to choose a Text Color. The bottom right, grid-pattern swatch choice will select the current background color Add Images to a Message Location Use the Add Image button to add one or more images to a Message Location. Images may be obtained from the GoTalk Image Library, from your ipad Photo Library, or from an Internet search. You can also use the ipad camera to take a picture to place on a Message Location. Fig Tap the Add Image button to place an image on a Message Location. Choose one of the four image source options. Fig The GoTalk Image Library has over 4,000 images to choose from. Scroll through the categories or enter a keyword in the text field to narrow the choices. Fig The Internet Search tool searches for images available from Bing.com. Use the text field to enter keywords for image searching. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 11

14 Section 3 Using the Page Editor Add Images to a Message Location (continued) Fig More than one image can be added to a Message Location Edit an Image An image placed on a Message Location can be enlarged, reduced, cropped, moved, and rotated. Double-tap or tap and hold on an image to open the Edit Image tab. Fig Tap and hold an image to open the Edit Image settings for cropping, deleting, or to bring an image to the front of other image objects. Tap Reset Position to return to the original image placement on the Message Location. Tap Save to Camera Roll to store the image in your ipad Photo Library. Fig Reposition an image on the Message Location with a finger-drag. Resize an image with a pinch or spread screen gesture. To rotate an image, use two fingers to turn the image in either direction. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 12

15 Section 3 Using the Page Editor Add Actions to a Message Location Use the Action button to add media behaviors to a Message Location. An audio message can be added with the Recorded Audio or Text-to-Speech options. Jump To Page can turn the Message Location into a navigation button. Media Player is used to play audio from the itunes Turn on the Trim Videos feature in the app settings to include a video editor tool for selecting a portion of a video. song list. The Video action turns the Message Location into a video player button. The URL action assigns a web page location for the Message Location to open with the ipad web browser (ipad must be connected to the Internet). Fig Tap the Action button to add a recording or Textto-Speech audio to a Message Location. A Message Location using a Recorded Audio or Text-to-Speech message can have a second action added that will happen after the message is played. After adding an audio message to the Message Location, tap the After Action button to add one of three possible actions: Go to the next page of the book Go back to the previous page viewed Jump to a specific page The Hue Light Control button is used for WiFi control of Hue lighting systems when available. The supporting bridge and portal technology required for this environmental lighting control system must be purchased separately. Fig A Message Location can be used to play a song or show a video. Use the Media Player action to choose a song from the ipad song list. Use the Video action to choose a video from the ipad camera roll or from your Dropbox account. Fig Use the Jump to Page action to use the Message Location as a book navigation button. Fig Tap the After Action button to add a second action that happens after an audio message action plays. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 13

16 Section 3 Using the Page Editor Auditory Cues for Message Locations Use the Auditory Cue button to add an auditory cue to a Message Location. An auditory cue is played when the Message Location is tapped. The cue may be created with the audio recorder or the Text-to-Speech player. Auditory Cues will be played only if turned on in the main app settings. Auditory Cues added to Message Locations can help with communication for different purposes. Here are some examples: Scanning prompts. An auditory cue can provide a spoken prompt for each Message Location during the scanning process. This is called auditory scanning. Introducing new vocabulary. Some words and concepts are difficult to visually illustrate. An auditory cue can make it easier to understand messages such as please or want or a hard-to-interpret image. Visual impairment. An auditory cue can help a communicator who is blind or visually impaired as they navigate through a Communication Book. Preliminary messages. By adding an auditory cue, a Message Location becomes a two-part action. The first tap plays the auditory cue, and a second tap plays an additional message if it has been added to the Message Location. Fig Tap the Auditory Cue button to create a message to be used as an Auditory Cue for the Message Location. Fig When Auditory Cues is turned on in the app settings, the first tap on a Message Location plays the auditory cue, and the Message Location is highlighted with a green border. If tapped again, the border highlighting turns red, and any actions assigned to the Message Location are activated Copy, Paste, Swap, or Remove Message Locations on a Page Once you have created a Message Location, it can be copied to other available button locations on a Communication Page. Tap-hold a Message Location to use the Copy and Paste tools, or to flip two Message Locations with the Swap tool. Message Locations can be removed from a page with the Delete or Disable tools. Fig Tap and hold a Message Location to copy, swap, or remove Message Locations. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 14

17 Section 3 Using the Page Editor Copy, Paste, Swap, or Remove Message Locations (continued) Tap-hold to select a Message Location to use the Copy tool. Then tap-hold a different Message Location and use the Paste tool to copy it into the second Message Location. Any properties assigned to the first Message Location will be kept. To flip the positions of two Message Locations on the same page, tap Swap with one of the locations selected, and then tap on the other location. The two Message Locations will exchange positions. Use Disable to hide a Message Location on a page instead of permanently deleting it. 3.5 Core Vocabulary The Core Vocabulary feature allows you to add up to four Message Location buttons that will be available from all pages of a Communication Book. Fig Tap the Core Vocabulary button to create Message Locations to be available throughout the Communication Book. 3.6 Manage Pages and Templates Open the Pages button to go to another page, or tap Edit to rearrange or delete pages in the list. Use the Template Gallery to add new pages based on an existing page layout (see page 21 for more about Templates). Fig Tap one of the listed Page Labels to go to that page of the Communication Book. Tap Edit to reorder or remove pages. Fig To delete a page from the Communication Book, tap the red deletion button next to the Page Label. The currently displayed page may not be deleted. To move a page, tap and hold the drag bar next to a listed page and move it to a new location in the list. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 15

18 Section 4 Creating Scene Communication Pages A Scene Communication Page can be used for page content as an alternative to the page grid of Message Locations. Touch-sensitive hotspots are added to parts of the image to create screen-tap actions. All actions available for Message Locations can be added to scene hotspots. To create a Scene Communication Page, use the Add Blank Scene Page option from the Template Gallery. Choose an image for the page and add touch-sensitive hotspots. Fig. 4-1 A Scene Communication Page uses touchsensitive hotspots to trigger actions. 1. Open the Template Gallery tab with the button and select Add Blank Scene Page. 2. Tap the button in the bottom right corner to set the scene image. Choose an image from the GoTalk Image Library, the ipad Photo Library, or an Internet search. You may also use the ipad camera to take a picture for the page. Only one image can be used for the scene image. 3. Drag or pinch the image to adjust size and position on the page. 4. To lock the image into place on the page, tap the button again, and then tap Lock Image to prevent the image from moving while adding hotspots to the page. Fig. 4-2 Select Add Blank Scene Page from the Template Gallery to create a Scene Communication Page. Fig. 4-3 The page image can be chosen from your ipad Photo Library, the GoTalk Image Library, from an Internet search, or taken with the ipad camera. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 16

19 Section 4 Creating Scene Communication Pages 5. Tap the button to add a hotspot area to the page. Drag or pinch the hotspot to adjust size and position on the image. 6. Tap the hotspot to open a tab for setting actions. The same media and navigations used for Message Locations can be added to image hotspots. Up to 25 hotspots may be added to a Scene Communication Page. Fig. 4-4 Place hotspots on the image and add actions as you would for a Message Location. Fig. 4-5 Use the Page Options tab to add a background color if the image does not fill the entire page. Turn on Highlight Tappable Areas in Player to make the hotspots visible in Player mode. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 17

20 Section 5 Using Keyboard Pages Auto and Step Scanning includes only Player Page navigation buttons when using a Keyboard Page. Keyboard Pages feature a message bar for typing messages with the ipad keyboard and built-in word prediction. Typed messages can be heard with the Text-to-Speech message player. Add the pre-formatted Keyboard Page from the Template Gallery. More than one Keyboard Page can be added to the same book. No page adjustments can be made for text size or style. The page title Keyboard Page may not be changed. Fig. 5-1 Select Keyboard Page from the Template Gallery to create a communication page that allows message typing with the ipad screen keyboard. Fig. 5-2 While typing characters into the message bar, word possibilities are presented to help with word completion. This feature can be turned off in the app settings. Fig. 5-3 Tap to listen to the typed message with Text-to-Speech audio. The message will be available for replay until new words are typed in the message bar. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 18

21 Section 6 Using Express Pages To be added to the message bar, a Message Location must have either Recorded Audio or Text-to-Speech as an assigned action. Express Pages use a message bar to combine selected message buttons and play them in sequence. Tapping a Message Location adds it to the message bar. 6.1 Adding Express Pages to Your Book With a Communication Page open in the Page Editor, tap the Page Options button and turn on the Express Page setting for that page. A message bar will be placed on the Communication Page. To remove the message bar, return to the Page Options and turn off the Express Page setting. Fig. 6-1 Turn on Express Page from the Page Options button to add the message bar to a Communication Page. 6.2 Using the Message Bar in the Player When the message bar appears above a Communication Page, tapping a Message Location adds it to the message bar. There is no limit to the number of messages added to the message bar, and messages can be added more than once. To remove the last message added, tap the delete button on the message bar. Fig. 6-2 The message bar can be placed on the top or bottom of an Express Page. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 19

22 Section 6 Using Express Pages If the auditory cue feature is in use (turned on in app settings), the first tap on a Message Location will play the auditory cue and a second tap will add the message to the Express Page message bar. 6.2 Using the Message Bar in the Player (continued) To play all of the added Message Locations as a single message, tap anywhere in the message bar. To hear the message again, tap the replay button in the message bar. When the message bar is blank, it can be repeated or replaced with a new message. Fig. 6-3 Tap a Message Location to add it to the message bar. Tap the delete button to remove the last message added. Tap anywhere in the message bar to play the created message. Fig. 6-4 If scanning is in use, an additional delete button appears. The top button (green) removes the last Message Location added to the message bar. The bottom button (red) will clear the entire message bar. Fig. 6-5 After a message plays, the replay message button appears to repeat the message bar playback. The message content is held in memory until a new message is created. 6.3 Express Page Optional Features Use the app settings for optional Express Page features. Express Bar Location. Changes message bar location to top or bottom for all book pages. Create New Pages as Express Pages. When turned on, every new page created for a book will include the message bar. Combine TTS Items When Speaking. When turned on, a series of Text-to-Speech messages will be read as a single sentence. When turned off, a pause will occur between each individual message. Combine as Word Fragments. When turned on, a series of single letters in the message bar will be read together to form a word. NOTE: The app setting Combine TTS Items When Speaking must also be turned on. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 20

23 Section 7 Creating and Sharing Page Templates Communication Pages can be saved as a template that becomes a set of pre-made pages that can be added to a Communication Book. A template can hold up to 10 pages. More than one template can be applied to a single book. Templates that you create are stored in the My Templates gallery of the app. 7.1 Create a Template When one of your templates is marked with a cloud/picture frame icon, it has been added to the Public Gallery. Tap the Manage Pages button to open the Pages tab, tap at the top of the tab window, and then select My Templates from the list of choices. Tap Create New Template to name and add up to ten pages to a new template. Fig. 7-1 To create a pre-made pages template, go to Create New Template from the Template Gallery. Name. The name entered here will be used in the My Templates list. A template marked with the cloud/ lock icon has been added to the Private Gallery. Description. The description appears in the My Templates list and is used for gallery searches. Author. The author name appears in the My Templates list. Pages. Choose up to 10 pages from the current Communication Book, and then tap Set. Screenshot. Choose a page to be the template icon in the Template Gallery list. When all of the template information is complete, Fig. 7-2 Use the New Template tab to save up to 10 pages from an existing Communication Book. Choose one of the pages to be an icon display in the template list. tap Create to save your new template to the Template Gallery. Fig. 7-3 Your created templates are stored in the Template Gallery where they are available as content for new Communication Books. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 21

24 Section 7 Creating and Sharing Page Templates 7.2 Share Templates by Tap the Manage Pages button to open the Pages tab, and then tap in the tab title bar to open the Template Gallery. Choose My Templates to view the available templates. Select the template to be shared. Choose the envelope icon in the Share choices. An form will open on your ipad. Enter an address and send the template download link. Fig. 7-4 To use to deliver a template, select a template and tap the envelope icon in the Share selection bar. The template will be available for download from the ed message. 7.3 Online Gallery Sharing Your page templates can be added to a Public Gallery for sharing with other GoTalk NOW users. Or you can create a Private Gallery template that requires an access code for sharing. Tap the Manage Pages tab, and then tap button to open the Pages in the tab title bar to open the Template Gallery. Select My Templates to view available templates. Select the template to be shared. Tap the cloud icon in the Share choices. The Upload to Online Template Gallery window will open. Select either Public Gallery or Private Gallery. Fig. 7-5 The GoTalk NOW Template includes the template description and provides a download link for an ipad that has the GoTalk NOW app Add Template to the Public Gallery If a template is uploaded to the Public Gallery, it will be available to all GoTalk NOW users. Once a template has been added to the Public Gallery, it cannot be edited or removed Add Template to a Private Gallery If a template is uploaded to the Private Gallery, it will be available only to people who know the Share Code assigned to the template. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 22

25 Section 7 Creating and Sharing Page Templates 7.4 Use Free Pre-Made Pages from the Online Gallery The Online Gallery is a source for free pre-made pages that will help you learn about the interactive features possible with GoTalk NOW Communication Books. Public Gallery. These pre-made Communication Templates from the Attainment Company template collection are identified in the Public Gallery with the yellow star icon marker. Pages are great ways to get ideas on how to create your own pages. Enter a search term, select a category, or view all of the templates contributed by the community of GoTalk NOW users. Featured by Attainment. This gallery includes page templates created by Attainment Company Fig. 7-6 Select Public Gallery to upload a template to the GoTalk NOW shared online public gallery. staff members that demonstrate the interactive features of GoTalk NOW. Templates in the Public Gallery that were created by you are marked with the personsilhouette icon. Private Gallery. GoTalk NOW users can share page templates by sending an ed download link that requires a Share Code. Fig. 7-7 To require use of an access code, use the Private Gallery for template sharing. A template listed in the Public Gallery that you have downloaded to your My Templates group is marked with the cloud/arrow icon. Fig. 7-8 Private Gallery templates are not listed by name in the Template Gallery. The Share Code is required to view and use the template. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 23

26 Section 7 Creating and Sharing Page Templates 7.4 Use Free Pre-Made Pages from the Online Gallery (continued) Tap the Manage Pages button and use the button in the tab title bar to open the Template Gallery. Select Online Gallery to locate and download free page templates. After finding and selecting a page template, tap the Download icon to place the template into your Downloaded Templates group. Fig. 7-9 Use the Online Gallery to download free page templates. Fig In the Featured by Attainment template gallery are pre-made pages that demonstrate the interactive features possible with GoTalk NOW. Fig In the Public Gallery there are templates created by GoTalk NOW users around the world. Search by keywords or choose a category to narrow the list of available page templates. Fig Downloaded templates are placed in your Downloaded Templates group and can be used to create new GoTalk NOW pages. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 24

27 Section 8 Creating, Removing, and Sharing Communication Books GoTalk NOW LITE and GoTalk Start do not allow book and template sharing. Those two apps are limited to a single Communication Book. The book title is not shown on the Home screen and the library list view is not available. Tap the book title at the bottom of the Home Screen to view a list of the Communication Books in your GoTalk NOW library. If no books have been created, the Default Book with a single blank page will appear in the library. There will always be at least one book listed; it is not possible to delete all books in the library. To create a new Communication Book, tap at the top left of the library list tab window. Tap Edit to change the order of the book library list. Tap and hold a book title drag bar icon to move the book to a new location in the list. Fig. 8-1 Tap the book title at bottom of the Home screen to open the library of Communication Books. Select the book title to be active in the Player or Page Editor. Tap the Share icon next to a listed book title to use other book management tools. Delete. Tap to delete the book from the GoTalk NOW library. The currently selected book may not be deleted (unselect it, then delete). Rename. Tap to change or replace the book title. Duplicate. Tap to create a duplicate of the book with a new name. Share Compressed Book. Tap to send a copy Fig. 8-2 Start a new Communication Book by typing its of the Communication Book to another name and tapping the Create button. A newly created Communication Book starts with a single blank page. GoTalk NOW user. The book will be uncompressed when uploaded to another ipad. Export PDF. Tap to convert the Communication Pages into a PDF file. An form with a PDF download link is provided for delivering the PDF. Backup/Restore. Your Communication Books can be backed up to your computer through file sharing services like itunes and Dropbox. Fig. 8-3 Open the Edit view to change the order the Communication Books with the drag bar icons next to each title. Use the red delete icon to remove books from the app. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 25

28 Section 8 Creating, Removing, and Sharing Communication Books 8.1 Broadcast Sharing on a WiFi Network When two or more ipads with GoTalk NOW are on the same WiFi network, one ipad can send Communication Books to other ipads with the Broadcast feature. Sending: 1. Select the Communication Book to be shared with ipads on the same WiFi network and close the library list. The title of the selected book should appear at the bottom of the main screen. 2. Tap the GoTalk NOW button on the main screen to begin WiFi broadcasting. Receiving: 1. On a networked ipad with the GoTalk NOW app, open the library tab list of Communication Books by tapping the book title at the bottom of the main screen. 2. Tap the Pull icon at the top left of the Communication Books tab. A pop-up labeled Select Other GoTalk App will appear. 3. Select the broadcasted Communication Book. A new pop-up with a Pull button will appear. 4. Tap the Pull button and wait for the ipad to connect and the Communication Book to be transferred. The process is complete when the book appears in the library list of the Communication Books tab of the receiving ipad. Fig. 8-4 Communication Books are easily shared with another ipad on the same WiFi network. Start by selecting a book in the library list. Then return to the Home screen and tap the GoTalk NOW button to broadcast the book. Fig. 8-5 On the receiving ipad using the same WiFi network, open the GoTalk NOW book library and tap the Pull icon. The broadcasted Communication Book will be available for downloading. 8.2 Sharing with or AirDrop Select the book to be shared in the library list, tap the Share icon and select Share Compressed Book. You can use to deliver a book, or share it instantly with ipad users nearby using AirDrop. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 26

29 Section 8 Creating, Removing, and Sharing Communication Books Send a Compressed Book via A Communication Book can be sent by and opened in another ipad with the GoTalk NOW app. Select the book to be shared in the library list, tap the Share icon and select Share Compressed Book. Tap the Mail option to open an message with the Communication Book attached as a compressed file compressed with the gtbz name extension. Add an address and send the book to your recipient. Follow these steps to load a compressed Communication Book from the 1. Tap the book attachment to download the file. 2. The GoTalk NOW icon will appear above the *.gtbz file. Tap to open the ipad share options. 3. Tap Copy to GoTalk Now. Fig. 8-6 After downloading completes, the shared book must be named for the receiving app. The name can be the same or different as the original book. 4. Type a book name into the Name New Communication Book pop-up. The name can be the same or different from the shared book. Tap Create and the book will appear in the library list Send a Compressed Book via AirDrop AirDrop is a built-in wireless ipad sharing option for ipads in close proximity. Instead of selecting Mail from the share options, select one of the names listed in the AirDrop list. That person will receive an ipad message telling them that the book is available for their GoTalk NOW app. AirDrop must be turned on for each ipad. AirDrop can be used for ipad 4 and newer Share via Webserver If sharing is not possible, the webserver method can be used to upload and download compressed books using a Mac or PC computer that is on the same WiFi network. Contact Attainment Company for assistance setting up the webserver sharing method. 8.3 Exporting a Communication Book as PDF Pages To create a PDF version of a Communication Book, select the book in the Communication Books library list and tap the Share icon. Select Export PDF from the displayed options. The PDF will be available via an ed download link. Fig. 8-7 To create a PDF version of your Communication Book, select Export PDF from the sharing options. GoTalk NOW creates an for sending a PDF download link for the book. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 27

30 Section 9 Backing Up Your Communication Books Communication Books can be saved to your computer using itunes or saved to a file hosting service such as Dropbox. If itunes and Dropbox are not an option for your system, a free backup utility for Mac and Windows is available from Attainment Company. 9.1 Backing up a Communication Book with itunes File Sharing If Apple itunes is on your computer, you can use itunes File Sharing to copy files between your computer and your ipad. Save a Communication Book to Your Computer Using itunes: 1. Close the GoTalk NOW app. Plug the ipad into your computer using the USB port. 2. Open itunes on your computer and select your ipad from the itunes menu bar. See Example 1 3. Open a list of your ipad apps by clicking on Apps in the settings list. See Example 2 4. Scroll down to the File Sharing section and select GoTalk NOW from the list of apps shown. A list of your Communication Books will be displayed. Select the book to be backed up and save it to a folder location on your computer. See Example 3 Example 1 Mac: drag the book to a folder or use the Save to button Windows: use the Save to button Example 2 Example 3 GoTalk NOW User s Guide 28

31 Section 9 Backing Up Your Communication Books 9.1 Backing up a Communication Book to Your Computer Using itunes (continued) Restore a Saved Communication Book Using itunes: 1. Close the GoTalk NOW app. Plug the ipad into your computer using the USB port. 2. Open itunes on your computer and select your ipad from the itunes menu bar. 3. Open a list of your ipad apps by clicking on Apps in the settings list. 4. Scroll down to the File Sharing section and select GoTalk NOW from the list of apps shown. Example 4 5. Drag the Communication Book folder from its saved location into the the GoTalk NOW Documents list in itunes. See Example 4 6. Open the GoTalk NOW app.the restored Communication Book will now be available from the library list. See Example 5 Example 5 GoTalk NOW User s Guide 29

32 Section 9 Backing Up Your Communication Books 9.2 Backing up a Communication Book with Dropbox Dropbox is an online storage site service offering up to 2GB of free storage space. Use your computer to sign up and create a user account at dropbox.com. Once an account exists, download the free Dropbox app to your ipad. Save a Communication Book Using Dropbox: 1. Start at the GoTalk NOW Home screen. Tap the book title to open the list of Communication Books that are on your ipad. Example 6 2. Tap the Share icon for the book to be backed up and select Back Up/Restore. The question Computer or Dropbox? will appear. Select Via Dropbox to start the backup process. See Example 6 3. If this is the first time using Dropbox with GoTalk NOW, tap Link Dropbox Account and provide your Dropbox account information. When finished, tap Sign in and Link and repeat step 2 (future backups will not require the login information again). Then continue with step Tap Back Up to Dropbox from the pop-up window. See Example 7 Example 7 5. If this is the first backup to be added to your Dropbox folder, a pop-up window will appear asking you to name the backup. The existing name can be kept or changed. Tap the Create button to continue the backup process. See Example 8 Example 8 GoTalk NOW User s Guide 30

33 Section 9 Backing Up Your Communication Books Backing Up Your Communication Books 6. If other Dropbox backups exist, a pop-up window will appear asking you to create a new backup folder or use an existing folder. Using an existing folder will replace the book previously backed up to that location. Tap the folder name to start the backup process. Tap the Create New button to create a new backup folder with a different name, and start the backup process by tapping the Create button. See Example 9 7. When uploading completes, the book-folder will appear in the Apps/GoTalk NOW section of your Dropbox storage folder. Example 9 Restore a Saved Communication Book Using Dropbox: 1. In GoTalk NOW, go to the list of Communication Books and tap at the top left corner of the window. In the pop-up that appears, enter the name of the book. This can be the same or different from the name of the book in the Dropbox folder. Tap Create to add the book title to the GoTalk NOW library. See Example Tap the Share icon for the book and tap Back Up/Restore. The question Computer or Dropbox? will appear. Tap the Via Dropbox button. See Example 11 Example 10 Example 11 GoTalk NOW User s Guide 31

34 Section 9 Backing Up Your Communication Books 3. A pop-up will ask if you want to Back Up or Restore a book. Tap the Restore from Dropbox button. See Example A pop-up will appear asking you to Select Backup with a list of available books in your Dropbox folder. Tap the book title to start the downloading process. When complete the book title will be added the library list. See Example 13 Example 12 Example 13 GoTalk NOW User s Guide 32

35 Section 10 Selection Scanning and Switch Access Support Alternative communication support built into GoTalk NOW includes two scanning modes: Auto Scanning. Available screen buttons are sequentially highlighted. A single switch is used to select a highlighted button. The scanning speed is adjustable from 1 to 10 seconds for each screen selection. Step Scanning. The user uses one switch to control movement of the scanning process and another switch to select the highlighted choice. Scanning/Switch Device Types. Scanning is turned off when Scanning Device Type is set to None in the app settings. Scanning is turned on when one of the switch device types is selected: Attainment Switch App (use a second ios phone or tablet as a switch device) Tilde/Number Key Switches Space/Enter Key Switches ipad Screen as Switch Fig Alternative communication support for GoTalk NOW Auditory Cues. An auditory cue can provide a spoken includes scanning and switch access. prompt for each Message Location during the scanning process. This is called auditory scanning. Row and Column Grouping. Rows or columns of message buttons on a page can be included in the scanning process. After selecting a row or column, scanning continues for the individual cells in a row or column. Include Express Bar. When using Express Pages, the message bar can be included or excluded from the scanning process. Scan Navigation Buttons. The Player navigation buttons can be included or ignored by the scanning process. To provide a page-turn selection, assign a Jump-to-Page action to a Message Location button on the page. Swap Functionality. When step scanning is used, the left and right switch buttons can be set to serve as the next or select function. Attainment Switch Settings. If using the Attainment Switch for ios devices, the switch button can be customized to be different colors, or use an image for the button appearance. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 33

36 Section 11 GoTalk NOW App Settings Tap Settings appearance of the Player. from the Home screen to enable Editor features or adjust the screen PRIVACY Use these settings to allow or restrict access to the ipad camera, microphone, and photo library. Photos: On / Off Microphone: On / Off Camera: On / Off BUTTONS Left and Right Navigation Buttons: On / Off The navigation buttons can be removed from the Player screen. Assigning a go-to-page action to a Communication Location button is an alternative method for page turning when the left/right navigation buttons are removed from the screen. Home Button: On / Off Back Button: On / Off Jump to Button: On / Off Core Vocabulary Button: On / Off Home Button Action: Go to First Page / Exit Player The Home Button can be used to go to the first page of the book or exit the player. PLAYER SETTINGS Grow Button During Playback: On / Off Communication Location buttons can grow larger on the screen when selected. Swipe Left and Right Navigation: On / Off Page turning with screen finger-swipes can be turned on or off. Prevent Device Sleep: On / Off Turn this on to override the ipad general setting for auto-lock sleep mode. Stop Other Audio: On / Off Use this setting to stop another audio source (music, video) from playing when a Message Location button is tapped. Type of Touch for Button Activation: Touch Up / Touch Down Screen-touch settings for tapping screen buttons can be either Touch Up or Touch Down. Touch Up: Buttons are activated when the finger lifts up from the screen. Touch Down: Buttons are activated as soon as the finger touches the screen. Auditory Cues: None / Regular Volume / Lower Volume / Pan / Private Auditory cues are preliminary prompts added to a page or button. Regular Volume: Cue and message played at same volume. Lower Volume: Cue is played at lower volume than the button message. Pan: Sends the cue message to the right channel and the button message to the left channel. With an audio splitter, this can send cues to headphones while other audio plays through a speaker. Private: The cue message is heard on headphones plugged into the ipad, while the main message plays from the ipad speaker. Skip Empty Auditory Cues: On / Off When using Audio Cues, use this setting to allow Message Location buttons without an Auditory Cue to function as a single-tap button. Turn this setting off when using scanning. Auditory Cues for Navigation/Interface: On / Off Auditory Cues can be used for the Player navigation buttons. The first button tap provides a clue about the button function and a second tap will trigger the button action. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 34

37 Section 11 GoTalk NOW App Settings Set Navigation/Interface Auditory Cues: use default names or create new names Auditory cues for the navigation buttons can use the default button names or can be changed using the tools for Recorded Audio or Text-to-Speech. Passcode Required to Exit Player: On / Off Set Passcode: create a four-digit access code Do Not Convert Books on Open: On / Off This setting is used to troubleshoot image display problems when books are being transferred from a newer or older generation ipad tablet. Default setting is OFF. Disable Prediction on Keyboard Page: On / Off When turned ON, word prediction choices will not be shown on Keyboard Pages. ACCESSIBILITY Debounce: None / duration values from ¼ second to 10 seconds Using the debounce setting helps prevent an accidental repeat button tap during an assigned period of time. SCANNING Scanning Device Type: None (off) / select the switch method to be used GoTalk NOW accessibility support includes scanning behaviors for switch use. Turn scanning on by selecting one of the four device type choices. Attainment Switch App: Use an iphone, ipod touch, or another ipad as a one-button or two-button switch. The app uses a Bluetooth connection to communicate with the GoTalk NOW ipad App. Tilde / Number Switch: For switch interface system based on the tilde key (~) and number key on a computer keyboard. Space and Enter Switch: For switch interface based on the enter key and spacebar on a computer keyboard. Screen as Switch: When using auto scan, this turns the ipad into a one button switch (tap anywhere to select a highlighted item). When in step scan mode, this turns the ipad screen into a two-button switch (tap on the left side to advance the selection, tap on the right side to select). Auto Scan: On / Off (Off = Step Scanning) Turn this setting ON to use a single-switch function to select a button as they are sequentially highlighted on the screen. Turn this setting OFF to use Step Scanning and a two-switch device. The left switch will move to the next screen selection, and the right switch will activate the selection. A Scanning Device Type must also be selected for either Auto or Step Scanning to function. Auto Scan Speed: choose a scan duration time from 1 to 10 seconds Start Scanning Automatically: On / Off) When turned OFF, the autoscan process will not begin until a switch is activated. Grouping: None / Row / Column / Quarters by Rows / Quarters by Columns / Half by Rows / Half by Columns / Scan Fours by Row / Scan Fours by Column The scanning process can be customized to allow selection of a group of page buttons, after which each button within the group is scanned for selection. Swap Functionality: On / Off Swap Functionality determines the selection functions for the left switch and the right switch. ON: The right switch advances scanning, and the left switch is used to select. OFF: The left switch advances scanning, and the right switch is used to select. Scan Navigation Buttons: On / Off Player navigation buttons can be included or left out of the scanning/switching process. Resume from Current Location: On / Off Use this setting to determine where the scanning process should continue after a switch selection is made. ON: Resume scanning from the last selection. OFF: Resume scanning at the top of the page. Attainment Switch Settings: Green / Orange / Yellow / Default When using the Attainment Switch app, the colors used for the switch plates can be green, orange, yellow, or use the appearance provided by the switch app. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 35

38 Section 11 GoTalk NOW App Settings TEXT-TO-SPEECH SETTINGS Rate: Choose a rate from slow to fast for the TTS rate. Acapela TTS Volume Boost: None / Slight / Medium / Heavy EDITOR SETTINGS New Buttons Created with Last Used Font: On / Off EXPRESS PAGE SETTINGS Express Bar Location: Top / Bottom Create New Pages as Express Pages: On / Off Combine TTS Items When Speaking: On / Off Express Page Text-to-Speech messages can be read with a normal sentence style (ON) or as separate words (OFF). Combine as Word Fragments: On / Off Text-to-Speech audio can treat Express Page letter combinations as words (ON) or as individual letter sounds (OFF). Right to Left Accumulation: On / Off Use this setting for languages that read right-to-left (ON) instead of left-to-right (OFF). Play When Adding: On / Off Use this setting to have the message automatically read as it is added to the Express Bar. Default functionality: message is read only after the user taps on the Express Bar. Scan Express Bar: On / Off Use this setting if the scanning sequence should include the Express Page message bar. Disable Express Repeat: On / Off When turned ON, the Repeat (message) button is removed from the Express Bar pages. VOICEOVER Use Auditory Cue Text-to-Speech as VoiceOver Hint: On / Off Turn ON to use ios accessibility feature for screen audio cues. Auditory cues will remain active, but page button narration will not be played. VIDEO BUTTONS Alternate Interface: On / Off If a video media action has been added to a Message Location button, controls shown on the ipad video player can be limited to only the play button and the exit button. Trim Videos: On / Off Turn this on to include the video editing tool. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 36

39 Section 11 GoTalk NOW App Settings ADMINISTRATIVE If a passcode required to exit the Player is unavailable, follow these steps to access the app settings: 1. Exit GoTalk NOW. 2. Open the ipad settings page, scroll through the settings tab to the Apps list and select GoTalk NOW. 3. In the app settings, find the Go to Main Menu on Next Startup setting and turn it ON. 4. Open GoTalk NOW and tap the Settings button on the Home screen. 5. Use Set Passcode to create a new passcode or use Passcode Required to Exit Player setting to turn off the passcode requirement. Go to Main Menu on Next Startup: On / Off Disable Internet Search: On / Off EXPERIMENTAL FEATURES Hide All Images (Text Only Buttons): On / Off Use this setting to display only text content assigned to the Message Location buttons. Show Touches When External Display Connected: On / Off When turned ON, a tap-and-hold screen touch displays a translucent blue circle to highlight the selected interface item. This display happens only when the ipad is connected to a projector or other external viewer. Switchamajig Support: On / Off The Switchamajig is an open-source technology for using an ipad as a controller for switch users and controlling household appliances. Quiz Support: On / Off Turn ON to add quiz options to the button action settings (correct, incorrect, results). It also allows randomization of page buttons in the Page Options. Enable Eight Core Vocabulary Buttons: On / Off Turn ON to have eight Message Location buttons appear in the Core Vocabulary player feature. When in the OFF position, four buttons will appear. Tactile Talk Support: On / Off When using the Tactile Talk Toolkit from Attainment Company, physical objects are attached to screen overlay transparencies. Objects are placed on the left side of Communication Location buttons. Turning this setting on changes the ipad screen behavior so that only the right side of the button is touch sensitive. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 37

40 GoTalk NOW Store Supplemental add-ons for GoTalk NOW are available at the GoTalk NOW Store. Download the free GoTalk Image Library for hundreds of symbol illustrations. To make store purchases, simply tap the price tag next to the add-on item. Once a purchase is made, tap download to install your purchased add-on. After downloading a Pre-Made Communication Book, tap to select it and add to your list of Communication Books. Fig The Store can be found on the Main Menu page and carries an assortment of resources that are either free or available for in-app purchase. Image Libraries Expand your image options with SymbolStix, Widgit Symbols, METACOM, and PCS Symbol libraries. Ready-Made Communication Books Looking for a place to start communicating? Jump right in with Ready-Set-Communicate, Talk All Day, Participate NOW, AAC2go Girl, AAC2go Boy, AAC2go Teen, and Tactile Talk. Created by AAC specialists in the field, these Communication Books are intentionally designed for you to customize to meet your own needs. Text-to-Speech Customize your GoTalk NOW messages with one of the many free or for-purchase voices. GoTalk NOW User s Guide 38