TouchChat Express User’s Guide 102
Setting up and Starting a Guided Access Session
After turning on Guided Access, do the following:
1. Open TouchChat or any other app you want the user to work with.
2. Press the Home button quickly three times. The Guided Access options will be displayed.
3. Adjust settings for the session.
To … Do this:
Disable app controls and areas of
the app screen
Draw a circle or rectangle around any part of the screen you want to
disable. Drag the mask into position or use the handles to adjust its
size.
Turn on the Sleep/Wake button Tap Options below “Hardware Buttons” and turn on Sleep/Wake
Button. When this button is turned on, the iPad will sleep after a
period of time, and the device lock button can be pressed to lock the
device immediately. This setting conserves battery power.
Note: When Guided Access is turned on, Auto-Lock time is not used,
which can keep the device active and drain the battery.
Turn on the Volume buttons
Tap Options below “Hardware Buttons” and turn on Volume
Buttons.
Prevent the iPad from responding
to motion
Tap Options below “Hardware Buttons” and turn off Motion. When
motion is turned off, the iPad will not switch between portrait and
landscape orientations when the device is rotated nor will it respond
to any other motions.
Prevent typing Tap Options below “Hardware Buttons” and turn off Keyboards.
Ignore screen touches Turn off Touch.
Set a session time limit Tap Options below “Time Limit” and tap Time Limit on the pop-up
menu to activate the settings. Then scroll through the numbers and
tap the hour and minute numbers you want.
4. Tap Start in the upper right corner of the screen.
Ending a Guided Access Session
1. Press the Home button quickly three times.
2. Enter your Guided Access passcode.
Note: Alternatively, use Touch ID (which was enabled when you set the passcode). Touch ID uses the
sensor in the Home button instead of your passcode.