TouchChat Express User’s Guide 41
Available Button Actions
Action Description
Add Message to Display Inserts text from the button’s Message box in the Speech Display Bar (SDB), but
the words are not spoken
Add Time/Date Displays the current date and time in the SDB
Apply Grammar Property Identifies a word as an adjective, noun, or verb
Apply Grammar State Applies a grammar rule to a word
Apply Modifier Applies the modifier that you selected to another button. A modifier is a special
key on a keyboard that modifies the normal action of another key. (Caps Lock,
Ctrl, Functions, Num Lock, Shift)
Backspace Key Deletes the last character in the SDB
Battery Status Displays the current battery status in the SDB
Calculator Opens a pop-up window with a functioning calculator
Cancel Visit Clears all remaining visits
Clear All Modifiers Releases any Shift, Caps, Ctrl, or Num Lock modifiers
Clear Display Clears the text from the SDB
Clear Grammar State Clears a grammar rule that has not been applied to a word
Clear Last Word Deletes the last word from the SDB
Data Logging On/Off Toggles data logging on and off. Data logging allows your device to collect
language usage data that you can upload to the Realize Language website for
web-based analysis or save to a file to analyze manually.
Grammar Action Changes the existing word to the chosen grammatical form, add –ed, add –en, add
–er, add –est, add –ing, Add –s
Help Signal Triggers a loud attention-getting sound
Jump to Page Takes you to a new page for a single hit and then takes you back and does not
remember any unused visits.
Navigate Takes you to a pre-defined page
Navigate Back Takes you to the previous page
Navigate to Home Takes you to the home page of the vocabulary file
Open App Opens a specific iPad app from a vocabulary page. Not available on a dedicated
device.
Play Audio Plays audio files. These are recordings of someone speaking or sounds.
Play Library Audio Plays an audio file from the user’s media library. Not available on a dedicated device.
Play Video Plays a video file from the user’s Photo Roll. This file must be stored on the device.
Record Audio Records audio files. These are recordings of someone speaking or sounds.
Repeat Last Spoken Repeats the last spoken message