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Introducing programmable Smart Buttons
The latest Grid Pad includes new eye gaze accessible Smart Buttons, helping you to navigate your device even more quickly. Set your Smart Buttons to one of the quick selection settings, or choose a custom function by programming a Grid Command. Customise the function and colour of your Smart Buttons in Menu – Settings – Devices – Smart Buttons. In your Settings drop down you will find some of the most useful and common actions: Rest eye gaze, Positioning Guide, Grid Explorer, Back and Calibrate. Use the Speak now Command to add a message to be spoken in your Grid voice. Simply type your message into the ‘Speak some text’ box. You could also use the Play Sound Command to record an audio clip or add a sound effect. Smart Buttons offer a really quick way to jump between functions in Grid. Try the Change grid set Command to go from your vocabulary to emails or SMS for example. You could also use the Start Program Command to open any Windows app. Use Back from the quick selection options, to quickly jump back to your original grid set. Smart Buttons can be used to toggle settings on and off. For example the Private mode Command allows you to to stop your messages appearing in Chat History. You could also add a Command to toggle your second screen on and off or dim your screen brightness. The Change User Command adds even more functionality to your Smart Buttons. Programme them differently between Grid Users, and switch between them. You could have one user setup with speaking functions, another with presentation functions. This could be a Speak Now Command, Environment Control Alarm Command or an Instant SMS Command that you can use to raise an alarm or get help. Learn all about our brand-new Grid Pad in our live webinar on Tuesday 30 April (11am BST / 12pm CEST). Smartboxers Dan and Emma will cover: What are Smart Buttons? How can I access these buttons? How can I update the function of my Smart Buttons? Can I change the function of the Volume Buttons? How can I try Grid Pad 13?
Ways to use Smart Buttons
Try the quick selection options
Add a quick word or sound
Quickly navigate your device
Toggle a setting
Change User
Set up an alert
Join the Grid Pad 13 webinar
FAQs
Smart Buttons are a new feature available on our latest communication aid, the Grid Pad 13. They are user accessible, allowing you to quickly activate a Command or navigate your device with just one button. Smart Buttons are customisable, allowing you to use them however you choose.
Smart Buttons are eye gaze and touch accessible.
Smart Buttons can be fully customised in your Grid Settings menu.
The volume buttons cannot be changed. When Grid 3 is closed, or eye gaze is inactive, the volume buttons work only by touch.
Learn how to try Grid Pad 13 here.