Tailor the Features


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Adjust the speech settings to change the voice and when Clicker speaks:

  • Go to the Options ribbon and select Speech.
  • Check the Text checkboxes to change when Clicker speaks.
  • Click ‘Highlight…’ to change how text is highlighted when it’s read out loud.
  • Click the drop-down box to change the voice.
  • Adjust the slider to change the speed of the voice.
  • Check the Speak on right-click checkbox for Clicker to read Suggestions or text in Clicker Sets when right-clicked.
Predictor

Adjust the Predictor settings to change the level of support provided by the Predictor:

  • Go to the Options ribbon and select Predictor.
  • Adjust the slider to change the complexity of vocabulary offered.
  • Click the drop-down boxes to change the number of and length of words offered.
  • Check the checkboxes to adjust whether Clicker offers words in the Predictor before any letters are typed, and whether words in Clicker Sets are offered.
  • Click the SoundsLike drop-down box to change the priority given to phonetic spellings of words.

Adjust the Spell Check settings to change the support provided by the Spell Check:

  • Go to the Options ribbon and select Spell Check.
  • Choose whether misspelled words are highlighted.
  • Change whether Spell Check only applies to words in the Word Pool.
  • Change the automatic capitalization settings.
Pictures

Adjust the Pictures settings to change the support offered in Clicker:

  • Go to the Options ribbon and select Pictures.
  • In Send, change whether images in cells are sent into the Document with the text.
  • In Picturize, choose whether pictures appear:
    • In the Document
    • In the Predictor
    • In the Spell Check
  • Choose which Picture Libraries are preferred when using Picturize.
  • In Browse, change which folders can be browsed for pictures.
Export

Save your user settings to use with other learners:

  1. Go to the Options ribbon and select Export.
  2. Choose where you want to save the current settings.
Explorer

Change file settings to change where students can save their work:

  • Go to the Options ribbon and select Explorer.
  • Click ‘Home’ to change the default location for Clicker Explorer:
    • Type in the text box to give it a name.
    • Select a cloud storage option from the suggestions listed or
    • Select local or network folder location.
    • Click ‘Browse…’ to navigate to your preferred default file location.
  • Click ‘Desktop’ to decide whether to display Desktop files in the Explorer.
  • Click ‘Documents’ to decide whether to display the current user’s Documents files in the Explorer.
  • Click ‘Additional’ to add another file location to the Explorer:
    • Type in the text box to give the file location a name.
    • Select a cloud storage option from the suggestions listed or
    • Select local or network folder location.
    • Click ‘Browse…’ to navigate to your preferred default file location.
Word Pool

Add words to the Word Pool to adjust their pronunciation or add common misspellings:

  • Go to the Options ribbon and select Word Pool.
  • To change the pronunciation of a word:
    • Type the word in the text box and click ‘Add’.
    • In the ‘Pronounce selected word as:’ text box, type the word phonetically.
    • Click ‘Try’ to make sure you’re happy with the new pronunciation.
  • To add common misspellings:
    • Type the correct spelling of the word in the text box and click ‘Add’.
    • In the ‘Common misspellings of’ text box, type any misspellings; separate each with a space.

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