The Dictionary settings control how words are stored, predicted and displayed in your chat writing area.
Pre-recorded message banking recordings can be directly imported into Grid for iPad. The simplest way to do this is using Dropbox. The files can be uploaded from anywhere, but must be in a .mp3 format.
Grid is continually being developed to provide new features, content and bug fixes, so we always recommend you keep Grid up to date. Updates can be automatic or triggered manually.
SpeakUnique voice banking allows you to record a personalised synthetic voice for your communication aid. It is possible to install voices banked with SpeakUnique on Grid for iPad.
Grid for iPad users can be connected to Dropbox. This will create automatic backups of your grid sets in Grid for iPad and allow access to Remote Editing. You can use a new or existing Dropbox account and you do not need to install the Dropbox program or app on your device.
The About option in Settings will display information about your Grid for iPad installation. This information may be required by our Support team if you have any issues.
Manually backing up your user is important to ensure your grid sets and settings are safe if anything happens to your device. It can also be used to transfer your data to a 2nd device if required.
To prevent access to the settings and edit mode in Grid for iPad, you can toggle the menu bar options off. These settings are not found in Grid for iPad, but in the iOS settings app.
Signing out of Grid for iPad will reset the app back to how it was when it was first downloaded, allowing another user to sign in.
By default, Grid for iPad will open up into Grid Explorer, giving you the option to enter any grid set. If you use one grid set, it may be beneficial to have Grid for iPad start up in a set grid set instead.
You can remotely edit Grid for iPad from a Windows device with Grid 3 installed. No Grid 3 licence is required to remotely edit grid sets.
In some cases, Grid for iPad may require access to your location, photos, camera or microphone to perform certain tasks. These permissions are not granted by default, but can be enabled manually via the iPad Settings.
Grid for iPad has a built-in ability to send a diagnostic log file to our Support team. This log file will help us diagnose and resolve your issues.
Message banking will allow you to record snippets of speech and assign them to words or phrases in Grid for iPad. When the word or phrase is typed, it will use the recording instead of the usual synthesized speech.
Grid for iPad has access to a wide array of voices in different languages. These can be added and changed at any time.
The default setting in Grid for iPad is to speak each word as it is typed. This may not always be what is needed. Grid for iPad allows you to change when it speaks.
The language of a grid set controls which language any prediction or chat history cells will use when suggesting content. It also changes the locale for Online Grids, if you ever upload the grid set.
Grid for iPad can display content with or without symbols. This can also be toggled at a later date – a text grid set can become a symbolised grid set and vice versa.
Grid for iPad comes preinstalled with a variety of symbol libraries. These are not all available in a grid set right away, and need to be added in.
Symbol settings control how symbols display in your chat writing area and grid sets. These can be modified to suit your needs.
Grid for iPad comes preinstalled with a variety of different symbol libraries to choose from. The default for most Smartbox grid sets is Widgit, however, you may wish to change this depending on the resource you are working with.
The Dictionary settings control how words are stored, predicted and displayed in your chat writing area.
You can use Auto Replace to correct small grammatical errors that can be introduced when using suffixes and prefixes to adjust words.
You can use Grid’s abbreviation options as a way to write messages quickly. Grid will automatically change abbreviations such as BRB, to the full sentence, be right back.
Capitalisation lets you define any words that should be automatically capitalised when typed in lower case. This is very useful for typing common names and places.
Small words are common words that are not symbolized in the chat writing area. This makes symbols much more focused on the key words of your messages.
Chat History records your sentences and phrases so that you can say them again quickly. Grid remembers not just what you said, but where you were when you said it, so suggestions are more accurate.
The Purchase settings give you details of your subscriptions, add on grids and other App Store purchases.
In some cases, it may be required to change how Grid for iPad pronounces a certain word. This is especially useful for people or place names, that may not be hardcoded into the speech engine.