{"id":108173,"date":"2023-01-18T10:26:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T09:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/?page_id=108173"},"modified":"2023-02-09T11:36:17","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T10:36:17","slug":"asterics-aac_creation-of-an-alphanumeric-keyboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/en\/asterics-aac_creation-of-an-alphanumeric-keyboard","title":{"rendered":"Asterics AAC Communicator &#8211; 11 &#8211; Actions &#8211; Creating an alphanumeric keyboard with predictive elements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-g02wp-38cdfc73e2659fc35581aee4b360672c\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-g02wp-38cdfc73e2659fc35581aee4b360672c{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-g02wp-38cdfc73e2659fc35581aee4b360672c .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-g02wp-38cdfc73e2659fc35581aee4b360672c .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-g02wp-38cdfc73e2659fc35581aee4b360672c av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Asterics AAC Dynamic Communicator<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l6uyvnzl-4e68e5ae8a43142e9fdffd8781ce0a63\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l6uyvnzl-4e68e5ae8a43142e9fdffd8781ce0a63{\npadding-bottom:0;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l6uyvnzl-4e68e5ae8a43142e9fdffd8781ce0a63 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l6uyvnzl-4e68e5ae8a43142e9fdffd8781ce0a63 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l6uyvnzl-4e68e5ae8a43142e9fdffd8781ce0a63 av-special-heading-h2  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_hr '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >11 &#8211; Actions &#8211; Creating an alphanumeric keyboard with predictive elements<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='hr av-iuhhgx-d673ebc2263b20e277a8850c6f643d0e hr-default  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l7od3lky-d3322c1ef33746f21de40562a835b69b\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l7od3lky-d3322c1ef33746f21de40562a835b69b .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l7od3lky-d3322c1ef33746f21de40562a835b69b'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>In this tutorial, we are going to create an <strong>alphanumeric keyboard with word prediction<\/strong> in our communicator. It is important to note that this keyboard can be used on its own (if the person has acquired writing skills), or in combination with pictograms.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108306\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-139a_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"376\"><\/p>\n<p>In both cases, the application&#8217;s speech synthesis will read the entire content of the accumulated sentence equally.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108299\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-139_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-bkxg3yk-87e4919f390028021644ac12a9146068 hr-default  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l8b97lum-0b933e3c80c74dbe6e3c7c7b31b228cd\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l8b97lum-0b933e3c80c74dbe6e3c7c7b31b228cd .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l8b97lum-0b933e3c80c74dbe6e3c7c7b31b228cd'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Creation of cells with letters, numbers and spelling marks<\/h3>\n<p>To start creating our alphanumeric board, we can use two options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Add an empty grid<\/strong> in the <strong>Registration Screen<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108312\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-139b_en-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"208\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create a <strong>New grid<\/strong> in our communicator using the <strong>Manage grids<\/strong> section of our regular communicator.<\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108318\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-139c_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"247\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once we have created the new grid, we must set the number of cells that our alphanumeric keyboard will have. To do this, we use the <strong>Edit<\/strong> grid option and click on the <strong>more<\/strong> button. In the submenu, we choose <strong>Change grid dimensions<\/strong> and select for our example 5 rows and 10 columns.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108326\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-140_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\"><\/p>\n<p>Once the cells have been created, we edit each one of them and, simply, we have to write, in the <strong>General<\/strong> tab of the <strong>New cell<\/strong>, the <strong>letter<\/strong>, the <strong>number<\/strong> or the <strong>orthographic sign<\/strong> that will appear when we click on that cell.<\/p>\n<p>In the example below, we have entered the letter A in capital letters, but you can use lower case letters as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108332\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-141_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\"><\/p>\n<p>When we enter the cell corresponding to the <strong>space bar<\/strong>, we have to press it once so that a blank space is created in this window. In this way, the application understands that when you click on it, it has to leave a blank space.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108343\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-142_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"333\"><\/p>\n<p>If you look closely, in the Text box of the cell you can see a blank space and the cursor line in the place left after pressing the space bar.<\/p>\n<p>We fill in the rest of the predefined cells with letters, numbers and spelling marks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-ot4ivg-a2670b48adf29342c20330731b7611e8 hr-default  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l8b9bgj6-1bb35f80d1ed2daec6d340278537f3e8\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-l8b9bgj6-1bb35f80d1ed2daec6d340278537f3e8 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l8b9bgj6-1bb35f80d1ed2daec6d340278537f3e8'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Creation of word prediction cells<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Prediction elements<\/strong> are cells that facilitate communication for people who have acquired handwriting skills and use the keyboard with orthographic signs.<\/p>\n<p>In this example, we use an alphanumeric keyboard. If we look closely, as we type in the text, the four prediction element cells show us <strong>suggestions for words beginning with that text<\/strong>. When the text of the word we want to enter appears, we select it and the text is autocompleted in the accumulated phrase.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94660\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-67_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"416\"><\/p>\n<p>To enter a prediction item in our grid, we must first go to the <strong>Side Menu<\/strong> and select <strong>Manage dictionaries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94666\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-64_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"149\"><\/p>\n<p>In this section, select the <strong>Import dictionary<\/strong> option and select the dictionaries you want to work with.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94671\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-65_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"302\"><\/p>\n<p>We can select <strong>Import from online dictionaries<\/strong> or <strong>Import from file<\/strong>. In our example, we will use the first option and select the <strong>English<\/strong> dictionary.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-94707\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-66_en-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"115\"><\/p>\n<p>We can import several dictionaries if we are going to use grids with cells in different languages.<\/p>\n<p>Once we have selected the dictionary we are going to use, we go back to edit our grid and click on the right mouse button on the cell to open the contextual menu or click on the <strong>more<\/strong> button at the top right. Select <strong>New<\/strong> and, in the submenu, <strong>New prediction element<\/strong>. Next, a new cell is created, which cannot be edited, since its only function is to predict the word from the text we are typing in the accumulated sentence.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-94714\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-69_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\"><\/p>\n<p>We can have as many prediction cells as we wish and when we type our text with the keyboard, different suggestions will be shown in each one of them, which makes typing faster for the user, as we can see in the examples above.<\/p>\n<p>Once our prediction element has been inserted, we must right click on the cell and in the pop-up window that appears, we select the <strong>Fill prediction elements<\/strong> action in the tab and then click on <strong>Add action<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108448\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-143_en-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"355\"><\/p>\n<p>Once the action has been added, click on <strong>Edit<\/strong> and in the tab <strong>Dictionary to use<\/strong>, select <strong>English<\/strong>. We accept and we have created our cell with word prediction.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-108509\" src=\"https:\/\/aulaabierta.arasaac.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Comunicador-Asterics-pictogramas-ARASAAC-144_en.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"360\"><\/p>\n<p>From now on, when we enter text with the keyboard, we will see the word prediction in this new cell we have created.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div  class='hr av-kfa8kx-210d6d14f955424a65f773e16452991c hr-default  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_fifth '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-2krg6xr-318b22cf5a7dcc17d549f6d260a48947 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_one_fifth  first flex_column_div '     ><style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" 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