Change vocabulary levels

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Users with the Crescendo™ vocabulary can quickly switch between its three vocabulary levels. In the new level, you will still have your customized buttons and folders. This simplifies the switch from Basic Communication to Intermediate Core.

  1. Go to Options* Options icon at the far right of the bottom toolbar.
  2. Tap Vocabulary.
  3. If your user has a Crescendo vocabulary, you will see a Vocabulary Level section. Tap it. If you don’t see this section, you will not be able to change vocabulary levels. We recommend transitioning to a Crescendo user. Please see Transition to a Crescendo user for step-by-step instructions.
Vocabulary section of Options
  1. Tap the vocabulary level you want to change to. In general, we recommend using Intermediate Core.
Crescendo Vocabulary level choices

If you switched from Basic Communication to Intermediate or Advanced Core, all of the buttons you had before will still be in the user. However, they may have moved. Some buttons may now be in their folder’s Storage level. You can move them out of Storage in Edit Mode. For instructions, see Prioritize buttons in a folder.

The table below shows where you can find buttons from Basic Communication in Intermediate and Advanced Core:

Basic Communication Folder NameIntermediate or Advanced Core Folder PathWhere to find buttons added in Basic Communication
About Me Chat > About Me Same location
My TV and DVDs Fun > Shows Same location
My News Chat > News Same location
Help Help Same location
I need help > My Body Help > My Body Same location
Chat Chat Same location
My Rules School > My Rules Same location
Home Home (secondary) Same location
People People Storage
Feelings Describing > Feelings Storage
Food Things > Food Storage
Drinks Things > Food > Drinks Storage
Toys Fun > Toys, Things > Toys Storage
Computers Things > Computers, Fun > Computers Storage
Games Fun > Play Games > Games Storage
Questions Questions Storage
Activities Fun > Leisure Activities Storage
Calendar School > Calendar, Time > Calendar Storage
Describe Describing Storage
Places Places Storage
School School Storage
Clues Clues Storage

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* On iPhone and iPod touch, you will find the Options button in the Tools popup at the far left of the bottom toolbar.

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