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Welcome to the Symbly Editor! To help get you started, here’s a brief overview of
the various features and functions the editor has to offer.
The most important part of the editor is the page, represented by the big white area in
the middle of your screen. To add things to the page, you can select one of the tools
from the toolbar at the top of your screen. Let’s start with the box tool. Just select
the tool, then click and drag to create a box. Easy! You can then move and resize the
box just by dragging it around. If you want to create several boxes, you can copy and
paste using the right-click menu, or the keyboard shortcuts “control - c” and “control
- v”. You can also hold down the “alt” key and create a whole series of boxes.
Now let’s add some images. Click the image button and the Image Search box will appear.
Just type in a keyword, for example, “store”, and you’ll receive results from SymbolStix,
Google Images, and more. Then, just drag and drop. You can drop the image into a box and
it will automatically be positioned. Or, drop an image onto a blank space and it will appear
there instead. In the settings dialog you can adjust what image libraries you search,
and the positioning of the automatic labels. You can also star any images, and those will
be stored in your image library. When you search for “store” again, those images
will appear at the top of the list, so you can be consistent.
Finally, let’s add some additional text. Just click on the text tool, click on the
page where you want the text to appear, and start typing! You can also change the size
and color of the text using the toolbar.
As you make changes to your support, they are automatically saved in the background.
-- there’s no need to click any save button. When you’re done, just click the power button
to exit.
We’ve only covered the basics, but that should be enough to help you get started.
Be sure to check out the How-To Videos section of the Help menu to view advanced topics such
as interactivity, as well as videos about specific types of supports, including visual
schedules and social narratives. We’d also love to get your feedback! If you have a question
or want to make a suggestion, just use the speech bubble icon on the Tools tab of the
toolbar. Thanks for using Symbly!