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Making PowerPoint Scan and Talk. Ja Medlicott AT Consultant North Carolina Assistive Technology Program. Outline. History Examples Sound Resources Pictures Resources How to Directions. History.
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Making PowerPoint Scan and Talk Ja Medlicott AT Consultant North Carolina Assistive Technology Program
Outline • History • Examples • Sound Resources • Pictures Resources • How to Directions
History Two years ago I was at RESNA conference, and was shown how a picture could speak within PowerPoint.
Internet JPG Example Move mouse over Monitor and left click Move mouse over mouse and left click Move mouse over keyboard and left click
Microsoft Clip Art Click on TV Click on chair Click on popcorn
Communication Use I started thinking why not use PowerPoint for communication.
Voices • Microsoft Sound Recorder • Audacity • AT&T Demo
Issues with Microsoft Sound Recorder Time Delay
Audacity You can remove time delay
AT&T / TTS Demohttp://www.research.att.com/projects/tts/demo.html
Picture Resources • Google Images • Microsoft Clip Art • Imagine Symbols
Google Images http://images.google.com/ Be careful adult content!
Microsoft Clip ArtOnline http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx?lc=en-us
Imagine Symbol http://www.imaginesymbols.com/home.htm This is a downloadable file Large File 291 MB! PNG Format
“How to”Make PowerPoint Talk with Mouse Click • Open PowerPoint • Select Format • Select Slide Layout • Choose Blank • Align Text • Add Text • Rectangle Placement • Format Rectangle • Add Speech
Decide on Number of choices • 4 • Click on insert table
Text Alignment Right click corner of table Choose Borders and Fill
Center Text Click Text Box Choose Middle Center
Add Text All text now will be centered Enter text and hit tab
Rectangle Placement Click on Rectangle Right click hold and pull over single cell
Format Shape Make rectangle clear Right click on rectangle Click Format AutoShape Make rectangle have no outline
Copy/Paste Clear (invisible) Rectangle on each cell Right click on clear rectangle Click Copy Click Paste Pull clear rectangle over each cell
Record /Download Speech Wav Files • Make a speech folder to organize all wav files
Add Speech to each Clear Rectangle Right on clear rectangle Click on Action Settings Choose other sounds Click play sound
How toMake PowerPoint Scan • Note: Celeste Helling
Scan Step • Make you table with text or icons • Copy • Hit Ctrl +V equal to the number choices or cells • Highlight cells • Cover slide with clear rectangle • Set to Loop • Slide Transition • Arrow Option
Copy Slide Number of slide copies = Number of Choices
Highlight Cells Make Clear Choose Color Format Choose Weight