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The panel on the right will display all of the ‘enabled’ Wordlists for your current document. The
Wordlist at the highest position will automatically be given symbol preference over the other
Wordlists. For example: if you had three Wordlists enabled which each had a different symbol for the
word ‘Cat’, the symbol from the topmost Wordlist of this panel would be the first choice in
SymWriter. You can use the Up and Down arrows to the right of this panel to change the order of
the Wordlists and the Disable Wordlist button to simultaneously disable and move the selected
Wordlist into the left panel.
When you have finished configuring your Wordlists you can click OK to return to your document and
commit your changes, or click Cancel to return to your document without saving any changes. You
can also save your changes to function as the default configuration by clicking Save as Defaults.
Click Restore Defaults to restore the original default settings.
Advice on Opening Multiple Wordlists
While you can choose Use Widgit Symbols and enable Topic Wordlists at the same time.
But if you choose Use Widgit Symbols and enable a Symbol Set Wordlist you will receive a
warning message.
You will be able to proceed but it is not recommended. Mixing diffierent symbol sets can confuse the
reader, as different sets visualise concepts differently. If you know the sets and their structure then it
is OK to mix sets, for example mixing an additional Photo Library with the Widgit Symbols. If you
don’t, it is best to avoid mixing as they may represent concepts in disparate, different ways.
NOTE: Enabling the Widgit Symbols and a Symol Set Wordlists may also result in the
program running more slowly.
Restricted Symbols
Some symbols in the Widgit Database could be upsetting or not suitable for some users. Restricted
symbols are not displayed by default when you first launch SymWriter. To change access to
restricted symbols, you can use the Symbols menu and select Symbols and Wordlists…
Click the radio button next to More Options… to reveal the Show Restricted Symbols radio
button.
Click the Show Restricted Symbols radio button to view the categories of restricted symbols. Click
the radio button next to the category of restricted symbols that you want to be displayed to enable
the symbolisation of those terms.
Click OK to return to your document and commit your changes, or click Cancel to return to your
document without saving any changes. You can also save your changes to function as the default
configuration by clicking Save as Defaults. Click Restore Defaults to restore the original default
settings.
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