Using The Picture Dictionary

The Picture Dictionary allows you to view graphical representations for words. You can use it on its own or alongside one of the other Read&Write facilities.

To use the Picture Dictionary separately:

Select the appropriate option from the drop down list depending on whether you want to display pictures for a selected word, or display pictures using a word you have copied onto the clipboard.
Click the button. The Picture Dictionary is displayed.
If you want to see a Dictionary definition for the selected word, click on the hyperlinked word in the Picture Dictionary window.

To use the Picture Dictionary directly from another facility, e.g. the Word Prediction facility:

Make sure the Picture Dictionary is displayed.
Click the button on the toolbar. You see the Prediction window. This window displays a list of predicted words from which you can select.
Start typing a word. A list of predicted words is displayed.
Hover over any word in the list. A pictorial representation of the word is displayed in the Picture Dictionary window.

Use the Picture Dictionary to insert pictures into Microsoft Word:

Make sure the Picture Dictionary is displayed and Microsoft Word is opened.
Doubled click on a picture. You will see the picture inserted into Microsoft Word at the cursor location.

Special thanks goes the team at Toronto District School Board led by Angela Scarano-Iuorio (Assistive Technology Central Coordinator). "It was our vision to expand the use of the picture dictionary so that it could be used to create meaningful visual supports in order to promote expressive and receptive communication for our students with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Our teachers are now able to work within a more accessible platform to effectively create and share the communication tools used to support their students."

Contact Toronto District School Board