Lynx Tip 11 Sound Buttons User Guide

Lynx Tip 11 Sound Buttons

Product Information

The product described in the user manual is a software application called Lynx. Lynx allows users to create interactive slides with various features, including the ability to turn any item into a hyperlink and create sound buttons.

Key Features

• Ability to turn any item placed onto a slide into a hyperlink
• Option to download or create sound files
• Ability to drag and drop images onto slides
• Remove white backgrounds using the Remove Background icon
• Search bar for finding images from websites
• Link images to sound files
• Activate sound files by clicking on the link icon
• Stacker menu for presenting slides

Product Usage Instructions

1. Create or download sound files for use in the Lynx application.
2. If needed, remove white backgrounds from images using the Remove Background icon on the floating toolbar.
3. Type your search query into the search bar and select a website to find appropriate images.
4. To turn an image into a hyperlink, select the image and click on the 3 Dots icon on the floating toolbar. Then choose “Link” to open the Link window.
5. In the Link window, select “Select File” and navigate to your sound recording. Click “Select” followed by “OK” to set the link.
6. To activate the sound file, click on the link icon that appears in the top left corner of the selected image.
7. To enhance the experience, go into the stacker menu and select Start Presenting”. You can also hide some sound buttons on a slide for children to discover.

Sound buttons
Any item placed onto a Lynx slide can be turned into a hyperlink. In this blog, Gareth demonstrates how this feature can be used to create instant sound buttons.

Usage Instructions

1. The first thing you need to do is create or download some sound files. There are plenty of websites with whole libraries of free sound files for you to download.
   • Alternatively, most Windows devices come with the Voice Recorder app if you fancy creating your own.
   • Once you have your files ready, head for Lynx Whiteboard and start to design your slide. In this case, I’m going to create some phonic buttons using recordings of my daughter’s voice. Related to the sound “o”, I need to use the Media Search from the + icon’s Content area to find images that depict the “o” words I am using – in this case: moon, blue and flew.
2. Type what you are looking for into the search bar and select the website you’d like to look in. You can always return to the list to try another website, if the first one has no appropriate images.
3. Drag the images you require onto your slide. You can remove white backgrounds using the Remove Background icon on the floating tool bar.
4. Now I need to turn each image into a hyperlink. Select an image and click on the “3 Dots” icon on the floating tool bar. Then select “Link” to open the Link window (see the two images below).
5. You need to choose “Select File” and then navigate to your sound recording. Click Select followed by OK and the link is set.
6. To activate the sound file, you can click on the link icon that appears in the top left of the selected image. However, to really make it come to life, go into the stacker menu and “Start Presenting”. Try hiding some on a slide for children to discover!

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