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Q.
What is the cost for templates, activities and pre-configured
pages for Overboard?
A. They are free.
a. We encourage you to share your Overboard created pages
with other families, students or clients.
b. We encourage you to send your Overboard created
pages to us for posting on our website for others to use.
We won't package them as "activity add-ons" and sell them.
Q.
How do I update my copy of "Overboard" to the latest version?
A. Just click on the
"Download Overboard" button on this website. Overboard will
automatically recognize whether or not you have a registered
copy and update the files accordingly.
Software updates are FREE.
Q.
Can I paste any picture into Overboard and, if so, where can
I download free pictures, images and symbols from?
A. Yes. You can paste
any image, symbol, digital photograph or clipart directly into
Overboard. Just right click on any picture you want to use,
select "Copy" then go into Overboard and select "Paste". That's
all there is to it.
You can get thousands of free images, symbols, photographs and
more from any of the following links (click on the following to
jump to the corresponding page).
PicSearch,
Google Images,
Microsoft Clipart,
Clipart.com, and many others
Q.
Is there a Mac OS X version of Overboard and, if so, is it
written for Mac Classic or Mac OSX (Tiger)?
A. Yes, we offer
Overboard for MacOSX. It is designed for the MacOSX 10.3/10.4
(Panther/Tiger) operating systems and is NOT a Mac Classic
application.
Q.
What is the main difference between "Overboard" and "BM"?
A. Both programs
enable you to create communication boards and overlays. The most
significant differences between the two are that Overboard
offers more features, costs about half of BM, and can be
downloaded for a FREE trial. See a comparison of features at the
bottom of this page.
The most important point is this... you have a choice of
symbols.
Q.
Can I use "Overboard" with Boardmaker?
A. Yes. Both programs
offer the ability to copy/paste their respective symbols into
the other program. You can copy symbols from Overboard and paste
them into BM...and visa versa.
If you have BM and Overboard, you have access to as many as
12,500+ communication symbols plus over 130,000+ Microsoft
symbols.
You do NOT need BM in order to use Overboard.
They are two distinct pieces of software
Q.
Why don't Gus symbols show "jaggies" when they are enlarged in
Overboard?
A.
First, Gus symbols are
created using fine lines. Wide lines are much more likely to
become "jagged" as they are enlarged. Second, our symbols were
drawn at a larger original size so that they do not experience
as much stretching during enlarging...which causes "jaggies".
Lastly, they were created as "bitmap" graphics, so they can be
edited, modified, enlarged and manipulated without having to be
converted from metafiles to bitmaps during use.
