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Open Board Builder with Symbol Creator in another window and download the instructions
Board Builder is a simple grid making AAC chart builder that offers a multilingual set of symbol sets and the possibility to add personal images as well as create new symbols with Symbol Creator. Once signed into the Global Symbols site, boards are saved in a Global Symbols account and can be shared as sample featured boards or charts. All board sets can be printed or downloaded as pdfs or for uploading to other apps that accept the open board format (.obf and .obz format) such as CoughDrop and Cboard
AAC Symbol Design Guidelines for graphic designers
Feature boards on Global Symbols that are updated on a regular basis.
Sample Board Builder Communication Boards 
This nurse/patient communication board is available on Board Builder (it will open in a new window). The two boards can be printed as a PDF back to back on an A4 sheet (double sided) and put into a plastic pocket or laminated. Or any chosen size that makes them usable The board sets can also be downloaded as an .obz file or indivdual boards as .obf. (See above for further insructions.)
This COVID-19 feelings and questions board has 18 symbols on two boards. 
How do you feel for a male, with 24 symbols on two boards 
How do you feel for a female, with 24 symbols on two boards 
Adult Core words with 19 boards. The boards have been made as individual 4 by 4 charts for printing, but can have cells adapted as links to other boards to make a communication book on an electronic device. 
A colour coded single board originally designed for Valentine's Day about giving love with symbols from ARASAAC 
An information sheet with symbols and text from the UK government advice about the COVID-19 easy-read web page about the vaccine
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Fiona is a young girl with global developmental delay. She has significant learning and physical difficulties, but is usually happy and alert to her surroundings.
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Yola has cerebral palsy which affects her arms and legs. It also affects the clarity of her voice. Her speech can be understood by those who know her very well, including her teacher and close family.
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Milo is a young boy who has just been diagnosed with high-functioning autism. Milo has developed very little functional speech and instead communicates through behaviours including screaming, running and hiding. He had tried a few communication aids prior to his diagnosis and did not get on with devices that used vocabularies sorted in categories.
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Petra has Autism Spectrum Condition and attends a language unit within a mainstream school. She has support 15 hours of 1:1 teaching assistant support throughout his school week. The local Speech and Language Therapist reviews Petra’s communication and behaviour supports as required following requests from the teaching staff.
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Frederick is a young boy with Down’s Syndrome. He is in a reception class in a small country school for children of all abilities. Frederick has his own class assistant who helps him keep on track with his tasks and supports him with his learning. Frederick has great non-verbal communication skills, such as gaining attention, using gestures and taking conversational turns. However, his difficulties planning his speech and using correct grammar. He also has some difficulty pronouncing words sounds
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These are presentations that have been used in face to face training with activities.
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