Designed to be the simplest software for making communication overlays and educational resources. With an easy to use interface, you can start creating and printing straight away. Thousands of symbol and picture images are included to make your printouts relevant, fun and motivating.

Making symbol and picture resources is now as easy as 1, 2, 3...

1. Choose your template
   • Over 100 commonly used communication devices and switch templates.
   • A wide variety of low tech communication book templates to meet different needs.
   • Add your own pictures to make motivational games and worksheets.
   • Make personalized visual timetables, reward charts, stickers and certificates.
2. Add your pictures
• Either from our IT media library with over 26,000 images, including the current and extensive SymbolStix and Widgit libraries. Search by key word, category or alphabetically using our intelligent search system.
• Or use our time saving Internet option - go straight to Google images, click on the thumbnail of your choice and the image is immediately added to your template.
• Or add a photo instantly using the webcam feature. You can also browse to any folder on your computer to use your own pictures. Add these to the IT media library for fast future searching.
3. Print it out
• Drag and drop your pictures into the right place - pictures automatically swap and resize.
• Change the color of cells and background.
• Alter size, color and position of text.
• Tweak pictures and symbols with the simple paint tool.

Widgit Symbols – over 11,000 symbols
Widgit Symbol Set contains more than 11,000 symbols, which cover an English vocabulary of over 40,000 words. Simply drawn, colorful symbols each illustrate a single concept in a clear and concise way. They cover a range of topics, including many curricular areas wide enough to make them suitable for symbol users of all ages and abilities.

IT Pictures - over 3,000 pictures
IT pictures contains over 3000 images of pictures, symbols and illustrations ready to use in Matrix Maker Plus. Each image is clear and concise and is supported by strong black outlines for clearer definition. In the 3000 images you can expect to find illustrations from the popular Inclusive Technology range of software titles like the SwitchIt! Extras and ChooseIt! Ready-Mades. This library is constantly being updated to reflect the new products that Inclusive produces.

SymbolStix Symbols
A set of over 13,000 symbols that has emerged as a world standard in picture based communication. SymbolStix depicts people as lively stick figures with no gender, age or culturally specific attributes, so that learners can focus on the concepts without being distracted by detail.

Regular Free Updates
A truly unique feature… if your computer is connected to the internet and we add templates and symbols you will have the option to automatically download these to your computer.

News-2-You
In cooperation with N2Y, Matrix Maker will offer the ability to print static communication overlays or other print grids that will correspond to the weekly News-2-You newspaper activities. The SymbolStix symbols for the week’s newspaper will be available (via the free dynamic update) for incorporating into the communication device or print grid.