Create a User Guide Assessment Objective Seven

Creating a User Guide A User Guide is a document that expalins how to use the product you have just created. As minimum you should include information on

Creating a User Guide As minimum you should include information on – How to Install your product – How to Use your product – Merit – System Requirements – Distinction – High Quality with Good Graphics

Language Most appeal to all users, therefore not use to much technical speak Simple to use, doesn’t go into to much depth

IKEA User Guides

System Requirements Ever brought software that when you got it home it didn’t work? Lack of RAM, Wrong Graphics Card... These PCs work so use the Spec from these PCs as you system requirements

Requirements 1gb RAM 750mb of free Hard drive Space Windows XP No specific Graphics Card

Installation Product will be booting from a CD, so use the typical manner you would load a product from a CD as a guide for this.

Writing an Effective Guide. Good idea to write it step by step Use pictures and screenshots Keep it well presented, neat and professional Use arrows on more complicated screenshots.

Writing an Effective User Guide Homepage, System Requirements, Installation Procedure, How to Use / Navigate, quiz etc Remember, a good level of depth without being to technical.

Submission Friday Period 1 Use breaks, lunchtimes and frees to collect your screenshots. Mediator product in its entirety is due a week on Friday, with testing (next week) and this completed User Guide.