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 1Use 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.