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Fit the most information in the least amount of spacethe least amount of space
Andrea J. Wenger, Schneider Electricg ,
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My credentialsMy credentials
STC A i t• STC Associate Fellow
• 19 years at• 19 years at Schneider Electric
• Competition awardsCo pe o a a ds
10/6/2014 TC Dojo Master Session 2
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OverviewOverview
W iti• Writing• Graphics• Layout
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Let’s start with the basics.
Writing
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WritingWriting
St l• Style • Word choice• Concision
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StyleStyle
S d• Second person • Imperative voice • Present tense
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Word choiceWord choice
U i l dUse simple words
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ExampleExample
C li t d• ComplicatedThe base plate is furnished with four mounting screwswith four mounting screws.
• SimpleThe base plate comes ithThe base plate comes withfour mounting screws.
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Writing conciselyWriting concisely
U th f t d th t illUse the fewest words that will express the precise meaning.
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ExampleExample
O i i lOriginalInstall the boot onto the operator by inserting the bezeloperator by inserting the bezel side of the operator into the boot openingboot opening. NOTE: Stretching the boot opening to accept the operatoropening to accept the operator will be required but will not damage the boot.g
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ConciseConcise
R i dRevisedStretch the boot and insert the bezel side of the operator intobezel side of the operator into the boot.
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WritingWriting
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A picture is worth 10,000 words.
Graphics
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3 ways to create new graphics3 ways to create new graphics
M i l t CAD fil• Manipulate CAD files• Create from product samples• Draw from product photos
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Manipulate CAD filesManipulate CAD files
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Line art from CAD filesLine art from CAD files
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Create from samplesCreate from samples
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Line art from product sampleLine art from product sample
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Draw from product photosDraw from product photos
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Line art from photosLine art from photos
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GraphicsGraphics
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Because people still use paper instructions.
Page layout
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Multilingual layoutsMultilingual layouts
T t• Text• Tables• Figures• Legendsg• Scrunching
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Multilingual layoutOpening with a figure instead of text
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Multilingual layoutSafety message
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Multilingual layoutProcedure, graphic, and legend
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Multilingual layoutLarge graphic, and legend
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Multilingual layoutNote text around the graphic
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Multilingual layoutGraphic enlargement
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Multilingual layoutProcedure with graphics
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LabelsLabels
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Page LayoutPage Layout
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ConclusionConclusion