fitting the most information in the least space: tc dojo presentation

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

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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

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

Line art from CAD filesLine art from CAD files

Create from samplesCreate from samples

Line art from product sampleLine art from product sample

Draw from product photosDraw from product photos

Line art from photosLine art from photos

GraphicsGraphics

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

Multilingual layoutSafety message

Multilingual layoutProcedure, graphic, and legend

Multilingual layoutLarge graphic, and legend

Multilingual layoutNote text around the graphic

Multilingual layoutGraphic enlargement

Multilingual layoutProcedure with graphics

LabelsLabels

Page LayoutPage Layout

ConclusionConclusion

Questions?

Contact me at awengerstc@yahoo.comg y