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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

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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

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Questions?

Contact me at [email protected] y


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