documenting GUI components that are not labelled

[Susie Pearson <spearson -at- espial -dot- com>]

Hello,
 
The majority of the components in the GUI I'm documenting are not labelled.
I'm taking screen caps as I go along, but when I explain what a text field,
list, etc. is for, how should I indicate to the user what GUI component I'm
using?  Callouts on the screen cap?  The only problem there is that the
screen cap can get pretty busy.  Should I perhaps talk to the GUI designers
about labelling screen components? The app I'm documenting is a TV-based
e-mail app, nothing fancy, and I don't think the unlabelled GUI components
will give users grief, it only makes it hard for *me* to document.....
 
 
regards,
Susie Pearson


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