RE: "usable" screen captures

["Leonard C. Porrello" <Leonard -dot- Porrello -at- SoleraTec -dot- com>]

An excellent point. Maintenance costs also go way up when you use
callouts.

Leonard

-----Original Message-----
From: john -at- garisons -dot- com [mailto:john -at- garisons -dot- com] 
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2008 8:21 AM
To: Leonard C. Porrello
Cc: Rob Hudson; techwr-l List
Subject: RE: "usable" screen captures

If translation is at all an issue, try to avoid using callouts as it
requires new screen shots as well as precise labeling, etc. And the
contents are hard to isolate for localization.

Leonord's suggestion is a good one.

John G

> I've used both approaches depending on the complexity of the screen.
If
> you are writing procedures, you might also consider breaking the
screen
> apart into smaller chunks, using a "big picture" screen shot at the
top
> of a section and call-out screen shots in the step by step sections.
>
> Leonard


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