Due sunday by 5pm

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TEMPLATE FOR USER MANUAL/GUIDE

· The template below offers guidance in producing your Week 5 user guide or manual.

· Refer to the overview of the assignment

· Refer to Chapter 20 in the text book

· Refer to the templates for the description and instructions.

· Delete these instructions and all bracketed information from your final document

This template provides guidance for the organization of the information; it is set up in APA format. However, this assignment calls for you to deviate from APA --with use of fonts, graphics, etc. to make the information more user friendly.

Title of Assignment

Student Name

Course Title

Date

Professor P. Smith

Table of Contents [REQUIRED; separate page]

List of Illustrations [REQUIRED; separate page]

[Minimum one illustration is required for this assignment. List all illustrations, tables, graphs, below with page number, as shown below.]

Fig. 1 Hamilton Beach blender……………………………………………………………….8

Title [REQUIRED]

[A Guide to _____or Using_____]

NOTE: Separate the sections below for ease of reference.

Introduction [REQUIRED]

[In paragraph/s, provide:

· Statement/sentence definition of the device or program that this manual addresses

· Purpose of manual

· Statement of intended user

· Statement of what the reader will be able to do if he/she uses the manual

· Overview of contents

· Typographic conventions

· List of tools/materials/equipment if needed (this may be a bulleted list )

· Where to get help ]

Definitions · [Insert additional definitions as needed. For example, define a Keurig cup for Keurig coffee maker. · Use bullets or other graphic elements to separate definitions]

Description of the ________ [REQUIRED]

[Insert image, screen shot, or other to depict device or home page. Adjacent to or below each image, number it and cite its source and date.

Fig. 1 Hamilton Beach blender (source,date)

· [Provide a detailed description of the device/program, and its principal parts

· Organize the description spatially or according to importance of each part

· Be sure to list each part that is needed to use the program/device

· Provide additional graphics to aid the user

· Reference the template for the Week 3 Assignment--Descriptions]

The _______and its Principal Parts

[In this first section, describe the overall device, its dimensions and composition, followed by a brief statement of its principal parts. The statement of parts may be in bullet form. Describe each principal part in the chart below.]

Part	Description	Purpose

How to Operate the __________ Or How to Use the____________[REQUIRED]

[Provide in this section

· Step-by-step instructions to operate the device or program

· Refer to the template for instructions provided with the Week 4 assignment

· Within the instructions, insert graphic of the device or a screen shot of home page or other element of a program

· Provide additional images/graphics to aid the user

· Provide minimum one alert, safety warning, etc.]

Step-by-Step Instructions for [ ] [Insert image] 1. [Number each step 1. State each step simply; not too much information! 1. Use imperative verb forms when applicable: Fasten the bolt. Plug in the device. Hold the device steadily. 1. Incorporate graphics, especially to set information apart or highlight safety warnings, such as the Alert shown above. 1. Identify each graphic and number each graphic (along with citing source): Fig. 1: Samsung Galaxy S8 (source, date)] 1. Properly cite sources in the list of References.

Heading/s

· [After the instructions, insert a heading and section for any additional information that is required to use the device/program]

SUMMARY [[REQUIRED]

[In the summary, provide

· Summary statement of intended user and purpose REQUIRED

· Specifications

· Government or industry standards that the device/system supports;

· Contact/s for maintenance and servicing

· Index. Optional

· Glossary Optional]

References [REQUIRED; APA format]