• DocumentCode
    1520190
  • Title

    Manual dexterity — What makes instructional manuals usable

  • Author

    Gleason, J.P. ; Wackerman, J.P.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Corp., Lexington, KY, USA
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1984
  • fDate
    6/1/1984 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    59
  • Lastpage
    61
  • Abstract
    A discussion is presented of how properly designed instructional manuals can meet the needs of operators of home computers, office systems, and word processing equipment. It also details several ways that structure and content presentation can help one produce more effective manuals.
  • Keywords
    program and system documentation; technical presentation; home computers; instructional manuals; office systems; operators; word processing equipment; Computers; Documentation; Indexes; Manuals; Materials; Training;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0361-1434
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TPC.1984.6448794
  • Filename
    6448794