From desktop to palmtop: creating usable online documents for wireless and handheld devices

Author

Hayhoe, George F.

Author_Institution

George Hayhoe Associates, Aiken, SC, USA

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

11

Abstract

Over the last 10 years, we´ve learned to plan online documents carefully, write succinctly, design for delivery on the screen rather than the page, and use images and other media with restraint and skill. Now the large installed base of Palm and Pocket PC information appliances and the growing number of Web-enabled wireless devices impose even greater restrictions on those who design help and Web content This paper examines the problems and opportunities for technical communicators who must deal with very small screens, low resolution, and user environments that require us to rewrite the rules for online document design and delivery

Keywords

cellular radio; notebook computers; technical presentation; user interfaces; Web content; Web-enabled wireless devices; handheld devices; help content; low resolution; small screens; technical communicators; usable online document creation; user environments; writing; Cellular phones; Consumer electronics; Displays; Handheld computers; Hardware; Home appliances; Monitoring; Operating systems; Personal digital assistants; Telephony;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 2001. IPCC 2001. Proceedings. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Sante Fe, NM

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7209-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.2001.971545

Filename

971545