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Chapter 15: Instructions



 

 1. 

When you are planning instructions, you need to conduct a task analysis and an audience analysis.
 

 2. 

It is a technical writer’s job to warn unqualified users away from tasks beyond their abilities so that they don’t injure themselves or equipment.
 

 3. 

When creating a manual for an international market, a technical communicator should use colour cautiously.
 

 4. 

If you want to make sure that users absorb all the information they need to complete a task, present your material in paragraph form rather than breaking it up into bulleted lists with headings.
 

 5. 

If you think your audience resists following a step in your instructions, provide an explanation to justify the step.
 

 6. 

If the production budget permits, incorporate photographs rather than drawings in instructions.
 

 7. 

Conventionally, visuals in instructions appear as close as possible to the textual reference.
 

 8. 

Which warning label indicates the most serious risk?
a.
danger
b.
warning
c.
caution
 



 
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