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A nice flow of words to the reader.<\/li>\n<li>Use a balance of words and screen shots<\/li>\n<li>Use a large amount of screen shots that are annotated with arrows and circles.  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techsmith.com\/screen-capture.asp\">Snag-It<\/a> is a great tool for this.<\/li>\n<li>Introduce any new concepts but not too much.  A good balance is to have a paragraph or so before the body of the instruction.<\/li>\n<li>Include step by step procedures that tell people why and not just what to do.  You should intersperse the reasons for each step when they are not obvious.  Like: &#8220;Select all entities (It is easier to grab them all and then remove some later)&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to training material, I like to develop my own. That way I can tailor it to my needs and the audience. But this takes time, a lot of time. 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