Design
Considerations
The Complete Computer
Guides teach
Windows, Word, and Excel together. This strategy goes beyond
commands and tasks and emphasizes common productivity
elements available in all Windows compliant software.
The Complete Computer
Guides embed the
principles of observation, orientation and notation into the
page layout and design. The placement of the key elements
and graphics offers quick references and improved learning.
Reading
Level
The text and commentary was
written at a sixth-grade reading level, as measured by the
Flesch-Kincaid scale. Brief explanations describe the
command or task. The command notation is repeated above each
screen shot or menu close-up.
Navigating
the Knowledge
The Guides offer a new
page format that links together an entire library of
computer knowledge. Menu Maps provide non-linear access that
allows learners to quickly move to a topic by selecting it.
Users who prefer to follow a linear path will be able to
follow a prescribed order through all of the material.