RE: Why use screen shots at all? [WAS Survey: "Screen shots"

Subject: RE: Why use screen shots at all? [WAS Survey: "Screen shots"
From: Kim Roper <kim -dot- roper -at- vitana -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 12:50:36 -0500

Christine Anameier pointed out:

> Screen captures, if done well, are not fluff; they're integral to the
> documentation. Yes, they also make the docs more visually
> appealing, but the
> main thing is that they can illustrate some concepts better
> and faster than words can.
>

Chalk it up to that 1000:1 words-to-pictures ratio.

Cheers ... Kim

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