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Appendix D - Checklist

Designing Your Guide File Content

You should perform these tasks before you begin scripting your guide file:

• Determine which information is appropriate for your guide files (see page 3-4)
• Decide which types of guide files you want to create (see page 2-19)
• Find out how the following items should look:
  • access windows (see page 2-27)
  • topic areas and topics (see page 2-37)
  • panels (see page 2-41 and page 2-53)
  • sequences (see page 2-66)
  • branches (see page 2-68)
  • buttons (see page 2-69)
  • hot areas (see page 2-76)
  • coachmarks (see page 2-78)
  • context checks (see page 2-81)

• Create your guide file topic areas and topics (see page 3-4)
• Design your guide file in a hard-copy format (page 3-7)
  • Plan panels and sequences (see page 2-41, page 2-53, and page 2-66)
  • Design navigation bar buttons (see page 2-71)
  • Design content area buttons (see page 2-72)
  • Design prompt sets (see page 2-44)
  • Decide whether to use Oops or Continue panels for context checks (see page 2-82)
  • Design your context checks and associated panels (see page 2-81)

• Design your access window features
  • Design your application logo (see page 2-30)
  • Compose your howdy text, if used (see page 2-35)
  • Create a preliminary guide file index for the Index and Look For features in the Full Access window (see page 3-14)
  • Create preliminary ignore, exception, and synonym lists for the Look For feature in the Full Access window (see page 3-17 and page 3-18))

• Design your panel features
  • Plan the panel layout and format (see page 2-48 and page 2-49)
  • Compose your help instructions (see page 2-43)
  • Prepare your graphics (see page 2-50)
  • Determine all navigation and content buttons (see page 2-71 and page 2-72)
  • Assign the appropriate prompt (see page 2-44)
  • Plan for localization (see page 2-88)