While most of us tend to consider video tutorial as the best way to describe a long procedure, there is also another efficient solution - a screenshot-based manual. So video or screenshot? The presentation explains main pros and cons of both documenting tools.

1. VS

2. a) a video help
library
b) a screenshot-
based guide

4. you need to present
a really
complicated work-
flow without a
strict sequence of
steps

5. there is no other
way to present the
information : only
with the help of
video it is possible
to illustrate a
continued action

6. you aim to make your
product well-
recognized by posting
your video tutorial on
respectful video-sharing
websites, such as
YouTube

7. It is a truly
time-consuming
process…

8. So be ready
to remake
your video
over and
over again
when the
time comes

9. In order to find
some particular
part of the video
you have to pause
it every second to
make sure it’s the
right moment

10. You must be kidding
me! I will miss the
game because of the
freaking
documentation
again!

13. + + + =
As simple as that!

14. 1. Open
2. Found
3. Got Back to
Work
Usually people are not very
excited to read your manual! They
will not perceive it as a novel!
Screenshot-based guides are short
and up to the point!
Keep in mind the
manual law:

15. - You may
delete one
step
- Replace the
step
- Reuse some
part for
another
manual

16. Screenshots are boring and
less amusing?
Then high time
to pryoritize:
fun?usefulness?

17. video?
screenshot?

18. screenshot!!!
much more
comfortable
to work with
it doesn’t
require much
time to create and
use
less resource-
consuming
and laborious
Screenshot!

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20. IT documentation in minutes, not hours