Purpose of the Manual

Tip 2: How can it be utilized further?


For a more beloved manual!

Consideration of Causes
(In the case of Store Operations Manual
)

The barrier to manuals may seem high, and they might not be considered something to read casually. How about considering ways to broaden their accessibility?


What should the ideal use of manuals be?

Let's aim to increase the importance of manuals in our daily operations.

If the manual you pick up has features that make you think, 'I want to read this!' and is filled with immediately useful ideas once you do, the manual will be utilized much more effectively.

We will propose the media to be utilized according to the users and usage scenarios.

Paper ManualPaper Manual
  • ・Familiar
    (Accustomed to it)
  • ・You can flip through the pages and find it
Web Manuals and HelpWeb Manual
Help
  • ・Easy to find the information you want
    (Excellent searchability)
  • ・No printing costs
Video ManualVideo Manual
E-book (e-Pub)E-book (e-Pub)
  • - Easy to carry manuals as they can be viewed on smartphones and tablet devices
  • ・No printing costs

Please feel free to consult us about creating manuals compatible with smartphones and tablet devices.

Supported Software

  • ・Adobe FrameMaker
  • ・Adobe InDesign
  • ・Adobe Illustrator
  • ・Adobe Photoshop
  • ・Microsoft Office Word
  • ・Microsoft Office Excel
  • ・Microsoft Office PowerPoint
  • ・Adobe Acrobat
~About QuarkXPress and Adobe PageMaker~
In Human Science, considering the current DTP environment and future prospects regarding Quark and PageMaker data, we recommend converting to InDesign. We are also working on data conversion for old DTP data, so please feel free to consult with us.

Related Topics



Thorough introduction of case studies on manual creation from other companies!Learn from case studies of other companies
How to proceed with manual creation

Before starting to create a manual, by learning about other companies' manual creation examples, you can understand the "key points of creation" and "common challenges" to gain hints for manual creation.

 

Recommended for

  • I want to proceed with manual creation, but there is too much volume, and I don't know where to start.
  • ・I am unsure if I can accomplish what I want to do in-house
  • ・I want to know how other companies are progressing with manual creation

 

 

[Introducing Companies]

  • TOTSUMEDIA Inc.
  • BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD.
  • NTT DATA KANSAI CORPORATION
  • SBI SECURITIES Co.,Ltd.
  • NNTTDATA CUSTOMER SERVICE CORPORATION
  • WingArc1st Inc.
  • Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.

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