PhotoShop CC User Guide

Comprehensive Edit Project:

Introduction
Section Two: Layers
Section Three: Color Correction
Micheley St. Louis

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Document
Audience

Author
Usage
Editorial Change: Introduction Organization
Editorial Change: Visual Detail
Editorial Change: Sentence Structure
Usability Testing:
Conclusion

DOCUMENT
A Instructional Set that demonstrates certain functions of the Adobe
program Photoshop CC

Uses vocabulary familiar with the software

Contains casual tone and writing style
Demonstrates the instructions with colored screen shots
Uses the Cambria font family
Italics, Bolds and Roman Numerals are used throughout
Results anticipated are photos using material learned

AUDIENCE
Primary Audience
Student workers
Familiar with using basic software
Knowledgeable about uploading and downloading
Opens an image file appropriately

Secondary Audience
Students

Familiar with using basic software

Knowledgeable about uploading and downloading
Opens an image file appropriately
Unfamiliar with most of the software that is offered

AUTHOR: MR. DO-RAY MEFASSO

Associate Director
Media Personal for the center

Technical advisor for the student lab

PHD in Technical Programming
Musician

USAGE
Encourage student workers to
use the program
get familiar with the program
create a photo using the knowledge from the instructional set

Reference for the students and student workers

EDITORIAL CHANGE: INTRODUCTION ORGANIZATION

Before

After

EDITORIAL CHANGE: VISUAL DETAIL

Before

After

EXPLANATION
Numbered Pages
Indicates specific pieces using
distinct colors
Colors are references in the text
Figures are
Labeled
Referenced accordingly in the text
Placed below instructions when
needed appropriately

EDITORIAL CHANGES: SENTENCE STRUCTURES

Before

After

EXPLANATION
Instructional Set has verb, subject or
object if needed
Core in the beginning of the
sentence
Edited to:
Reveal meaning
Fit audience
Achieve purpose

USABILITY RESULTS
Original: 87% Edited: 88%, 84%
Participants
Comfortable environment
Survey completed after task
completed
software already open at desktop
Primary, monitoring the testing
Secondary, using the instructional
set
2 students
one with the original
The other with the edited version

STYLE GUIDE

CONCLUSION: THERE IS NO PERFECT DOCUMENT

Used the instructional set style guide
Technical editing standards

Completed a usability test with the audience

Main impressive: No project is small
Love-hate relationship with the document
Usability results were inconclusive

CONCLUSION
Learned
Comprehensive editing skills and
process
Project Management skills
A Usability Style Guide
A Instructional Set Style Guide
No project is small

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