Efficiently connecting textual and visual information in operating instructions

T. Tenbrink; A. Maas

doi:10.1109/TPC.2016.2517451

Efficiently connecting textual and visual information in operating instructions

T. Tenbrink
, A. Maas

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Most technical documents rely on a combination of text and visuals to communicate their messages. To achieve the desired effect of improved processing and comprehension of operating instructions, the text must guide readers in a clear way to the relevant visual information in order to avoid ambiguity and misinterpretation, and to ensure that the reader optimally benefits from the available information

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	346 - 366
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication.
Volume	58
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TPC.2016.2517451
Publication status	Published - 29 Jan 2016

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