apologies for typo - instead of 'it' screen shot read 'each' screen shot. Debbie ________________________________ From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Hope Debbie Sent: Wednesday, 29 March 2006 6:12 PM To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: atw: Re: Screenshots in user doco - Yes or No? Hi all Have been reading this thread with much interest. VERY timely as I am currently editing (and I mean editing) a 'User' guide, written by someone else (not a techwriter). It is chock a block full of screen shots. The document started at 143 A4 pages and a whopping 34,377KB. Almost every single instruction to 'do' something is accompanied by a screen shot. It screen shot is sized and inserted from margin to margin. Call-outs have been used everywhere and these are surrounded by MOUNTAINS of unused white space, yes I know this is ALL adding to the document size. Even just starting to work with the document (in Word of course) is a nightmare - it takes forever to open, save, the works. Overkillus maximus!!! So, screen-shots - don't talk to me a bout screen shots. Grrrr Cheers Debbie