How To Create Your Own Instruction, Manual, or How To On NeedInstructions.com
Posted By: CLEvans ; Category: Miscellaneous; October 20, 2008
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Here is a step by step process to create your very own instruction, manual or how to on NeedInstructions.com.
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Login to your account. You will find the NeedInstructions.com login on the top right corner on the site. If you do not have an account, first create an account at http://www.needinstructions.com/register/
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Once you have logged into your account, you will see a link on the top right hand corner that says, "Create Your Own Instruction Page." Click on this link.
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First enter in a "Title" for you Instruction, Manual, or How To.
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Next enter in the "Description" of the instruction. The "Description" should be an overview of the Instruction, Manual or How To that you are creating. You should be some what detailed on what type of Instruction, Manual or How To you are publishing.
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You will then enter in the "Authors" name of the Instruction, Manual or How To. If you are taking this Instruction, Manual or How To from another source you need to enter in the original "Authors" name. If this is your own Instruction, Manual or How To, then you would either enter in your name or your NeedInstructions.com screen name.
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Once you have entered in the "Authors" name, you will then next select a "Category" that you believe your Instruction, Manual or How To would be suitable for.
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Next you will then enter in a "Preview Image." The "Preview Image" is the image of the overall Instruction, Manual or How To, that you are trying to publish. So if you are create your own Instruction, Manual or How To, to bake a cake you would then would want to upload the finial cake you have create for your "Preview Image."

To add a "Preview Image" click on the "Browse" button and search for the image you would like to upload as your "Preview Image."
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Once you have completed adding your "Preview Image" you can then move on to adding your First Step, of your Instruction, Manual or How To you would like to publish.

You will see a section where it will say "Step 1." Enter text for the "Step 1."
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After you have added the text for "Step 1" you will then want to add a picture for this step. Now remember adding a picture for a step is optional, but adding a picture to each step will create a better Instruction, Manual or How To.

Next you will see the section where it says "Image." Here you can upload the "Image" for your "Step 1."
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Once you have finished adding the text for “Step 1” and the Image for "Step 1" you can then save "Step 1." Simply click on the "Save Step" button to save your progress for "Step 1."
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Once you have saved your work for "Step 1" you will then notice a "Step 2" has been added. Next you will repeat steps 9-10 to complete "Step 2." You will repeat this process as many times as you want. NeedInstructions.com allows you to create as many steps as you have for your Instruction, Manual or How To.
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Now that you have completed all your steps for your Instruction, Manual, or How To you can now publish you own Instruction, Manual, or How To so that others can use the Instruction, Manual, or How To that you have made public. Simply click on the "Save Instruction" button and presto! You’re Instruction, Manual, or How To is now published to the site!
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  • posted by: teresaschultz; May 17, 2009 02:04:29 PM


    Great post, Christopher.

    It's detailed and should be a real help to anyone new here. Thanks!