Turn a screen recording into written steps
Turns the transcript of a screen recording into numbered how-to steps with expected results, flagging every place where the transcript is unclear.
Task:
Turn the transcript of my screen recording below into numbered how-to steps that a new colleague can follow.
Context:
The recording shows how to [what the recording teaches]. It uses the app [app or system]. The reader already knows [what the reader already knows].
Rules:
- One action per step, starting with a verb, and name the button, menu or field exactly as the transcript names it.
- Add what the reader should see after each step when the transcript says it. Where it does not, leave that out.
- A transcript has no pictures. When the speaker says "here" or "this one" without naming it, mark the step with "check in the video at about [time]" and do not guess.
- Remove names, email addresses, account numbers and secrets spoken in the recording, and replace them with a label such as "your account".
- Group the steps under at most 4 short headings if there are more than 10 steps.
Result:
A numbered list of steps, then a list of at most 5 places where the video must be checked and one line on the likely mistake to avoid.
Material:
[paste the transcript of the screen recording here]