Questions tagged [assembly-instructions]

Question regarding instructions for assembling items from pre-fabricated parts.

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Should IKEA assembly instructions be used as positive examples to train technical writers?

Often, assembly instructions are bad (example via Adafruit): But they don’t have to be: writing assembly instructions is a skill that can be learnt, and there are institutions which teach it. IKEA is the world's largest furniture retailer, and as…
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Is there a good term for instructions that are presented in the wrong order?

I'm trying to document/comment on an error someone is making in their technical writing, and I don't want to give half a page of explanation. I thought I'd heard a writing term for it. It's where someone puts important information for the reader…
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