Title :
Efficiently Connecting Textual and Visual Information in Operating Instructions
Author :
Tenbrink, Thora ; Maas, Annika
Author_Institution :
School of Linguistics and English Language, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd, United Kingdom
Abstract :
Research problem: 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.
Keywords :
Bibliographies; Context; Manuals; Pragmatics; Visualization; Washing machines; Consumer information; household appliances; instruction guides; user manuals; visual information;
Journal_Title :
Professional Communication, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TPC.2016.2517451