instructional guide
How-to reference text
An instructional guide is a document or resource that provides step-by-step directions for completing a task or understanding a subject.
It walks users through processes in sequence: The instructional guide showed how to assemble the furniture.
Unlike reference materials meant for looking things up, instructional guides are designed to be followed from beginning to end.
- user manualGuide for operating something
- manualWritten instructions for use
- handbookCompact reference guide
- quick startSpeedy initial setup
- tutorialInstructional step-by-step guide
video tutorial · walkthrough · how-to · step by step · directions · steps · cheat sheet · lesson · teaching · demonstration · best practices · reference · beginner · learning curve · learning · do it yourself · hands on · diagram
instructional guidenovel
New and unusual
fiction · beach read · escapist literature · leisure reading · page-turner
instructional guidestream of consciousness
Narrative mimicking uninterrupted thought
free verse · experimental fiction · abstract art · scattered thoughts
instructional guidemisinformation
False data spread unintentionally
disinformation · obfuscation · red herring · wild goose chase · riddle
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