Visuals in Technical Communication, Part 5: Schematics
In Part 5 of our series, we discuss how to effectively use schematics to explain objects and structures, as well as how to correctly incorporate them into documents.
Tools for creating schematics:
Lucidchart: https://www.lucidchart.com
Diagrams.net: https://www.diagrams.net
Google Drawings: https://docs.google.com/drawings
Miro: https://miro.com
Microsoft Visio: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/micro...
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction to schematics in technical communication
1:08 Guidelines for using schematics
2:51 Incorporating schematics in documents
3:44 Tools for creating schematics
Written by: Dr. Meagan Kittle Autry and Khawar Khan, CCEE at NC State.
Narrated and produced by: Dr. Meagan Kittle Autry, CCEE at NC State.
Creative Commons music credit: "Inspire" and "Little Idea" by bensoundmusic.com.
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