User Guide Template – Innovation theme

Use the following user guide template to create your next user guide, user manual, getting started guides and other types of technical documents.

Table of Contents

The template contains the following section. Each of these comes with sample text to get you started.

1. Introduction

1.1. Purpose

1.2. Scope

1.3. System Organization

2. Describing the System

2.1. Key Features

2.2. Inventory

2.3. Environment

2.4. System Operations

3. Installing, Starting and Stopping the System

3.1. First-time Users

3.2. Access Control

3.3. Installing the system

3.4. Starting the system

3.5. Stopping and Suspending the system

4. Step by Step Instructions for using the system

4.1. Instructions

4.2. Conventions

4.3. Errors, Malfunctions, and Emergencies

4.4. Messages

4.5. Quick-Reference

5. How to use this template

5.1. How to add your logo to the cover page

5.2. How to add your logo to the header

5.3. Updating the Table of Contents

5.4. Adding Notes

5.5. Adding Warnings

5.6. Adding Comments

5.7. Bullet Lists

5.8. Numbered List

5.9. Adding Code Samples

5.10. Samples Tables

6. Appendix A – Reference Documents

7. Appendix B – Glossary of Terms

File Format

The template is in Microsoft Word format (.docx).

What versions of Word do you support?

The files work in all versions of MS Word – MS Word 97, 2003, 2007, Office 2010, 2013, 2016, Office 365, Windows 7, XP, Vista – Apple iWork (if you have Word for Mac), and Google Docs.

Downloading the Files

After you buy the template, the website displays a page where you can download the file. The download link is light blue. Click on this and the zip file is downloaded to your PC.

If you don’t see the link, don’t worry as an email with the link is also sent to the email address you entered. If you don’t see it after 10 min, make sure to check the spam folder as sometime it goes in there. If you still don’t see it, just email me and I’ll get it over to you.

Opening the Files

To open the zip file with the template, right click on it, click Extract, and save it to your computer.

Getting Started

Sometimes the file may say Read Only when you open it. If this occurs, click File, Save As and save the file with a new name. There are no security settings on any of the files.

Images

All images in the template are copyright free.