Write a section's instructions

1. Open the guide and tap a section.
2. Write in the Instructions box. Use the toolbar for headings, bold, italic, underline, numbered and bullet lists, indents, alignment (left, centre, right or justified) and links.
3. Choose Save. "All changes saved" shows when everything is saved.

If you try to leave with unsaved changes, UGuide checks with you first. Instructions can be up to 5,000 characters per section.

Sub-points

In a numbered or bullet list, press Tab (or choose Increase indent) to make a point a sub-point of the one above. Shift+Tab (or Decrease indent) takes it back out. Lists can go several levels deep.

Photos and videos in the instructions

To show a photo or video right where it's needed, put the cursor there and choose the photo or video button on the toolbar. You can also drag a photo into the text, or paste one. To place one that's already in Photos, videos and documents under the instructions, choose its Put in the instructions (up arrow) button.

To resize one, drag the round handle on its corner (on a computer, point at the photo to see it). Visitors see it at that size, as a share of the text's width, on any screen. Double-click the handle to go back to the photo's own size.

Each one counts toward the section's photos or uploaded videos, just like one added under the instructions, and is listed there with an In the instructions tag. If you take one out of the text, UGuide asks whether to delete it or keep it with the section's other photos and videos.

Edit as HTML

The </> button shows the instructions as HTML, so you can paste or type HTML. Paragraphs, headings, bold, italic, underline, links, lists, alignment and indents are kept. Anything else, such as scripts, styles, tables and pictures from other websites, is left out.

Tips for instructions that work

• Number the steps, one action per step: "Press the green button on the left of the panel."
• Say where things are. "The switchboard is in the cleaner's cupboard, behind the kitchen."
• Add a photo of anything that's hard to describe, like a control panel.
• Start with safety where it matters, and say what to do if something goes wrong and who to call.
• Keep codes out of public sections. Put alarm and key safe codes in a section that needs the PIN.

Stuck for words? With a Basic or Pro licence, UGuide AI can turn rough notes into numbered steps.