Creating a how-to guide with the Tango plugin in Chrome
1. Getting Tango
Tango is a free plugin for Google Chrome that lets you create how-to guides by recording each step as you work through a process in the browser. You can install it from https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/tango-screenshots-trainin/lggdbpblkekjjbobadliahffoaobaknh
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2. Start your Tango session with the toolbar button
Click the Capture Workflow button to begin recording
3. Start the normal steps of the process that you want to create a guide for
Note the Tango icon in the top left corner and the green tick in the bottom left
4. Click on MEI3001 - Advanced MEIing
Tango will now take a screenshot every time you interact with the page and create a basic text description of what you have done
5. Click on Turn editing on
It will also highlight any buttons that you press
6. Click on …
Tango can't always describe what you have done, so there is some editing required afterwards.
7. When you have finished the process, click the green arrow in the bottom left
8. This will take you to the editing screen for your guide
Here you can edit the auto-generated descriptions for each step and edit or change the screenshots if needed.
9. You can also insert additional steps as required by click the + button
This is particularly useful for capturing instructions about using non-browser software. It requires manual creation and editing of screenshots though.
10. You can then drag and drop next steps around in the table of contents
11. Like so
12. When the guide is complete, you can either share it as an interactive webpage
13. Or Download a PDF version
Please note that there is a watermark on each image if using the free version
