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Managing screenshots in documentation like a designer

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2023-03-18 00:00:06

Are you tired of spending countless hours creating screenshots for your documentation, only to have them become outdated after a software update? Maintaining screenshots can be a time-consuming and challenging task, particularly if you have a large number of them to handle.

But what if we start managing screenshots like professional designers organize their assets? While it's not always possible to prevent screenshots from becoming out of date, ni this article, I'll share some ideas we can borrow from our designer friends to make the process more efficient.

I used to take a screenshot and crop it or highlight a specific section with the default image editor that comes with the operating system. Then, I used that screenshot as is in the documentation. While this approach may work for a small number of screenshots, it does not work well when dealing with a large number of them.

Instead, consider using a design tool like Figma or Draw.io to organize the screenshots. For example, you can have one canvas per documentation page.