Sometimes the needs of an eLearning project involve being as much an EDITOR as it does being an instructional designer 

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When Subject Matter Experts and stakeholders present DOCUMENTS

of content, they can originate in a variety of FORMATS

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This is where the following checklist serves as a GUIDE to preparation and organization of materials to be posted to a Learning Management System OR a Learning Website

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CHECKLIST FOR DOCUMENT HANDLING

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1. If not already in digital format, scan or have documents typed, organized and checked for spelling & grammar accuracy.   ​​

2. Save in appropriate word processing, editable format, such as .docx

3. When editing is complete, save in PDF format, and enable password protection or read-only features if necessary

4. If it is necessary to have a TRANSPARENT background, PNG is the preferred format to save in

5. To capture screenshot PDFs or PNG format files for web-posting, recommend using a screen capture program such as:

    "Go Full Page" extension for Google Chrome​

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   6. Careful use of WHITESPACE in documents makes readability easier

   7. Group content into CATEGORIES corresponding to

   Learning Objectives

   8. Consider a web-friendly FONT such as ARIAL or TAHOMA

   9. Use a good BALANCE of VISUALS ( photos/graphics), COLOR, and STYLE elements  (borders, decorative touches, etc.)

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Good Documentation Editing can make all the difference between a boring Word document and a POWERFUL communication