This chapter discusses four categories of electronic information that can be distributed: 1) textual information such as announcements and documents, 2) presentation graphics like slide shows, 3) spreadsheets and databases, and 4) multimedia objects including images, videos, sound, and animations. Guidelines are provided for designing each type of information to ensure brevity, readability, and manageable file sizes when distributing content electronically.

1. Chapter Five: One Way Communication
distributing
information
electronically

2. Four categories of electronic information
1) Textual information
a) Announcements:
Uses
used when large audience needs to be
addressed
saves time
Attributes of Announcements
 should be concise; direct students if detailed

3. b) Documents
Information that can be viewed on the computer
Designing Documents
 Chunk information
Use white space, bulleted lists, and other text
attributes
Use URL links appropriately
Use text links within documents
Address user viewing preferences
Require standard file formats

4. 2. Presentation graphics slide shows
computer generated or we can prepare
ourselves
Design Techniques
 ensure brevity in the text appearing on an
individual slide
 use special effects and URL links
sparingly
minimize slide presentation file sizes

5. 3. Spreadsheets and databases
Provide two ways of representing data
eg: microsoft excel

6. 4. Multimedia objects
• Includes still pictures, moving pictures,and
sound
• Can be classified into visual (images and
videos), audio (sound and video) and
tactile (animations and simulations)

7. 4. Multimedia objects
• Includes still pictures, moving pictures,and
sound
• Can be classified into visual (images and
videos), audio (sound and video) and
tactile (animations and simulations)