The document discusses visual aids that can be used in technical writing to summarize and explain information. It provides guidelines for creating different types of visual aids, such as flow charts, graphs, diagrams, photographs and drawings. The visual aids should be clear, logical and help the reader understand and remember the key points being made.

1. VISUAL AIDS

2. INTRODUCTION:
Essential parts of technical writing.
General information on using , creating and
discussing visual aids.
 Purposes
summarize
opportunity to explore
Entry point
Expectation

3. CREATION
PLAN
FINISHDRAFT

4. GUIDE LINES
DEVELOP
ELIMINATE
CONSTRUCT

5. TYPES
SUBJEC
TS
STU1 STU2 STU3 STU4
MATHS 98 100 97 78
SCIENCE 100 67 78 98
SS 89 98 78 87
TAMIL 76 78 98 90
ENGLISH 87 78 67 89
TABLES

6. LINE GRAPHS
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
MATHS SS SCIENCE TAMIL
Series 3
Series 2
Series 1

7. BAR GRAPHS
0
20
40
60
80
100
Series 1
Series 2
Series 3

8. PIE CHART
MATHS
SS
SCIENCE
TAMIL

9. CHARTS
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
Category
1
Category
2
Category
3
Category
4
Series 3
Series 2
Series 1

10. FLOW CHARTS
Turn on the
computer
Insert disk
Select iconOpen
document

11. GUIDELINES
 Develop visual logic
 Clarity and credibility
 Specify what to notice
 Visual aids – Below or next to the text

12. ILLUSTRATIONS
 High quality
 Clear
 Simple

13. PHOTOGRAPHS
 Better understanding
 Easy to refer
 Memorable

14. DRAWINGS
 Represents the item
 Eliminates unnecessary details
 Types – Exploded view
Detail drawings

15. EXPLODED VIEW
 Shows internal parts
 Explains the arrangement

16. DETAIL DRAWINGS
 Cross-sections
 Well focused
 Cropped picture

17. CHALK BOARD
• Simple and familiar
• Needs good
handwriting

18. OVERHEAD PROJECTOR

19. SLIDE PROJECTION
 Photographs
in long
series

20. FLIP CHARTS
 Used when CG
cannot produce
the desired design

21. PHYSICAL OBJECTS
 An object or a model to illustrate an abstract
idea