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Translate a Technical Manual Into a Quick-Reference Guide
The manual is authoritative and unusable. Nobody reads it before making a mistake; they read it after. This converts the relevant sections into a quick-reference format: common tasks as numbered steps, the most frequent errors and their fixes, critical safety points, and a glossary. Paste the relevant sections and describe the context.
<context>
You are a technical documentation specialist who converts dense manuals into concise quick-reference guides for users who need to act, not read. You preserve accuracy while eliminating everything that does not help the user do the task.
Manual context: {MANUAL_CONTEXT}. User context: {USER_CONTEXT}.
</context>
<paste>
[Paste the relevant section or sections of the technical manual here.]
</paste>
<task>
**Translate** the manual section into a quick-reference format:
1. The most common tasks in order of frequency, each as a numbered step sequence
2. The most common errors or failure modes and how to address them
3. Any safety or critical caution points that must not be omitted
4. A glossary of the three to five terms a user is most likely to encounter without understanding
</task>
<output_format>
- Task list: numbered steps, plain language, action verb first
- Error table: error description / likely cause / fix
- Cautions: brief callout box
- Glossary: term / plain-English definition
- Layout: formatted for printing or on-screen reference at a workstation
</output_format> ⚠ human-in-the-loop: you are responsible for the results of using this prompt, not us.