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| title = Tech Support Cheat Sheet | | title = Tech Support Cheat Sheet | ||
| image = tech_support_cheat_sheet.png | | image = tech_support_cheat_sheet.png | ||
| − | | titletext = 'Hey Megan, it's your father. How do I print | + | | titletext = 'Hey Megan, it's your father. How do I print off a flowchart?' |
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==Explanation== | ==Explanation== | ||
| − | + | It is impossible to support all things for all people. That should be a maxim posted in every IT office. There is a belief that because someone is good with computers that they have used all software and know all of its intricacies. This is not true. In the case of the support person not knowing the exact answer, which is most of the time, they begin to follow a set of rules that they have developed for finding the answer to the problem. This is what [[Randall]] has given us. A generalized form for how to find the solution for almost anything. | |
| − | A {{w|flowchart}} is an organizational tool for showing process flow. A box is | + | A {{w|flowchart}} is an organizational tool for showing process flow. A box is informational, a diamond indicates a decision, and the arrows control the flow from one symbol to another. |
| − | The title text is a sad admission that even knowing the procedure for how to fix the problem, many people will not follow it and still call | + | The title text is a sad admission that even knowing the procedure for how to fix the problem, many people will not follow it and still call tech support. |
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
| − | :Dear various parents, grandparents, co-workers, and other "not computer people." | + | :Narrator: Dear various parents, grandparents, co-workers, and other "not computer people." |
| − | :We don't magically know how to do everything in every program. When we help you, we're usually just doing this: | + | :Narrator: We don't magically know how to do everything in every program. When we help you, we're usually just doing this: |
:[There is a flowchart there. Numbers are included to improve clarity, and do not appear in the original.] | :[There is a flowchart there. Numbers are included to improve clarity, and do not appear in the original.] | ||
:Rectangle: Start. | :Rectangle: Start. | ||
| − | :[ | + | :[go to 1] |
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| − | :[ | + | :{1. Diamond} Find a menu item or button which looks related to what you want to do. |
| − | :[ | + | :[I can't find one - go to 2] |
| + | :[ok - go to 3] | ||
| − | :[4 | + | :{2. Diamond} Pick one at random. |
| − | :[ | + | :[I've tried them all - go to 4] |
| + | :[Ok - go to 3] | ||
| − | : | + | :{3. Rectangle} Click it. |
| − | + | :[go to 5] | |
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| − | : | + | :{4. Rectangle} Google the name of the program plus a few words related to what you want to do. Follow any instructions. |
| − | + | :[go to 5] | |
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| − | :[ | + | :{5. Diamond} Did it work? |
| − | :[ | + | :[Yes - go to 8] |
| + | :[No - go to 6] | ||
| − | :[ | + | :{6. Diamond} Have you been trying this for over half an hour? |
| − | :[ | + | :[Yes - go to 7] |
| + | :[No - go to 1] | ||
| − | : | + | :{7. Rectangle} Ask someone for help or give up. |
| + | :[End of flowchart] | ||
| − | + | :{8. Rectangle} You're done! | |
| − | + | :[End of flowchart] | |
| + | :Narrator: Please print this flowchart out and tape it near your screen. Congratulations; you're now the local computer expert! | ||
{{comic discussion}} | {{comic discussion}} | ||
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[[Category:Flowcharts]] | [[Category:Flowcharts]] | ||
[[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | [[Category:Comics featuring Megan]] | ||
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