Documentations Biggest Flaw

[Kurt Kaufman]

"...
The visual learner needs pictures to "see" how things operate. They
 > learn best by looking at screen shots of what is being talked about,
 > looking at a picture of the icon being discussed, by watching the
 > computer move the mouse on the screen to select the proper menu item,
 > by having a little man pop onto the screen and show him what to do,
 > etc. ..."

The music notation program "Finale" has a rather steep learning curve 
and many, many tools that do very specific things in terms of notation, 
precise page layout and symbol design.  In the latest release there are 
included a dozen or so "Flash" movies that a geared towards the new 
user, and are task-oriented, i.e. "setting up a document; entering 
notes; editing notes; adding a staff; printing parts", etc.  This same 
sort of Quickstart video tutorial might be useful for beginners where 
Revolution is concerned.
The movies might be included with the product, or could be a separate 
download (Flash movies are not generally large files compared to 
video)- and new users who are non-programmers should be especially 
encouraged to view them.

my 2 cents,
Kurt