# Plan where to add images and figures in my book or report

A section-by-section visual plan showing where diagrams, charts, and photos would help readers most, with briefs for each.

- Topic: Writing & Editing
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Design, Analyze, Plan, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/plan-where-to-add-images-and-figures-in-my-book-or-report

## Prompt

```text
Review my manuscript and plan where images, diagrams, and other visuals would help readers.

**Manuscript:** [PASTE TEXT, or chapter-by-chapter summaries]
**Type and audience:** [e.g. "health guide for newly diagnosed adults", "technical report for managers", "children's science book"]
**Format:** [print / ebook / both; color or black and white; page size]
**Visual budget:** [e.g. "about 1 visual per chapter", "up to 40 figures", "no budget for custom illustration"]
**Style:** [e.g. "clean line diagrams", "photos", "friendly illustrations"]

For each chapter or section:
1. **Where:** the exact paragraph or concept the visual should sit next to.
2. **Why:** what the reader would struggle with in text alone (a process, comparison, data, anatomy, location, emotion).
3. **Visual type:** diagram, flowchart, chart, table, photo, illustration, or callout box, and why that type fits.
4. **Brief:** what it should show, labels, and the key takeaway, so an illustrator or designer can create it.
5. **Caption draft** and alt text.
6. **Priority:** must-have / nice-to-have.

Then give me:
- A summary table: Chapter | Location | Visual type | Purpose | Priority.
- Places where a table or bulleted summary would work better than an image.
- Sourcing notes: what needs custom creation, what could use licensed stock, and permissions to check.

For medical, scientific, or technical content, flag visuals that need expert review for accuracy.
```

## What to fill in

- PASTE TEXT, or chapter-by-chapter summaries
- print / ebook / both; color or black and white; page size

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