# Write easy step-by-step tech instructions for a family member

A printable how-to for a relative who isn't confident with technology, with numbered steps, plain words, and what-if fixes.

- Topic: Learning & Teaching
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Write, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-easy-step-by-step-tech-instructions-for-a-family-member

## Prompt

```text
Write simple, printable instructions to help a family member do a tech task on their own.

**The task:** [e.g. join a video call, print a document, check voicemail, send a photo by text, turn the TV to streaming]
**Device and app:** [e.g. iPad, Windows laptop, Android phone, smart TV and remote]
**Who it's for:** [relationship and comfort with tech - e.g. "my dad, 80, uses email but gets lost in menus"]
**The steps as I would do them:** [MY ROUGH NOTES, if I have them]
**What usually goes wrong:** [e.g. they close the wrong window, the sound is off, they can't find the app]

Requirements:
- A clear title that says what the sheet helps them do.
- Numbered steps, one action per step, using the exact words they'll see on the screen in quotation marks. If I haven't given the exact words, mark the step [CHECK THE SCREEN WORDING].
- Describe where to look ("bottom right corner", "the green button"), not just what to tap.
- No jargon. If a tech word is unavoidable, explain it in brackets.
- A "If something goes wrong" section with the 3-4 most likely problems and simple fixes.
- A "Still stuck?" line with who to call and a reminder that nothing they do will break the device.
- Fits on one page in large print.

Also give me a 3-sentence text I can send them as a quick reminder.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. iPad, Windows laptop, Android phone, smart TV and remote
- MY ROUGH NOTES, if I have them
- CHECK THE SCREEN WORDING

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