Make a tutorial usable without seeing every click

Review the script for phrases such as “click here” or “choose the green one.” Name the control and explain the result instead: “Choose Export in the document menu; the format dialog opens.” The location can still help, but it should not be the only way to identify the action.

For a chart lesson, describe the relevant trend and values rather than assuming the shape is self-explanatory. You do not need to narrate every decorative detail. Focus on information required to understand the decision or reproduce the task.

W3C’s media guidance describes integrated visual description as an option for instructional video. Planning it before recording is often simpler than trying to squeeze additional narration into a finished soundtrack. Leave room after a result appears to explain what the viewer should learn from it.

For example, after sorting a table, say which column is sorted and how the first visible rows changed. This is more useful than simply announcing that the sort “worked.” The listener should understand the evidence for the conclusion.

1. Identify each visual result the lesson depends on.
2. Write a short spoken description of that result.
3. Name controls and states rather than relying only on color or position.
4. Listen to a draft without watching and note the missing information.

Prepare accurate captions for speech and important sounds, and a text companion for commands or detailed steps that people may need to copy. A transcript of “click here” still fails to explain what “here” means, so transcription alone cannot repair an unclear script.

Keep text directions consistent with the demonstrated version of the app. If a workflow uses a keyboard alternative, verify that it actually works in the relevant application and context rather than inventing one for the sake of completeness.

Review the lesson with sound off, then listen without watching. These checks reveal different omissions; neither certifies accessibility for everyone. Also inspect whether the chosen player allows pausing, keyboard operation and access to the text alternatives you provide.

Invite feedback about specific barriers when possible and correct the lesson itself, not merely its description. Arte Soft publishes Reel; this guide offers a practical production approach and does not claim that using a recorder or adding captions guarantees compliance with an accessibility standard.