Pictures are a great way to illustrate a point. To bad they are not used more then they are. As the old saying goes, A picture is worth a thousand words. Even the computer became more popular, when the graphical interface came about. The basics of communication started with pictures thousands of years ago. To some people though, it is a lesser form of communication. Myself, I like to keep learning simple. You make a good point, if more authors did write and do at the same time. I do believe we would have better manuals. Even if they would do what they write. At least then they may catch their mistakes, like the disappearing figure. There is one more choice for on screen manuals, although more expensive. You can use two monitors, and span two applications. It would only be worth the added expense, if a person does a lot of multitasking. Sorry it took so long to get back to you, its been busy lately.