How to do something. Literally an introduction followed by a step by step procedure.

Checklist

• One paragraph to explain what you are doing
• Procedure captured as a sequence of steps
• Don't waste time with a screen snaps; link to the reference section
• Don't waste time with a description; link to the concept section
• Don't name the page "How to add a shapefile layer", be positive "Adding a shapefile layer"
• Wait for the user list to ask How and the describe with a tasks page

Good examples

• Selection using Attributes
• Adding features from PostGIS

Comments

Task topics tell users how to do something. Users who access task topics typically are focused on the job at hand, so provide them with a procedural presentation of the information they require. Task descriptions are step-by-step instructions for performing specific actions and tasks in the platform. For example, the Tasks section contains step-by-step instructions for creating a repository location, and for importing a file from the file system into the workbench.

Task topics are comprised of the following sections:

• A brief introductory section, which helps orient the user to the task.
• A procedure, which is a series of steps that describes how to accomplish a specific goal.

Use links to direct the user to related information; task topics do not provide conceptual information or present reference material.