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<pattern collection="welie" patternID="guided-tour" xmlns="http://www.welie.com/plml" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.welie.com/plml.xsd">

<name>Guided Tour</name>
<author>Martijn van Welie</author>
<problem>Users need to learn about how they can do 'something'
</problem>


<context>The site has uncommon features or deals with the usage of non-website related stuff. For example, when users have to learn about using a machine or performing maintenance.
</context>

<illustration><img src="images/guided-tour-orange.png" border="1"/><br/>From 
<a href="http://www.orange.co.uk">www.orange.co.uk</a><br/> 
</illustration>

<pattlet>Show users how to do it in several interactive steps
</pattlet>


<solution>A guided tour is a <pattern-link patternID="wizard"/>-type of thing. The thing that is to be learned is taught is several main steps that are listed so that the users can understand this. The users can select a step and read/see all about this step. To make the learning experience even stronger, users can interact in each step and 'perform' some actions that simulate real usage.
</solution>

<rationale>This is to closest thing to having somebody sit next to you and go through a complex thing.
</rationale>

<example><img src="#"/>
</example>

<uses>http://www.palm.com/products/family.epl
</uses>

<references>
</references>
</pattern>

