How to Create Step-by-Step Guides with Iorad

Iorad is a tutorial builder that captures your screen and automatically turns every click into a written step, so you can create interactive software guides without writing documentation by hand. If you have ever recorded a screen and then spent an hour typing instructions, Iorad removes that work. This tutorial walks you through capturing, editing, and sharing your first interactive walkthrough.

What You Need Before You Start

All you need is a browser, the Iorad extension, and a task you want to document such as onboarding a new user into your app. Decide the starting point and the ending point of the flow in advance. A clean test account, free of clutter or popups, will produce a much more polished guide.

Step 1: Install the Capture Extension

Install the Iorad browser extension and sign in to your account. The extension records clicks, typing, and navigation in the tab you choose. Grant the permissions it requests for screen capture so that steps appear automatically. Once installed, pin it to your toolbar for quick access.

Step 2: Record Your Workflow

Open the page where the process begins, start a new capture in Iorad, and simply perform the task normally. Every click becomes a screenshot with a highlight box and a plain language instruction. Do not worry about perfection on the first pass; you will refine wording and screenshots afterward. When you finish, stop the capture and let it generate the draft.

Step 3: Edit Steps and Text

Review each generated step and rewrite instructions in your own voice. Add context where a step assumes knowledge, remove anything irrelevant, and merge duplicate steps. In Iorad you can crop screenshots, move the highlight, reorder steps, and mark certain steps as important. Clear, imperative sentences such as click Save work far better than vague descriptions.

Step 4: Add Interactivity and Branching

Interactive mode lets a learner follow along by highlighting exactly where to click, and the guide can even detect mistakes and nudge them back on track. Use branching when a process differs by user type or role, so each learner sees only the path relevant to them. This is what makes an Iorad guide feel like a coach rather than a PDF.

Step 5: Brand and Publish

Apply your logo, colors, and intro screen so the guide matches your product. Then publish it as a shareable link, embed it in your help center, or export it as a document or PDF. Iorad analytics show which steps people abandon, which is a goldmine for spotting confusing parts of your interface.

Step 6: Maintain Your Guides

Software changes, and so should your documentation. When your UI updates, re-record only the affected steps and republish the same link, so every existing embed and bookmark stays current. Set a reminder to audit your most viewed Iorad guides each quarter.

Conclusion

Iorad collapses the gap between doing a task and documenting it. Install the extension, record the flow, edit the generated steps, add interactivity, brand and publish, then keep guides fresh. Follow that loop and your team will spend minutes, not hours, turning a process into clear instructions anyone can follow.

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