When to Use a How Do I

Use a How Do I to provide step-wise instruction about how to complete a process or task. 

The subtitles of a How Do I should consist of the major steps or milestones in the process being described. These subtitle should be short. You should use the details field to describe the nuances of each step.

How Do I's can be formatted as accordions, numbered steps or bullet lists. 

  • Accordion: The subtitle of each step is displayed as clickable text (styled as a sub-heading). When the subtitle is clicked on a section is either expanded or collapsed to reveal or hide the details associated with that subtitle.

  • Numbered Steps: Best used for processes that have to be completed sequentially.

  • Bullet List: Used for processes where the order of completion doesn't matter.