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Fast-track Summaries

When writing for novices, you often need to provide complete step-by-step instructions. While this level of detail may be appropriate for novices, experts will not want to wade through all the detail. In this situation, you can provide a fast-track summary—a high-level summary with most of the detail left out—so that experts can quickly get the key information.

Fast-track summaries must be separated from the text and easy to pick out. They are often identified with an icon.