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Combine Screenshots into a Grid for Technical Documentation

Technical documentation lives or dies by its visuals. A single grid showing input, command, and output teaches a developer in seconds: faster than paragraphs of prose and separate screenshot attachments.

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Developer documentation needs to communicate input, process, and output simultaneously. A Strip of 3 grid (code → terminal → result) maps exactly to how developers think.

For API docs, use 2×2: request (top-left), response (top-right), auth (bottom-left), error handling (bottom-right). For CLI tools: install → usage → output. For onboarding: file structure → config → first run → dashboard.

Keep all screenshots in dark theme for readability on dark-background platforms like GitHub. Use consistent font size (14–16px).

How to Do It: Step by Step

  1. 1

    Plan your doc grid story

    What's the input-process-output? Code → terminal → result, or request → response → UI.

  2. 2

    Capture at consistent size

    Same terminal width, same editor font size, same zoom level.

  3. 3

    Open MergeFrame

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  4. 4

    Choose Strip of 3 or 2×2 layout

    Strip of 3 for workflows, 2×2 for API references.

  5. 5

    Export and embed

    Download PNG at 1920px. Embed in README, wiki, Notion, or Confluence.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Screenshots or code blocks?

Both. Code blocks for copy-paste, screenshots for visual context. A grid gives readers both.

Best format for API docs?

2×2: request, response, auth headers, error response: the four things every API consumer needs.

Works with static site generators?

Yes. Export PNG, place in /static/img/, reference in Markdown/MDX.

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