How-to Guide
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.
Try MergeFrame (Free)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
Plan your doc grid story
What's the input-process-output? Code → terminal → result, or request → response → UI.
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Capture at consistent size
Same terminal width, same editor font size, same zoom level.
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Open MergeFrame
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Choose Strip of 3 or 2×2 layout
Strip of 3 for workflows, 2×2 for API references.
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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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