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Estimated time: 20–30 minutes Suggested source: TextEdit with harmless sample text

This test follows Lyreline's main story:

Capture → Organize → Procedure → Review → Publish

Before starting, open TextEdit and create a small fictional document—for example, a three-item office checklist. Do not use confidential information.

1. Capture

  1. Open Lyreline and briefly notice the Welcome and Library areas. Do not open Help yet unless you need it.
  2. Choose New Capture Session.
  3. Enter a meaningful session title, such as TextEdit Checklist Test.
  4. Choose Choose Application or Window, then select the exact TextEdit window with Apple's system picker.
  5. If macOS requests Screen Recording permission, grant it. If Lyreline says a restart is required, quit and reopen Lyreline, then select the window again.
  6. Choose Start Session. Confirm the workspace shows Recording.
  7. Choose Screenshot, give the moment a useful title and note, and save it. Lyreline should capture only after this request; it should not record continuously.
  8. Change the harmless TextEdit content and capture two or three more meaningful moments. Try one Step or Note moment as well as screenshots.
  9. Choose Pause. Capture actions should become unavailable while the session visibly shows Paused.
  10. Choose Resume, then capture one more moment.
  11. Choose Save and Continue Later. The Capture Session should remain a Draft while its separate capture state shows Paused.

Capture checkpoint

Make a short note:

  • Did you know what to do next?
  • Were Capture Session, Recording, Pause, and Screenshot understandable?
  • Was any control difficult to find?
  • Did the permission explanation tell you enough?

2. Organize and continue

  1. From the Capture Session review screen, inspect the captured moments.
  2. Edit at least one moment title or note.
  3. Reorder two moments if the order is not ideal.
  4. Confirm the moments you want are selected as Include in Procedure.
  5. Choose Add Written Step and add one short instruction without an image.
  6. Optionally choose Import Image and add a harmless local image. Skip this if you do not have an appropriate test image.
  7. Navigate elsewhere in Lyreline, then return to Capture Sessions and open the same session.
  8. Choose Continue Capture Session.
  9. Select the current TextEdit window again, enter a title under Next Captured Moment, and choose Capture Named Moment. The new moment should appear in the existing session without losing prior work.

Organize checkpoint

  • Did pausing, leaving, returning, and continuing make sense?
  • Did you capture too much or too little?
  • Was ordering and Include in Procedure understandable?
  • Did anything behave differently than expected?

3. Create the Procedure

  1. Return to the Capture Session review screen.
  2. Choose Create Procedure…. If the session is already linked, use Update Procedure or Open Procedure as shown.
  3. Give the Procedure a clear title and complete the creation form.
  4. Review the generated sections and steps.
  5. Edit at least one step title, instruction, or expected result.
  6. If more than one section is present, try moving a section or step. Do not spend time creating a complex document for this baseline.

Procedure checkpoint

  • Was the difference between a Capture Session and a Procedure clear?
  • Did the generated structure match the captured sequence?
  • Were editing and reordering easy to discover?
  • Did Lyreline provide enough explanation?

4. Edit and review a presentation

  1. Return to the linked Capture Session if needed and open a screenshot in Capture Presentation.
  2. Make a small outer Crop that does not remove important content.
  3. Add one Highlight around a harmless control or phrase.
  4. Add one Numbered Callout and confirm its number and leader are readable.
  5. Add a Redact area over fictional text so you can verify the effect without exposing real information.
  6. Undo one edit, then redo it.
  7. Switch to Document Preview. Editor outlines should disappear while the crop, highlight, callout, and redaction remain.
  8. Save the presentation.
  9. Choose Review for Publication from the Capture Session. For each queued presentation, choose Approve for Export when it is ready or Needs Changes when it is not. Approval prepares the presentation for output; it does not itself publish the Capture Session or Procedure.

Review checkpoint

  • Were the editing tools understandable?
  • Did Undo, Redo, and Document Preview behave as expected?
  • Was Publication Review helpful or confusing?
  • Could you tell what still required attention?

5. Preview and publish

  1. Open the Procedure and choose Document Preview.
  2. Confirm the section order, step numbering, instructions, expected results, and edited image look suitable for another person.
  3. Choose Export PDF….
  4. Keep the default settings or choose Standard image quality, select a harmless destination, and export.
  5. Open the PDF. Check page order, readable text, image orientation, callout placement, redaction coverage, and page breaks.
  6. If practical, return to Capture Presentation and use Export Combined PNG… for one edited image. Open the PNG and compare it with Document Preview.
  7. Save the Capture Session or Procedure. If you want a restorable backup, use the Archive commands to create a .lyrelinearchive at a location you choose.

Publish checkpoint

  • Was the final output something you would send to another person?
  • Did the result match Document Preview?
  • Did the workflow feel unnecessarily complicated?
  • What did Lyreline save you from doing manually?

The most important question

At any point, did you know what you wanted Lyreline to do next but could not tell how to make it do it?

If yes, record:

  • where you were;
  • what you were trying to accomplish;
  • what you expected to find;
  • what you eventually did, if anything.

Documentation discovery

Now consider the guidance rather than the workflow itself:

  • Did you notice Lyreline had Help?
  • Did you know where to find it?
  • Did you use Quick Start, the User Guide, or Support?
  • Did the Help answer your question?
  • What topic was missing or too technical?

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