Abstract: A system and method for creating multimedia templated instructional sequences for easy assembly or installation of consumer or other products. The assembly or installation process is divided into separate sequential discrete steps. Each discrete step in the overall process is described using multimedia visual and textual information, so that a title for the activity is created, the tools for performing the activity are identified, the location context where the activity should be performed is documented, the activity is described in detail using three steps or less, and any additional activity, such as helpful hints, is also documented. The visual/textual description for all discrete steps in the overall process is assembled into a user-friendly instructional template.