The Coaching Manual consists of six parts:

• Before you start - how to prepare yourself and maximise your palaeographical performance.
• Letter Finder - a compendium of letter forms in Scottish documents.
• Numbers - examples of numbers, Roman numerals and dates.
• Problem Solver - a device which helps you when you get stuck reading a document.
• Bibliography - books on palaeography, Scots dictionaries, legal glossaries etc to buy, beg or borrow.
• Links - other online palaeography help.