Putting the stand together is mostly intuitive luckily since the drawings on the directions (no words) were not helpful. The arrows on the legs helped. It does hold a large pad of paper and is steady when removing a page.
Unfortunately the legs would not extend all of the way when trying to extend them (even though I was properly doing them). As I attempted to re-insert the legs two of the three would not insert all of the way back in This was very poorly constructed. I will be returning mine for a refund.
The easel worked well while it was up. When I went to take it down after first use one of the telescoping legs would not unscrew. It wasn’t bent and it wouldn’t budge. Had to return it.
I bought two of these easels for a presentation and both fell apart on the first use. The legs are designed correctly and they collapse or fall apart easily. I do not recommend this item.
One of the challenges with all of the Staples easels I have purchased is that the pegs do not fit a standard flip chart and are unusable. This easel is also much less sturdy than I had expected.