10
A
BOUT
T
HIS
G
UIDE
Conventions
The following tables list conventions that are used
throughout this guide.
Year 2000 Compliance
For information on Year 2000 compliance and 3Com
products, visit the 3Com Year 2000 Web page:
http://www.3com.com/products/yr2000.html
Icon
Notice Type
Description
Information note
Information that describes important features
or instructions
Caution
Information that alerts you to potential loss of
data or potential damage to an application,
system, or device
Warning
Information that alerts you to potential
personal injury
Convention
Description
Screen displays
This typeface represents information as it appears on
the screen.
Commands
The word “command” means that you must enter the
command exactly as shown and then press Return or
Enter. Commands appear in bold. Example:
To launch the DOS diagnostics program, enter the
following command:
a: install
The words “enter”
and “type”
When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you
must type something, and then press Return or Enter.
Do not press Return or Enter when an instruction simply
says “type.”
Words in
italics
Italics are used to:
■
Emphasize a point.
■
Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in
the text.
■
Identify menu names, menu commands, and software
button names. Examples:
From the
Help
menu, select
Contents
.
Click
OK
.
book Page 10 Thursday, July 29, 1999 12:23 PM
