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Conventions
Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used
throughout this guide.
Table 1
Notice Icons
Icon
Notice Type
Description
Information note
Important features or instructions
Caution
Information to alert you to potential damage to a
program, system, or device
Warning
Information to alert you to potential personal injury
Table 2
Text Conventions
Convention
Description
Commands
The word “command” means you must enter the
command exactly as shown in text and press the Return or
Enter key. Example:
To launch the DOS diagnostics, enter the following
command:
a: install
Screen displays
This typeface represents information as it appears on the
screen.
The words “enter”
and “type”
When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must
type something, and then press the Return or Enter key.
Do not press the Return or Enter key when an instruction
simply says “type.”
Menu commands
and
buttons
Menu commands or button names appear in italics.
Example:
From the
Help
menu, select
Contents
.
Words in
italicized
type
Italics emphasize a point or denote new terms at the place
where they are defined in the text.
Words in
bold-face
type
Bold text denotes key features.
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