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Typeface Conventions
Not all of the following conventions may appear within this manual,
however, refer to this listing whenever you encounter on of the special font
characters.
Italics
•
Used to emphasize important information:
Use this software only with the HP 8517B Test Set.
•
Used for the title of a publication:
Refer to the HP 8517B S-Parameter Test Set Manual
•
Used to indicate a variable:
Type
LOAD BIN
filename.
Instrument Display
•
Used to show on-screen prompts and messages that you will see on the
display of an instrument:
The HP 8517B will display the message
CAL1 SAVED
.
Keycap
•
Used for labeled keys on the front panel of an instrument or on a
computer keyboard:
Press
[Return]
.
Softkey
•
Used for simulated keys that appear on an instrument display:
Press
{Prior Menu}
.
User Entry
•
Used to indicate text that you will enter using the computer keyboard;
text shown in this typeface must be typed exactly as printed:
Type
LOAD PARMFILE
•
Used for examples of programming code:
#endif // ifndef NO_CLASS
Path Name
•
Used for a subdirectory name or file path:
Edit the file
usr/local/bin/sample.txt
Computer Display
•
Used to show messages, prompts, and window labels that appear on a
computer monitor:
The
Edit Parameters
window will appear on the screen.
•
Used for menus, lists, dialog boxes, and button boxes on a computer
monitor from which you make selections using the mouse or keyboard:
Double-click
EXIT
to quit the program.