Conventions
Conventions
This manual uses the following text formats and symbols.
Convention
Meaning
Bold
This font indicates screen elements, and also indicates when you should take a direct action in a procedure.
Bold font describes one of the following items:
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A command or character to type, or
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A button or option on the screen to press, or
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A key on the keyboard to press
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A screen element or name
blue color text
Indicates a hyperlink to a URL, or a cross-reference to a figure, table, or section in this guide.
Regular italic font
Indicates a new term.
<text>
Indicates a variable.
The following items are used to indicate important information.
NOTE
Indicates a note. Notes call attention to any item of information that may be of special importance.
TIP
Indicates an alternate method of performing a task.
Indicates a caution. A caution contains information essential to avoid damage to the system. A
caution can pertain to hardware or software.
Indicates a warning. A warning contains information that advises users that failure to avoid a
specific action could result in physical harm to the user or to the hardware.
5
Preface
