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NI-488.2M UM for Windows NT
Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual.
bold
Bold text denotes menu items and dialog box buttons or
options.
bold italic
Bold italic text denotes a note, caution, or warning.
italic
Italic text denotes emphasis, cross references, field names, or
an introduction to a key concept.
monospace
Text in this font denotes text or characters that you enter from
the keyboard. Sections of code, programming examples, and
syntax examples also appear in this font. This font is also
used for the proper name of disk drives, paths, directories,
device names, variables, and for statements taken from
program code.
bold monospace
Bold text in this font denotes the messages and responses that
the computer automatically prints to the screen.
italic monospace
Italic text in this font denotes that you must supply the
appropriate words or values in the place of these items.
< >
Angle brackets enclose the name of a key on the keyboard–for
example, <PageDown>.
-
A hyphen between two or more key names enclosed in angle
brackets denotes that you should simultaneously press the
named keys–for example, <Control-C>.
IEEE 488 and
IEEE 488 and IEEE 488.2 are used throughout this manual
IEEE 488.2
to refer to the ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.1-1987 and the
ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2 -1992, respectively, which define
the GPIB.
Abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols, and terms are listed in
the Glossary.
