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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		Risk to personal safety, system damage, or loss of data
	Warning		Risk of severe personal injury
Table 2	Text Conventions
Convention		Description
Commands		This typeface means you must enter the command
		exactly as shown in text and press the Return or Enter
		key. Example:
			CO IS AUTO IPX
		Commands are not case-sensitive.
Screen displays		This typeface represents information as it appears on
		the screen.
The words “enter”		When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must
and “type”		type something, and then press the Return or Enter key.
		Do not press the Return or Enter key when an
		instruction simply says “type.”
[Key] names		Key names appear in text in one of two ways:
		■	Referred to by their labels, such as “the Return key”
			or “the Escape key”
		■	Written with brackets, such as [Return] or [Esc].
		If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the
		key names are linked with a plus sign (+). Example:
			Press [Ctrl]+[Alt]+[Del].
Words in italicized		Italics emphasize a point or denote new terms at the
type		place where they are defined in the text.
Words in bold-face		Bold text denotes key features.
type