3Com 3500 Tabl e 3 Text Conventions

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Tabl e 3 Text Conventions
Convention Description
Screen displays This typeface represents information as it appears on the
screen.
Command The word “command” means that you enter the command
exactly as shown in the text and then press Return or Enter.
Commands appear in bold. Example:
To set flow control, e nter the following command:
ethernet flowControl
This guide always gives the full form of a command.
However, you can abbreviate commands by entering just
enough characters to distinguish one command from
another similar command, as shown in “Valid Minimum
Abbreviations” under each command description.
Commands are not case sensitive.
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 Return or Enter when an instruction simply says
“type.”
Keyboard key names If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key
names are linked with a plus sign (+). Example:
Press Ctrl+C.
Words in italics Italics are used to:
■Emphasize a point
■Denote a new term when it is defined in text