Information Conventions

The following conventions are used in this guide to describe the different types of data that appear on your screen.

Menus	A menu is a list of options, usually
	numbered in sequential order, that
	appears on your screen or is spoken.
	By selecting an option, you can access
	a submenu or a form.
Forms	Forms that appear on your screen
	are similar to the paper forms. Forms
	appear when you enter or edit data for
	the database. They contain information
	that you can change and blanks for you
	to provide new information.
Fields	The areas in a form where you change
	or provide information.
Choice List	In some forms, in addition to the cursor
	highlighting a field, a list of logical
	choices appears on the screen for
	that field. This list may show previously
	entered data or the default values for
	the field.
Window	A box of text that appears on the screen
	for informational purposes. A typical
	information window instructs you to
	perform a certain action, such as press
	any Key to Continue. No data is
	entered in a window.

AT&T 2.1.1 manual Information Conventions