xStack®
Intended Readers
The xStack®
Typographical Conventions
Convention | Description |
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[ ] | In a command line, square brackets indicate an optional entry. For example: [copy |
| filename] means that optionally you can type copy followed by the name of the file. Do |
| not type the brackets. |
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Bold font | Indicates a button, a toolbar icon, menu, or menu item. For example: Open the File |
| menu and choose Cancel. Used for emphasis. May also indicate system messages or |
| prompts appearing on screen. For example: You have mail. Bold font is also used to |
| represent filenames, program names and commands. For example: use the copy |
| command. |
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Boldface Typewriter | Indicates commands and responses to prompts that must be typed exactly as printed in |
Font | the manual. |
Initial capital letter | Indicates a window name. Names of keys on the keyboard have initial capitals. For |
| example: Click Enter. |
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Italics | Indicates a window name or a field. Also can indicate a variables or parameter that is |
| replaced with an appropriate word or string. For example: type filename means that the |
| actual filename should be typed instead of the word shown in italic. |
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Menu Name > Menu | Menu Name > Menu Option Indicates the menu structure. Device > Port > Port |
Option | Properties means the Port Properties menu option under the Port menu option that is |
| located under the Device menu. |
Notes, Notices, and Cautions
A NOTE indicates important information that helps make better use of the device.
A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of data and tells how to avoid the problem.
A CAUTION indicates a potential for property damage, personal injury, or death.
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