Typographical Conventions
The following list defines (where appropriate) and illustrates typographical conven- tions used as visual cues for specific elements of text throughout this document:
•Interface components are window titles, button and icon names, menu names and selections, and other options that appear on the monitor screen or display. They are presented in bold.
Example: Click OK.
•Keycaps are labels that appear on the keys on a keyboard. They are enclosed in angle brackets.
Example: <Enter>
•Key combinations are series of keys to be pressed simultaneously (unless other- wise indicated) to perform a single function.
Example: <Ctrl><Alt><Enter>
•Commands presented in lowercase bold are for reference purposes only and are not intended to be typed when referenced.
Example: “Use the format command to . . . .”
In contrast, commands presented in the Courier New font are part of an instruc- tion and intended to be typed.
Example: “Type format a: to format the diskette in drive A.”
•Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold. Examples: autoexec.bat and c:\windows
•Screen text is a message or text that you are instructed to type as part of a com- mand (referred to as a command line). Screen text is presented in the Courier New font.
Example: The following message appears on your screen:
No boot device available
Example: “Type md c:\programs and press <Enter>.”
•Variables are placeholders for which you substitute a value. They are presented in italics.
Example: DIMM_x (where x represents the DIMM socket designation)
xi
