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Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual:
bold Bold text denotes a parameter, menu item, return value, function
panel item, or dialog box button or option.
italic Italic text denotes emphasis, a cross reference, or an introduction to
a key concept.
bold italic Bold italic text denotes a note, caution, or warning.
monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should literally
enter from the keyboard. Sections of code, programming
examples, and syntax examples also appear in this font. This font
also is used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories,
programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, variables,
filenames, and extensions, and for statements and comments taken
from program code.

italic monospace

Italic text in this font denotes that you must supply the appropriate
words or values in the place of these items.
< > Angle brackets enclose the name of a key. A hyphen between two
or more key names enclosed in angle brackets denotes that you
should simultaneously press the named keys–for example,
<Ctrl-Alt-Delete>.
» The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog
box options to a final action. The sequence
File » Page Setup » Options » Substitute Fonts
directs you to pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup
item, select Options, and finally select the Substitute Fonts
option from the last dialog box.
paths Paths in this manual are denoted using backslashes (\) to
separate drive names, directories, and files, as in
drivename\dir1name\dir2name\myfile
IEEE 488, IEEE 488 and IEEE 488.2 refer to the ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.1-1987, IEEE 488.2
and the ANSI/IEEE Standard 488.2-1992, respectively, which define the GPIB.
Abbreviations, acronyms, metric prefixes, mnemonics, symbols, and terms are listed in the
Glossary.