Conventions used in this guide, Choose and select – Avid Technology DIGI 1 User Manual

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Digi 001 Quick Start Guide

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Conventions Used in This Guide

Digidesign guides use the following conventions to indicate menu choices and key
commands:

The following symbols are used to highlight important information:

User Tips are helpful hints for getting the most from your system.

Important Notices include information that could affect your data or the perfor-

mance of your system.

Cross References point to related sections in other Digidesign guides.

Choose and Select

The words “choose” and “select” are often interchangeable in conversational english. In
this guide, however, there is a distinction between the two terms.

Select

When the guide instructs you to

select

something, it stays selected. This is the case

with dialog box options and menu items that enable or disable an option.

Choose

When the guide instructs you to

choose

something, a one-time action is performed.

This is the case with most menu commands; they perform their chosen action only once.

Convention

Action

File > Save Session

Choose Save Session from the File menu

Control+N

While pressing the Control key, press the N key

Option-click

While pressing the Option key, click the mouse button

Right-click (Windows)

Click with the right mouse button

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