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Notational Conventions
The following subsections describe notational conventions used in this document.
Notes, Notices, Cautions, and Warnings
Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in
bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, notices, cautions, and warnings,
and they are used as follows:
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your system.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either potential damage to hardware or loss of
data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates either potential damage to hardware or
loss of data and tells you how to avoid the problem.
WARNING: A WARNING indicates the potential for bodily harm and tells
you how to avoid the problem.
Some warnings may appear in alternate formats and may be unaccompanied by an
icon. In such cases, the specific presentation of the warning is mandated by regula-
tory authority.
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:
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Keycaps , the labeling that appears on the keys on a keyboard, are enclosed in
angle brackets.
Example: <Enter>
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Key combinations are series of keys to be pressed simultaneously (unless other-
wise indicated) to perform a single function.
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Example: <Ctrl><Alt><Enter>
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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.”
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Filenames and directory names are presented in lowercase bold.
Examples: autoexec.bat and c:\windows