Typographical Conventions
The documentation uses the following typographical conventions:
Convention
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Indicates...
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italic type
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Cross-references to other guides or tasks in other guides for which a hyperlink
cannot be provided.
For example, See Infrastructure User's Guide: User Tasks: Getting Help: Getting
Contextual Help
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interface entity type
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All interface entities (commands, dialog box options, named specification tree components,
keyboard keys, etc.).
Typical examples:
- Select Tools > Options...
- Click Reverse Direction
- Press Ctrl+C to copy the file
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>
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A menu item. For example, Select Tools > Options... means select the
Options... item from the Tools menu.
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code type
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Input data, variables and code entered in a Command Prompt window, and error messages.
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Site Map links
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Links in the site map do not follow the standard convention for textual links used
in this documentation: they are not underlined.
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Important notes, tips and warnings appear as follows:
Mouse Terminology
The 3-button mouse is recommended for usability reasons.
How you use the mouse depends on the type of action you need to perform.
Use this mouse button...
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Whenever you read...
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- Select (menu commands, geometry in graphics area, dialog box options and tabs,
etc.)
- Click (toolbar commands, dialog box command buttons, selection of a location in
the window, etc.)
- Double-click
- Shift-click
- Ctrl-click
- Drag
- Drag and drop (icons onto objects, objects onto objects)
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- Right-click (to select shortcut menu items)
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