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The following typographical conventions are used in this
book:
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Boldface
-
indicates a keyboard command,
such as
Enter. -
Constant width -
indicates
command-line computer output, code examples, and
keyboard accelerators (See "Keyboard Accelerators" later
in this section). -
Constant width italic -
indicates variables in
examples. -
Constant width bold -
indicates user input in
examples. -
Italic
-
introduces new terms and
indicates URLs or user-defined files and directories,
commands, command options, file extensions, filenames,
directory or folder names, and pathnames.
I use a shorthand notation to indicate paths. Instead of
writing "Click on the Start menu, then click on Find, then
Files or Folders," I write: Start  Find Files
or Folders. I distinguish menus, dialog boxes, buttons, or
other GUI elements only when the context would otherwise be
unclear. Simply look for the GUI element whose label
matches an element of the path.
In a keyboard accelerator (such as
Ctrl-Alt-Del), a dash indicates that the keys
should be held down simultaneously, whereas a space means
that the keys should be pressed sequentially. For example,
Ctrl-Esc indicates that the
Ctrl and
Esc
keys should be held down simultaneously; whereas
Ctrl Esc means that the
Ctrl and
Esc keys should
be pressed sequentially.
Where a keyboard accelerator contains an uppercase
letter, you should not type the
Shift
key unless it's given explicitly. For example,
Ctrl-C indicates that you should press the
Ctrl and
C
keys;
Ctrl-Shift-C indicates that you
should press the
Ctrl,
Shift, and
C
keys.
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