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Conventions

Text conventions

You will find the following text conventions in this document.

Convention

Usage

Boldface text

Indicates menu items, command buttons, options, field names, and hyperlinks.
Bold text is also used for notes and other secondary information in tables (for example, Result).

Fixed-width text

Indicates folder names, file names, operating system commands, and URLs. Also indicates examples and anything that you must type exactly as it appears.
For example: If you are asked to type show eversion, then you would type all the characters exactly as shown in the fixed-width font.

Italic text

Indicates variables, including variable text that is used in the following ways:

In the syntax of OLAP DML commands to indicate arguments or parameters.

When dialog boxes or their components are unlabeled or have labels that change dynamically based on their current context. The wording of variable text does not exactly match what you see on your screen.

Italic type is also used for emphasis, for new terms, and for titles of documents.

Underlined text

Indicates a default value in descriptions of OLAP DML syntax.

UPPERCASE text

Indicates Express commands and objects and acronyms.

Convention	Usage
Boldface text	Indicates menu items, command buttons, options, field names, and hyperlinks. Bold text is also used for notes and other secondary information in tables (for example, Result).
`Fixed-width` text	Indicates folder names, file names, operating system commands, and URLs. Also indicates examples and anything that you must type exactly as it appears. For example: If you are asked to type `show` `eversion`, then you would type all the characters exactly as shown in the fixed-width font.
Italic text	Indicates variables, including variable text that is used in the following ways: In the syntax of OLAP DML commands to indicate arguments or parameters. When dialog boxes or their components are unlabeled or have labels that change dynamically based on their current context. The wording of variable text does not exactly match what you see on your screen. Italic type is also used for emphasis, for new terms, and for titles of documents.
Underlined text	Indicates a default value in descriptions of OLAP DML syntax.
UPPERCASE text	Indicates Express commands and objects and acronyms.

Mouse usage

Always use the left mouse button unless you are specifically instructed to use the right mouse button.

The term "left mouse button" refers to the dominant button. If you have reconfigured your mouse to reverse the functions of the left and right buttons, then you will need to use the reverse button when you follow the procedures in this manual.

Formats for key combinations and sequences

Key combinations and key sequences appear in the following formats.

IF you see the format . . . THEN . . .

Key1+Key2,

press and hold down the first key while you press the second key.
For example: "Press Alt+Tab" means to press and hold down the Alt key while you press the Tab key.

Key1, Key2,

press and release the keys one after the other.
For example: "Press Alt, F, O" means to press and release the Alt key, press and release the F key, then press and release the O key.