1.5 Conventions Used in this Guide

Table 1-1 Conventions Used in this Guide

Convention Meaning
Italics
  • Names of books, chapters, and sections as references
  • Emphasis
Bold
  • Object of an action (menu names, field names, options, button names) in a step-by-step procedure
  • Commands typed at a prompt
  • User input
Monospace
  • Directories and subdirectories
  • File names and extensions
  • Process names
  • Code sample, including keywords and variables within text and as separate paragraphs, and user defined program elements within text
<Variable> Substitute input value