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Conventions
 
Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used 
throughout this guide.
 
Table 1   
 
Notice Icons
 
Icon Notice Type Description
 
Information note Important features or instructions
Caution Information to alert you to potential damage to a 
program, system, or device
Warning Information to alert you to potential personal injury
 
Table 2   
 
Text Conventions 
 
Convention Description
 
Commands
 
The word “command” means you must enter the 
command exactly as shown in text and press the Return or 
Enter key. Example:
To launch the DOS diagnostics, enter the following 
command:
 
a: install
 
Screen displays
 
This typeface represents information as it appears on the 
screen.
The words “enter” 
and “type”
When you see the word “enter” in this guide, you must 
type something, and then press the Return or Enter key. 
Do not press the Return or Enter key when an instruction 
simply says “type.”
 
Menu commands
 
 and 
 
buttons
 
Menu commands or button names appear in italics. 
Example:
From the 
 
Help
 
 menu, select 
 
Contents
 
.
Words in italicized 
type
Italics emphasize a point or denote new terms at the place 
where they are defined in the text. 
Words in bold-face 
type
Bold text denotes key features.
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