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• Key combinations are series of keys to be pressed
simultaneously (unless otherwise indicated) to per-
form a single function.
Example: <CTRL><ALT><DEL>
• All items on a menu screen are presented in the
ARIAL font and in uppercase bold.
Example: SETUP PASSWORD category
• Commands presented in lowercase bold are for refer-
ence purposes only and are not intended to be typed
at that particular point in the discussion.
Example: “Use the format command to . . . .”
In contrast, commands presented in the Courier
New font are intended to be typed as part of an
instruction.
Example: “Type to format the diskette in
drive A.”
• Filenames and directory names are presented in
lowercase bold.
Example: autoexec.bat and c:\windows
• Syntax lines consist of a command and all its possi-
ble parameters. Commands are displayed in
lowercase bold; variable parameters (those for which
you substitute a value) are displayed in lowercase
italics; constant parameters are displayed in lower-
case bold. The brackets indicate items that are
optional.
Example: del [drive:] [path]filename [/p]
• Command lines consist of a command and may
include one or more of the command’s possible
parameters. Command lines are presented in the
Courier New font.
Example:
• Screen text is text that appears on the screen of your
monitor or display. It can be a system message, for
example, or it can be text that you are instructed to
type as part of a command (referred to as a command
line). Screen text is presented in the Courier New
font.
Example: “Type , and then press
<ENTER>.”
Example: The following message appears on your
screen:
No boot device available
• Variables are symbols for which you substitute a
value. They are presented in italics.
Example: DIMMn (where n represents the DIMM
number)
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