Text Conventions

Bold Bold type indicates verbs, functions, and parameters that you can use in a program or at a command prompt.
Italics Italic type indicates the following things:
  • A variable that you supply a value for.
  • The names of window controls, such as lists, check boxes, entry fields, push buttons, and menu choices. They appear in the text as they appear in the window.
  • Book titles.
  • A letter is being used as a letter or a word is being used as a word. Example: When you see an a, make sure it is not supposed to be an an.
Bold italics Bold italic type is used to emphasize a word.
UPPERCASE Uppercase indicates constants, file names, keywords, and options that you can use in a program or at a command prompt. You can enter these values in uppercase or lowercase.
Example type Example type indicates information that you are instructed to type at a command prompt or in a window.