Chapter 1 About This Guide; Conventions - 3Com Switch 7700 Installation Manual

Chapter 1 About This Guide

This guide describes the 3Com
software, and maintain software and hardware. This guide also provides troubleshooting and support information
for your Switch 7700 system.

1.1. Conventions

Table 1 and Table 2 list conventions that are used throughout this guide.
Table 1 Notice Icons
Icon
Information note
Caution
Warning
Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention
Screen displays
Keyboard key names
The words "enter" and type"
Words in italics
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Notice Type
Information that describes important features or instructions.
Information that alerts you to potential loss of data or potential damage to an
application, system, or device.
Information that alerts you to potential personal injury.
This typeface represents information as it appears on the screen.
If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the key names are linked with a plus sign (+), for
example:
Press Ctrl+Alt+Del
When you see the word "enter" in this guide, you must type something, and then press Return or Enter.
Do not press Return or Enter when an instruction simply says "type."
Italics are used to:
- Emphasize a point.
- Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in the text.
- Identify menu names, menu commands, and software button names. Examples:
From the Help menu, select Contents.
Click OK.
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