Typographical Conventions - Dell PowerProtect DM5500 Installation Manual

Typographical conventions

Table 2. Typographical conventions
Bold
Italic
Monospace
Monospace italic
Monospace bold
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Where to find product documentation
● The Customer Support
● The Community Network
Where to get support
The Customer Support website provides access to product licensing, documentation, advisories, downloads, and how-to and
troubleshooting information. The information can enable you to resolve a product issue before you contact Customer Support.
To access a product-specific page:
1. Go to the Customer Support
2. In the search box, type a product name, and then from the list that appears, select the product.
Support library
The support library contains applicable solutions that you can search for either by solution number (for example, KB000xxxxxx)
or by keyword.
To search the support library:
1. Go to the Customer Support
2. On the Support tab, click Support Library.
3. In the search box, type either the solution number or keywords. Optionally, you can limit the search to specific products by
typing a product name in the search box, and then selecting the product from the list that appears.
Service requests
To obtain in-depth help from Licensing, submit a service request. To submit a service request:
1. Go to the Customer Support
2. On the Support tab, click Service Requests & Dispatch Status.
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Used for names of interface elements, such as names of windows, dialog boxes, buttons,
fields, tab names, key names, and menu paths (what the user specifically selects or clicks)
Used for full titles of publications referenced in text
Used for:
● System code
● System output, such as an error message or script
● Pathnames, filenames, prompts, and syntax
● Commands and options
Used for variables
Used for user input
Square brackets enclose optional values
Vertical bar indicates alternate selections - the bar means "or"
Braces enclose content that the user must specify, such as x or y or z
Ellipses indicate nonessential information omitted from the example
website
website.
website.
website.