Conventions - 3Com XL PCI User Manual

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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
Information note
Caution
Warning
Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention
Commands
Screen displays
The words "enter"
and "type"
Menu commands and
buttons
Words in italicized
type
Words in bold-face
type
G
HIS UIDE
Description
Important features or instructions
Information to alert you to potential damage to a
program, system, or device
Information to alert you to potential personal injury
Description
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
This typeface represents information as it appears on the
screen.
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 or button names appear in italics.
Example:
From the Help menu, select Contents.
Italics emphasize a point or denote new terms at the place
where they are defined in the text.
Bold text denotes key features.