About This Guide; Conventions - 3Com Switch 7700 Configuration Manual

Conventions

A T
BOUT HIS
This guide describes the 3Com
3.0 of the software.
Table 1 lists icon conventions that are used throughout this book.
Table 1 Notice Icons
Icon Notice Type
Information
note
Caution
Warning
Table 2 lists the text conventions used in this book.
Table 2 Text Conventions
Convention
Screen displays
Keyboard key names
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:
Denote a new term at the place where it is defined in
the text.
Identify menu names, menu commands, and software
button names. Examples:
Click OK.
Boldface type is used to highlight command names.
For example, "Use the display user-interface
command to..."
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® Switch 7700 and how to configure it in version
Description
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.
Description
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:
The words "enter" and type"
Words in italics
Emphasize a point.
Identify command variables.
Contents.
Words in bold
From the Help menu, select