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Conventions, Conventions 2 – 3Com XL PCI 10 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

Description

Information note

Important features or instructions

Caution

Information to alert you to potential damage to a
program, system, or device

Warning

Information to alert you to potential personal injury

Table 2 Text Conventions

Convention

Description

Screen displays

This typeface represents information as it appears on
the screen.

The words “enter”
and “type”

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.”

Keyboard key names

If you must press two or more keys simultaneously, the
key names are linked with a plus sign (+). Example:

Press Ctrl+Alt+Del

Menu commands
and buttons

Menu commands or button names appear in italics.
Example:

From the Help menu, select Contents.

Words in
italicized type

Italics emphasize a point or denote new terms at the place
where they are defined in the text.

Words in
bold-face type

Bold text denotes key features.