- Constant width
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Indicates command-line computer output, code examples, text
to type, and paths to Registry keys.
- Constant width italic
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Indicates user-defined elements within constant-width text
(such as filenames or command-line parameters). For example,
Chapter 8 discusses a file encryption utility, cipher.exe, which
has a variety of command-line options. A particular solution might instruct
you to type:
cipher /r:filename
the italic portion of the above code, filename,
signifies the element you'll need to replace with whatever is applicable to
your system or needs. The rest—the non-italicized portion — should be typed
exactly as shown.
- Bold
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Identifies captions, menus, buttons, checkboxes, tabs,
keyboard keys, and other interface elements. By bolding interface elements, it
makes it easy to distinguish them from the rest of the text. For example, turn
on the Force Windows to crash option.
Window/dialog titles and icon captions are typically not
bolded, but some objects (such as Control Panel contents) can appear as icons
or menu items, and therefore typically appear bolded.
- Italic
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Introduces new terms, indicates web site URLs, and sets
apart file and folder names.
Italic is also used to highlight chapter titles and, in
some instances, to visually separate the topic of a list.
- "Quotation marks"
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Are used sparingly in this book, and are typically used to
set apart topic headings and emphasize new concepts. Note that if you see
quotation marks around something you're supposed to type, you should type the
quotation marks as well (unless otherwise specified).
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This is an example of a tip, often used to
highlight a particularly useful hint or time-saving shortcut. Tips
often point to related information elsewhere in the book. |
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This is an example of a warning, which alerts to a
potential pitfall of the solution or application being discussed.
Warnings can also refer to a procedure that might be dangerous if not
carried out in a specific way. |
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- Path Notation
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Occasionally, the following shorthand path notation is used
to show you how to reach a given user-interface element or option. The path
notation is relative to a well-known location. For example, the following
path:
Control Panel
Date and Time
Internet Time tab
means "Open the Control Panel, then open
Date and Time, and then choose the
Internet Time tab."
- Keyboard shortcuts
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When keyboard shortcuts are shown, a hyphen (such as
Ctrl-Alt-Del) means that the keys must be
held down simultaneously.
