Convention | Description |
Bold | Identifies elements on a screen. |
Italic | Identifies: Variables for which you must supply values specific to your own situation or environment. New terms the first time they occur in the text. References to other documentation sources. |
Monospace font | Identifies: Text you must type in. Messages displayed by the system. Program code. |
{ } | Indicates a set of choices from which you must choose one. Type only the information inside the curly braces. Do not type the { } symbols. |
| | Separates two mutually exclusive choices in a syntax line. Type one of these choices. Do not type the | symbol. |
[ ] | Indicates one or more options. Type only the information inside the square brackets. Do not type the [ ] symbols. |
... | Indicates that you can type multiple options of the same type. Type only the information. Do not type the ellipsis (...). |