Conventions
This help file uses the following formatting and typographical conventions:
| < > | Angle brackets that contain numbers separated by an ellipsis represent a range of values associated with a bit or signal name—for example, AO <0..3>. |
| [ ] | Square brackets enclose optional items—for example, [response]. |
| » | The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box options to a final action. The sequence File»Page Setup»Options directs you to pull down the File menu, select the Page Setup item, and select Options from the last dialog box. |
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This icon denotes a note, which alerts you to important information. |
| bold | Bold text denotes items that you must select or click in the software, such as menu items and dialog box options. Bold text also denotes parameter names. |
| green | Underlined text in this color denotes a link to a help topic, help file, or Web address. |
| italic | Italic text denotes variables, emphasis, cross references, or an introduction to a key concept. Italic text also denotes text that is a placeholder for a word or value that you must supply. |
| monospace | Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should enter from the keyboard, sections of code, programming examples, and syntax examples. This font is also used for the proper names of disk drives, paths, directories, programs, subprograms, subroutines, device names, functions, operations, variables, filenames, and extensions. |