Typographical Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this documentation:

Format

Type of Information

Angled bracket (>)

Used to represent a sequence of options. It is used in such statements as:

  1. Select File>New Record from the Ribbon.

In this case you would:

  1. Select File from the Ribbon.

    A drop down menu displays.

  2. Select New Record from the File menu.

Bold

Used to emphasize items and objects that you select (using your mouse, for instance), such as menu options, buttons, or items in a list.

It is used in such statements as:

  1. To access help, click the Help button in the Command Center.

Italics

Field names are in italics (except when you are asked to select a field, in which case it is Bold).

CAPITALS

Capitals are used to highlight the names of keys on the keyboard, for example, SHIFT, CTRL, ALT, ENTER, DEL.

It is used in such statements as:

  1. Click the OK button

    -OR-

    Press ENTER.

In this case you could use the mouse to click the OK button; or you could press the ENTER key on the keyboard.

KEY+KEY

This is used to indicate keyboard combinations, such as ALT+F or CTRL+N.

It is used in such statements as:

  1. Select File>New Record from the Ribbon

    -OR-

    Use the keyboard shortcut: CTRL+N

In this case you could use the mouse to click File from the Ribbon and then click New Record; or you could press the CTRL key and the N key together on your keyboard.

Note: Keyboard combinations such as these are not case sensitive. In this example it is not necessary to use an upper case N.

Monospace

Monospace is used to highlight any information that you need to enter (type / key) into a field.

It is used in such statements as:

  1. Type Smith in Last: (Person Details).

In this case you would place the cursor in the Last: (Person Details) field, and type Smith.

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