Conventions and Features

You can save time when you use this book by understanding how the Step by Step series shows special instructions, keys to press, buttons to click, and so on.

Convention	Meaning
Microsoft Office Specialist	This icon indicates a new or greatly improved feature in The Microsoft Office System 2003.
On the CD	This icon indicates a reference to the book s companion CD.
BE SURE TO	These words are found at the beginning of paragraphs preceding or following step-by-step exercises. They point out items you should check or actions you should carry out either before beginning an exercise or after completing an exercise.
USE OPEN	These words are found at the beginning of paragraphs preceding step-by-step exercises. They draw your attention to practice files that you ll need to use in the exercise.
CLOSE	This word is found at the beginning of paragraphs following step-by-step exercises. They give instructions for closing open files or programs before moving on to another topic.
	Numbered steps guide you through hands-on exercises in each topic.
	A round bullet indicates an exercise that has only one step.

Troubleshooting  

These paragraphs show you how to fix a common problem that might prevent you from continuing with the exercise.

Tip  

These paragraphs provide a helpful hint or shortcut that makes working through a task easier.

Important  

These paragraphs point out information that you need to know to complete a procedure.

[CONTROL] + [HOME]

A plus sign (+) between two key names means that you must hold down the first key while you press the second key. For example, press [CONTROL] + [HOME] means hold down the [CONTROL] key while you press the [HOME] key."

Black bold characters

In steps, the names of program elements, such as buttons, commands, and dialog boxes, are shown in black bold characters.

Blue bold characters

Anything you are supposed to type appears in blue bold characters.

Blue italic characters

Terms that are explained in the glossary at the end of the book are shown in blue italic characters.