Conventions Used in This Book

You will find cautions, tips, and notes scattered throughout this book. Don't skip over these; they contain some important tidbits to help you along the way.

Caution

A caution tells you to beware of a potentially dangerous act or situation. In some cases, ignoring a caution could cause you significant problemsso pay particular attention to them!

A note is designed to provide information that is generally useful but not necessarily essential for what you're doing at the moment. Some are similar to extended tipsinteresting, but not essential.

Tip

A tip is a piece of advicea little trick, actuallythat helps you use software or your computer more effectively. Tips can also help you maneuver around problems or limitations.

There are some other helpful conventions in the book to make your learning experience as smooth as possible. Text that you are going to type looks like this: type a filename. New terms being defined in the text are in italics. Keep these conventions in mind as you read through the text.