Characters or commands that you type appear in bold lowercase type.
Italic in syntax statements indicates placeholders for variable information. Italic is also used for book titles.
Names of files and folders appear in Title Caps, except when you are to type them directly. Unless otherwise indicated, you can use all lowercase letters when you type a file name in a dialog box or at a command prompt.
File name extensions appear in all lowercase.
Names of folders appear in initial caps, except when you are to type them directly. Unless otherwise indicated, you can use all lowercase letters when you type a folder name in a dialog box or at a command prompt.
Acronyms appear in all uppercase.
Monospace type represents code samples, examples of screen text, or entries that you might type at a command prompt or in initialization files.
Square brackets [ ] are used in syntax statements to enclose optional items. For example, [ filename ] in command syntax indicates that you can choose to type a file name with the command. Type only the information within the brackets, not the brackets themselves .
Braces { } are used in syntax statements to enclose required items. Type only the information within the braces, not the braces themselves.
Icons represent specific sections in the book as follows :