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Conventions and Features

Used in this Book

This book uses special text and design conventions to make it easier for you to find the infor­
mation you need.

Text Conventions

Convention Meaning
Abbreviated menu commands For your convenience, this book uses abbreviated menu
commands. For example, “Click Tools, Track Changes,
Highlight Changes” means that you should click the
Tools menu, point to Track Changes, and click the High-
light Changes command.
Boldface type Boldface type is used to indicate text that you enter or
type.
Initial Capital Letters The first letters of the names of menus, dialog boxes,
dialog box elements, and commands are capitalized.
Example: the Save As dialog box.
Italicized type Italicized type is used to indicate new terms.
Plus sign (+) in text Keyboard shortcuts are indicated by a plus sign (+) sep­
arating two key names. For example, Ctrl+Alt+Delete
means that you press the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys at
the same time.

Design Conventions

This icon identifies a new or significantly updated feature in this version of the software.

Inside Out

This statement illustrates an example of an “Inside Out” problem statement
These are the book’s signature tips. In these tips, you’ll get the straight scoop on what’s
going on with the software—inside information about why a feature works the way it does.
You’ll also find handy workarounds to deal with software problems.

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