Windows 2000 Resource Kit Online Books Document Conventions

Document Conventions for Online Books

Convention

Meaning

Cc977984.tip(en-us,TechNet.10).gif Tip

Alerts you to supplementary information that is not essential to the completion of the task at hand.

Cc977984.note(en-us,TechNet.10).gif Note

Alerts you to supplementary information.

important-icon Important

Alerts you to supplementary information that is essential to the completion of a task.

caution-icon Caution

Alerts you to possible data loss, breaches of security, or other more serious problems.

warning-icon Warning

Advises users that failure to take or avoid a specific action could result in physical harm to the user or the hardware.

Cc977984.critical_dp(en-us,TechNet.10).gif Critical Point Decision

Alerts you to a decision that is difficult to reverse.

bold

Designates characters that you type exactly as shown, including commands and switches. User interface elements are also bold.

italic

Designates variables for which you supply a specific value. For example, Filename.ext could refer to any valid file name for the case in question.

Underlined blue text

Designates a link to the glossary or a link to another chapter in the Resource Kit.


Monospace

Designates code samples.

%SystemRoot%

Specifies the folder in which Windows 2000 is installed.