This book uses the typographic conventions shown in the following table. You might not recognize all the terms or Visual Basic keywords, but you'll learn more about them later.
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Example of convention |
Description |
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setup |
Words or characters you're instructed to type appear in bold. |
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Sub, If, ChDir, MsgBox, True, Add, Height, Application, Range, Row |
Words in bold with the initial letter capitalized indicate a language-specific term: a property, method, or object name; or another Visual Basic keyword. |
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propertyname |
In syntax, italic type indicates placeholders for information you supply. |
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index |
In syntax, bold italic type indicates placeholders for arguments when you can use either positional or named-argument syntax. |
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[expressionlist] |
In syntax, items inside square brackets are optional. |
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{While|Until} |
In syntax, braces and a vertical bar indicate a mandatory choice between two or more items. |
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ENTER |
Small capital letters are used for the names of keys and key combinations, such as ENTER and CTRL+R. |
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CTRL+V |
A plus sign (+) between key names indicates a combination of keys. For example, CTRL+V means to hold down the CTRL key while pressing the V key. |
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myVar |
This font is used for example code. |