Conventions Used in This Guide

The following conventions are used throughout this guide.

Convention

Indicates

A reference to related topics in this guide or other books that provide more information about the topic.

Additional or special information about the topic.

SMALL CAPITAL LETTERS

Names of keys on the keyboard — for example, SHIFT, CTRL, or ALT.

KEY+KEY

Key combinations for which the user must press and hold down one key and then press another — for example, CTRL+P or ALT+F4.

Italic text

New terms and variable expressions, such as parameters.

Bold text

Win32 API keywords and registry key entries.

Registry text

Examples of registry entries.

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Optional information.