Document Conventions for Online Books
| Convention | Meaning |
|---|---|
 Tip |
Alerts you to supplementary information that is not essential to the completion of the task at hand. |
 Note |
Alerts you to supplementary information. |
 Important |
Alerts you to supplementary information that is essential to the completion of a task. |
 Caution |
Alerts you to possible data loss, breaches of security, or other more serious problems. |
 Warning |
Advises users that failure to take or avoid a specific action could result in physical harm to the user or the hardware. |
 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. |
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Designates code samples. |
| %SystemRoot% | Specifies the folder in which Windows 2000 is installed. |
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