Each chapter opens with a "Before You Begin" section, which
prepares you for completing the chapter.
Whenever possible, lessons contain exercises that give you an
opportunity to use the skills being presented or to explore the
part of the application being described.
The "Review" section at the end of each chapter allows you to
test what you have learned in the lesson.
The Appendix, "Questions and Answers" contains all of the book's
practice and review questions and the corresponding answers.
Characters or commands that you type appear in italic
type.
Italic in syntax statements indicates placeholders for
variable information. Italic is also used for book
titles.
Names of files and folders appear in Title Caps, except when
you are to type them directly. Unless otherwise indicated, you can
use all lowercase letters when you type a filename in a dialog box
or at a command prompt.
Filename extensions appear in uppercase.
Acronyms appear in all uppercase.
Monospace type represents code samples, examples of screen
text, or entries that you might type at a command prompt or in
initialization files.
Square brackets [ ] are used in syntax statements to enclose
optional items. For example, [filename] in command syntax
indicates that you can choose to type a filename with the command.
Type only the information within the brackets, not the brackets
themselves.
Braces { } are used in syntax statements to enclose required
items. Type only the information within the braces, not the braces
themselves.
Single quotes ' are used to distinguish text labels on dialog
boxes and windows.
A hyphen (-) between two key names means that you must press
those keys at the same time. For example, "Press Alt-Tab" means
that you hold down Alt while you press Tab.
You can choose menu commands with the keyboard. Press the Alt
key to activate the menu bar, and then sequentially press the keys
that correspond to the highlighted or underlined letter of the menu
name and the command name. For some commands, you can also press a
key combination listed in the menu.
You can select or clear check boxes or option buttons in dialog
boxes with the keyboard. Press the Alt key, and then press the key
that corresponds to the underlined letter of the option name. Or
you can press Tab until the option is highlighted, and then press
the Spacebar to select or clear the check box or option
button.
You can cancel the display of a dialog box by pressing the Esc
key.