Style Conventions
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Style Conventions
Document Conventions
Formatting conventions are used throughout this guide as a method of
providing consistency for notes, cautions, and warnings.
Notes Notes appear throughout the manual to provide additional information
on a topic, including technical details, exceptions to instructions and
other pertinent information. These notes are identified by the notepad
symbol to the right and bold italics text.
Cautions Cautions indicate recommendations or important information for the
user to know before proceeding. They can also indicate where certain
actions could cause damage to the unit. They are identified by the
exclamation mark in a triangle and bold italics text. This text appears in
gold bold italics text if the user is viewing the manual in electronic PDF
form on their computer.
Warnings Warnings indicate a danger of injury to the user. They are identified by
the exclamation mark in a triangle and bold italics text. This text
appears in red bold italics text if the user is viewing the manual in
electronic PDF form on their computer.
Keys and Keystroke Conventions
Portable keys and keystroke conventions are used throughout this
manual to identify the difference between a key on the portable and
keystrokes input by the user. Brackets such as: “<Scan>”indicate a key
on the Falcon Portable. Data or keystrokes entered by the user are
printed in a monospaced typeface.
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