This book uses special text and design conventions to make it easier for you to find the information you need.
Convention | Meaning |
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Abbreviated commands for navigating the ribbon and command menus | For your convenience, this book uses abbreviated commands. For example, “Click Home | Insert | Insert Cells” means that you should click the Home tab on the ribbon, click the Insert button, and then finally click the Insert Cells command. |
Boldface type | Boldface indicates text that you type. |
Initial Capital Letters | The first letters of the names of tabs, dialog boxes, dialog box elements, and commands are capitalized. Example: the Save As dialog box. |
Italicized type Plus sign (+) in text | Italicized type indicates new terms. Keyboard shortcuts are indicated by a plus sign (+) separating key names. For example, Ctrl+Alt+Delete means that you press the Ctrl, Alt, and Delete keys at the same time. |
INSIDE OUT This statement illustrates an example of an “Inside Out” heading
These are the book’s signature tips. In these tips, you get the straight scoop on what’s going on with the software—inside information about why a feature works the way it does. You’ll also find handy workarounds to deal with software problems.
Sidebar
Sidebars provide helpful hints, timesaving tricks, or alternative procedures related to the task being discussed.
TROUBLESHOOTING
This statement illustrates an example of a “Troubleshooting” problem statement.
Look for these sidebars to find solutions to common problems you might encounter. Troubleshooting sidebars appear next to related information in the chapters. You can also use “Index to Troubleshooting Topics” at the back of the book to look up problems by topic.
Cross-references point you to locations in the book that offer additional information about the topic being discussed.