About the Conventions Used in This Book

There are only a few minor points worth noting about the conventions I have used here. I have put in bold type the items within your system that you need to click or directly manipulate in any way, such as buttons, tabs, and menus. Where words or phrases are defined, they have been set in italics. Any text that I ask you to input will be indicated by monospace font. I have also opted to use the more graphically suggestive term folder instead of directory—no doubt the legacy of my many years as a Mac user.

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