About the Conventions Used in This Book

There are a few points worth noting about the conventions used in this book. Items in bold type are ones that you need to click or manipulate in any way, such as buttons, tabs, and menus. Where words or phrases are defined, they have been set in italics. Text to input into a Terminal window is in a bold monospace font.

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