VMware uses the following type style conventions in this document:

Normal

Used in running (nonprocedural) text for:

  • Names of interface elements (such as names of window, dialog boxes, buttons, fields, and menus)

  • Names of resources, attributes, pools, Boolean expressions, buttons, DQL statements, keywords, clauses, environment variables, functions, utilities

  • URLs, pathnames, filenames, directory names, computer names, filenames, links, groups, service keys, file systems, notifications

Bold

Used in procedures for:

  • Names of interface elements (such as names of window, dialog boxes, buttons, fields, and menus)

  • What user specifically selects, clicks, presses, or types

Italic

Used in text for:

  • Full titles of publications referenced in text

  • Emphasis (for example a new term) 

Courier

Used for:

  • System output, such as an error message or script

  • URLs, complete paths, filenames, prompts, and syntax when shown outside of running text 

                        Courier bold

Used for:

  • Specific user input (such as commands) 

                        Courier italic

Used in procedures for:

  • Variables on command line

  • User input variables

< >

Angle brackets enclose parameter or variable values supplied by the user

[ ]

Square brackets enclose optional values

|

Vertical bar indicates alternate selections - the bar means “or”

{ }

Braces indicate content that you must specify (that is, x or y or z)

...

Ellipses indicate nonessential information omitted from the example