Notes are used for information that is an aside to the text. Notes are reminders or important information.
The following are ways that information is displayed in the Autodesk® Softimage® documentation.
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Type style |
Usage |
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Bold |
Menu commands, dialog-box and property-editor options, and file and directory names. |
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Italics |
Definitions and emphasis. |
Courier |
Text that you must type exactly as it appears. For example, if you are asked to type mkdir style, you would type these characters and the spacing between words exactly as they are appear in this book. |
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> |
The arrow (>) indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in the order that you choose them: Menu name > Command name. For example, when you see File > Open, it means to open the File menu and then choose the Open command. |
Visual Identifiers
These icons help identify certain types of information:
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Notes are used for information that is an aside to the text. Notes are reminders or important information. |
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Tips are useful tidbits of information, workarounds, and shortcuts that you might find helpful in a particular situation. |
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Warnings are used when you can lose or damage information, such as deleting data or not being able to easily undo an action. Warnings always appear before you are about to do such an action! |
Keyboard and Mouse Conventions
Autodesk Softimage uses a three-button mouse for most operations. These are referred to as the left, middle, and right mouse buttons. In many cases, you will use the different buttons to perform different operations; always use the left mouse button unless otherwise stated.
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• The two-button mouse is not supported in Autodesk Softimage. • If you are using a left-handed mouse or other pointing device, substitute primary button for left button, and so on. |
This table shows the terms relating to the mouse and keyboard.
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When this term is used... |
...it means this |
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Click |
Quickly press and release the left mouse button. Always use the left mouse button unless otherwise stated. |
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Middle-click |
Quickly press and release the middle mouse button of a three-button mouse. |
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Right-click |
Quickly press and release the right mouse button. |
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Double-click |
Quickly click the left mouse button twice. |
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Shift–click, |
Hold down the Shift, Ctrl, or Alt key as you click a mouse button. |
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Drag |
Hold down the left mouse button as you move the mouse. |
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Alt+key, Ctrl+key, Shift+key |
Hold down the first key as you press the second key. For example, “Press Alt+Enter” means to hold down the Alt key as you press the Enter key. |
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