Notes
HAZARD: indicates a risky situation which, if not avoided, is fatal or causes serious personal injury.
WARNING: indicates a risky situation which, if not avoided, can be fatal or cause serious personal injury.
ATTENTION: indicates the possibility of hazardous situations or situations that may damage equipment.
CAUTION: indicates a risky situation if not avoided, it can cause slight personal injuries.
IMPORTANT: offers the indications required to complete the task. While notes can be neglected and do not influence task completion, important indications should not be neglected.
NOTE: notes contain important information, highlighted after the text they refer to.
Tip: tips provide users with good advice.
Notes
HAZARD: indicates a high risk situation which, if not avoided, is fatal or causes serious personal injury.
WARNING: indicates an intermediate risk situation which, if not avoided, can be fatal or cause serious personal injury.
ATTENTION: indicates a low risk situation which, if not avoided, can cause slight personal injuries or equipment damages.
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CAUTION: indicates a risky situation if not avoided, it can cause slight personal injuries.
IMPORTANT: offers the indications required to complete the task. While notes can be neglected and do not influence task completion, important indications should not be neglected.
NOTE: notes contain important information, highlighted after the text they refer to.
Tip: tips provide users with good advice.
A key to print concepts is provided below:
Example | Style | Description |
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italic | this indicates a chapter, section, sub-section, paragraph, table or illustration heading in this manual or other publication of reference. |
<ddmmyyyy> | <aaa> | indicates text that must be specified by the user according to a certain syntax. In the example <ddmmyyyy> is a date and could be “14072011”. |
"Use the knob[2]." | [x] | indicates the object specified in the text and that appears in the adjacent drawing or photo |
"Click Add." "Select the File menu, Save data" |
bold | indicates text on the operator interface, a graphic element (i.e.: table, tab) or screen button (i.e.: display). |
"Press ENTER" "Press UNLOCK" |
UPPER CASE | indicates the name of the keyboard keys or pushbutton buttons. |