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Conventions and Features

You can save time when you use this book by understanding how the Step by Step series shows special instructions, keys to press, buttons to click, and so on.

Convention	Meaning
	This icon indicates a reference to the book's companion CD.
OPEN	This word is found at the beginning of paragraphs preceding step-by-step exercises. It draws your attention to practice files you need to open to begin the exercise.
CLOSE	This word is found at the end of the step-by-step exercises. It draws your attention to practice files you need to close to complete the exercise.
1 2	Numbered steps guide you through hands-on exercises in each topic.
•	A round bullet indicates an exercise that has only one step.
	This icon indicates a new or greatly improved feature in this version of Microsoft Office Visio.
Tip	These paragraphs provide a helpful hint or shortcut that makes working through a task easier.
Important	These paragraphs point out information that you need to know to complete the procedure.
Troubleshooting	These paragraphs tell you how to fix a common problem.
	The first time a button is referenced in a topic, a picture of the button and its name appear in the margin.
	A plus sign (+) between two key names means that you must press those keys at the same time. For example, “Press ” means that you hold down the key while you press .
Black bold characters	The names of program elements, such as buttons, commands, and dialog boxes, are shown in black bold characters in the steps.
Blue italic characters	Terms that are explained in the glossary at the end of the book are shown in blue italic characters.
Blue bold characters	Text that you are supposed to type appears in blue boldface characters in the steps.