1.2 Typographical conventions

This manual adheres to a set of typographical conventions so that you can recognize actions and items. The following list illustrates each of the conventions:

  • Text you enter from the keyboard or that ABAQUS/CAE outputs: crankshaft_steel, 1.35E10

  • Labels of items on the screen: Views Toolbox

  • Hyperlinks: click here

  • Keyboard actions: [Shift]

  • Keystroke combinations (two keys that must be pressed simultaneously): [Alt]+F

  • Compound keyboard/mouse actions: [Shift]+Click

  • Text indicating that the user has a choice: odb_file, Optionsplot state

  • Menu selections and tabs within dialog boxes:

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