Different typographical conventions have been established for Thermo Fisher Scientific manuals.
Viewpoint orientation
The expressions left and right used in this manual always refer to the viewpoint of a person that is facing the front side of the instrument.
Data input
Throughout this manual, the following conventions indicate data input and output with the computer:
- Messages displayed on the screen are represented by capitalizing the initial letter of each word and by italicizing each word.
- Input that you enter by keyboard is identified by quotation marks: single quotes for single characters, double quotes for strings.
- For brevity, expressions such as “choose File > Directories” are used rather than “pull down the File menu and choose Directories.”
- Any command enclosed in angle brackets < > represents a single keystroke. For example, “press <F1>” means press the key labeled F1.
- Any command that requires pressing two or more keys simultaneously is shown with a plus sign connecting the keys. For example, “press SHIFT + F1” means press and hold the <Shift> key and then press the <F1> key.
- Any button that you click on the screen is represented in bold face letters. For example, “click Close.”