Conventions

In this book, you will find a number of text styles that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words in text, database table names, folder names, filenames, file extensions, pathnames, dummy URLs, user input, and Twitter handles are shown as follows: "In Configuration Manager 2012 versions, we are provided with CMTrace.exe."

A block of code is set as follows:

Wmic computersystem get manufacturer,model,name

Any command-line input or output is written as follows:

Manufacturer        Model                Name
Microsoft Corporation  Surface with Windows 8 Pro    Surface-Pro

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, for example, in menus or dialog boxes, appear in the text like this: "It can be started from the Run dialog or from a Command Prompt"

Note

Warnings or important notes appear in a box like this.

Tip

Tips and tricks appear like this.