Terms and Conventions

The following terms and conventions are used throughout this documentation:

Click

The word click by itself means click the left mouse button once (also called left-click). Otherwise we say right-click, or double-click.

SHIFT

This means the Shift key.

KEY1+KEY2

This means press KEY1 and KEY2 at the same time. For example, ALT+TAB means hold down the ALT key while you press the TAB key.

x+100+2/3

User input, e.g. text in edit controls.

Italic

Strengthening of single words or phrases.

MKCAD6.MKD

A file name.

"Options"

When referring to elements in dialog boxes the element names are displayed in quotation marks (e.g. "Options" button).

File > Open Drawing

Underlined, colored text marks a jump to another topic. By left-clicking the underlined text, the corresponding topic is displayed.