| Convention
| Description
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| Sub, If, ChDir, Print, True, Debug
| Words in bold with initial letter capitalized indicate language-specific keywords.
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| Setup
| Words you are instructed to type appear in bold.
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| object, varname, arglist
| Italic, lowercase letters indicate placeholders for information you supply.
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| pathname, filenumber
| Bold, italic, and lowercase letters indicate placeholders for arguments where you can use either positional or named-argument syntax.
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| [expressionlist]
| In syntax, items inside brackets are optional.
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| {While | Until}
| In syntax, braces and a vertical bar indicate a mandatory choice between two or more items. You must choose one of the items unless all of the items are also enclosed in brackets. For example:
[{This | OrThat}]
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| ESC, ENTER
| Words in capital letters indicate key names and key sequences.
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| ALT+F1, CTRL+R
| A plus sign (+) between key names indicates a combination of keys. For example, ALT+F1 means hold down the ALT key while pressing the F1 key. |