Conventions in this Manual

Various typefaces and punctuation symbols are used to indicate actions that the user must perform. Here is a list of these actions and their meanings.

  • Words in a courier font indicate letters that must be typed in on the keyboard. These will usually be data that should be typed into a field.

  • Words between single quotes, e.g. ‘Start’, usually indicate the name of a menu option, field or button.

  • Words between angular brackets, e.g. <Enter>, indicate a key that should be pressed. A combination of keys is indicated by a dash ‘-’, for example <Alt-F> means you should press the <Alt> key and the <F> key together. Keys following each other are indicated by a comma ‘,’, for example <Alt-F,S> means that you should press the <Alt> key together with the <F> key, release them and then press the <S> key.

  • An icon like this Note indicates important information about which you should be aware.

  • A hint or short cut is shown like this Hint.

It should be mentioned here that when this manual uses the word ‘field’ it is referring to a place in the program window where data is entered and not a radiation treatment field unless it is specifically stated.