Typographic Conventions

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The following typographic conventions are used in Help:

Example of convention Description
On the File menu, click Open. Elements that appear in the user interface are bold when the steps for performing a procedure are detailed. 
expr, path
 In syntax, italics indicate placeholders for information you supply. In text, italic letters are used for defined terms, usually the first time they occur in a topic. In addition, italics are used occasionally for emphasis. 
ReadOnly, FileName
 In text and syntax, the use of bold and italic together indicates named arguments. 
[expressionlist]
 In syntax, items in square brackets are optional. 
{While | Until}
 In syntax, braces and a vertical bar indicate a choice between two or more items. You must choose one of the items unless all of the items are enclosed in square brackets. 
Dim rstCust As ADODB.Recordset
A monospace font indicates code. 
Set olNewItem = _
   ol.CreateItem(olMailItem)
The line-continuation character ( _ ) is used to break long lines of code. 
Sub StockSale()
   .
   .
   .
End Sub
 A column of three periods indicates that part of an example has been omitted intentionally.

See Also

Getting Started with Office Developer | Code Samples and Programming Style | Using the Code Samples