National Instruments VirtualBench Computer Accessories User Manual


 
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National Instruments Corporation vii Getting Started with VirtualBench
About
This
Manual
The VirtualBench suite of tools is a high-performance, easy-to-use
virtual instruments application program for Microsoft Windows 3.1x,
Windows 95, or Windows NT. Getting Started with VirtualBench gives
you step-by-step instructions on how to use each instrument. It also
includes a description of the front panel of each instrument.
Conventions Used in This Manual
The following conventions are used in this manual:
bold Bold text denotes a parameter, menu name, palette name, menu item,
return value, function panel item, or dialog box button or option.
italic Italic text denotes mathematical variables, emphasis, a cross reference,
or an introduction to a key concept.
bold italic
Bold italic text denotes an activity objective, note, caution, or warning.
monospace Text in this font denotes text or characters that you should literally enter
from the keyboard. Sections of code, programming examples, and
syntax examples also appear in this font. This font also is used for the
proper names of disk drives, paths, directories, programs, subprograms,
subroutines, device names, variables, filenames, and extensions, and for
statements and comments taken from program code.
<> Angle brackets enclose the name of a key on the keyboard, for example,
<PageDown>.
» The » symbol leads you through nested menu items and dialog box
options to a final action. The sequence
File»Page Setup»Options»Substitute Fonts directs you to pull down
the File menu, select the Page Setup item, select Options, and finally
select the Substitute Fonts option from the last dialog box.
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