User`s guide

Using This Guide
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Symbols and Conventions
Avid documentation uses the following symbols and conventions:
If You Need Help
If you are having trouble using Avid FX:
1. Retry the action, carefully following the instructions given for that task in this guide. It
is especially important to check each step of your workflow.
2. Check for the latest information that might have become available after the
documentation was published in one of two locations:
• If release notes are available, they ship with your application.
• If ReadMe files are available, they are supplied in your Avid application folder.
ReadMe files are also available from Help.
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The most up-to-date ReadMe files are available on the Avid Knowledge Base.
3. Check the documentation that came with your Avid application or your hardware for
maintenance or hardware-related issues.
Symbol or Convention Meaning or Action
n
A note provides important related information, reminders,
recommendations, and strong suggestions.
c
A caution means that a specific action you take could cause
harm to your computer or cause you to lose data.
w
A warning describes an action that could cause you physical
harm. Follow the guidelines in this document or on the unit
itself when handling electrical equipment.
> This symbol indicates menu commands (and subcommands) in
the order you select them. For example, File > Import means to
open the File menu and then select the Import command.
Italic font Italic font is used to emphasize certain words and to indicate
variables.
Courier Bold font Courier Bold font identifies text that you type.
Ctrl+key or mouse action Press and hold the first key while you press the last key or
perform the mouse action. For example, Ctrl+drag.