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Typographical Conventions

SAS/QC User's Guide uses various type styles, as explained in the following list:

roman

is the standard type style used for most text.

UPPERCASE ROMAN

is used for SAS statements, options, and other SAS language elements when they appear in the text. However, you can enter these elements in your own SAS programs in lowercase, uppercase, or a mixture of the two.

UPPERCASE BOLD

is used in the "Syntax" sections' initial lists of SAS statements and options.

helvetica

is used for the names of variables and data sets when they appear in the text.

italic

is used for user-supplied values for options in the syntax definitions. It is also used for terms that are defined in the text, for emphasis, and for references.

monospace

is used for example code. In most cases, this book uses lowercase type for SAS code.