With icons, beginning users may make good initial guesses of command meanings, quickly identify which command they are seeking, and better recall command meanings during subsequent use ofthe same system. – Robert KrullIcons are small graphics, usually placed in the margin, which are used to flag certain types of information, such as warning or caution notes. The same icon is repeated each time that type of information is presented. Readers quickly learn to associate the icon with the type of information presented. Some common and not so common icons, and the type of information that they might serve to represent, are shown below. These icons were obtained from click-art sources.
Checklist of items
Filing instructions
Calculation instructions or example calculations
Special note
Backup instructions
Step-by-step procedures
Hazardous materials
Warning or caution note
