To differentiate among the many elements in Vensim, this Guide and the rest of the documentation follow some style conventions:
| • | Names of files stored on disk and their extensions are shown in italic (e.g. project.mdl).The names of datasets are shown in italic without the .vdf extension (e.g. baserun). |
| • | Names of variables and equations in a Vensim model are in Italic Courier font, (e.g., Population). |
| • | Names of Vensim menu items, controls, buttons, tools, toolbars, and names in dialog boxes are all capitalized, (e.g., Control Panel), and usually appear in bold font if the name refers to an object in Vensim that you will be selecting or acting on (e.g., press the Simulate button). |
| • | Actions that you need to perform use a triangular bullet (e.g., |
| Ø | Click the Open Model button and choose the model wfinv.mdl). |
