Document Conventions

  1. User Manual Conventions: used in the user manuals to highlight different types of information
  2. Tourplan NX Application Conventions: used in Tourplan NX to describe different parts of the screen

User Manual Conventions: used in the user manuals to highlight different types of information.

Convention

Icon / Style

Definition

Any field, button or screen area Italics in this font Depending on context, relates to any of the following: on-screen label, field to select, button to click or text to enter.
Menu selection, screen or form name Bold in this font Indicates expandable text, where clicking the bold text expands into more detailed text or an image. The effect is available only for online pages - printed pages show the expanded text/images under the bold text (except for obvious menu selections, which are not expanded).
Note
(simple)
Highlights a relevant comment or point about the section or procedure.
Note
(more important)
 
Specific information to be aware of about the preceding paragraph(s). Might include further important detail in italics.
Drop-down text (Online only) Right-arrow: expand more detail about the text immediately to the right.
Down-arrow: collapse detail.
Previous / Next pages (Online only) Links that go to either the immediately previous or next pages in the navigation Table of Contents. These are different from the browser Back / Forward buttons, which go to the last page visited in either direction.
Expand / Collapse procedures

Expand procedure providing more detail and example images.

Collapse detail.

Procedure Enter rate details Heading label for procedures, which are specific tasks or sets of steps to be carried out.
Breadcrumb Trail Menu > Sub-menu > Selection Indicates a menu selection path to follow, to arrive at a particular screen. For example, Home > Bookings and Quotes > FITs.

Tourplan NX Application Conventions

Tourplan NX Application Conventions: used in Tourplan NX to describe different parts of the screen.

Convention

Icon / Style

Definition

Hamburger Menu Menu icon used throughout Tourplan NX. Can represent different menus, depending on the application.
Check-box Box that can be clicked (checked) to indicate true (i.e. include), or unchecked to indicate false (i.e. do not include).
Radio Button Choice made by clicking the label or button.
Drop-down List Field List of predefined codes/choices accessed by clicking the down arrow. Often found next to a Search button.
Tab Overlapping area of the screen, whereby only the highlighted tab's real estate is displayed.
Search An on-screen button with a magnifying glass icon indicates that a search for text entered into the adjacent field can be performed by clicking it.
Multi-Select List Box List of check-boxes of which all, some or none can be selected.
Required Field An area outlined in red on a form or screen indicates a field where data must be entered.
Side Panel Collapse

The side panel on some screens can be collapsed to increase the main panel width. Select the blue right arrow to collapse and the blue left arrow to expand.
Edit An on-screen button with an edit icon indicates that users can drill down to edit/open/view/add information.