Use the code style for source code, for file and directory names, and for text that the user enters at the keyboard.

For esthetic purposes, you may use Spacer paragraphs around source code examples:

Within a paragraph of ordinary text, such as a Body Text or Note paragraph, use the code char style for the above purposes. The following paragraph is an example:

Before installing the software, we suggest that you make a backup copy of your autoexec.bat file.

For code within bulleted or numbered lists, use the List code style.

To emphasis code words, use the code emphasis char style. You can use this style , for example, to emphasize code words that a user needs to edit or code that has been revised from a preceding example. You can use this style either within a body paragraph (as here), or in a code line, like this: