What just happened?

This heading explains the working of tasks or instructions that you have just completed.

You will also find some other learning aids in the book, including:

Pop quiz—heading

These are short multiple-choice questions intended to help you test your own understanding.

Have a go hero—heading

These practical challenges and give you ideas for experimenting with what you have learned.

You will also find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information. Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning.

Code words in text are shown as follows: The downloaded installer from lmms.sourceforge.net will simply install the application and it will be located in your Programs folder."

New terms and important words are shown in bold. Words that you see on the screen, in menus or dialog boxes for example, appear in the text like this: "To find out which you are running, click on the Start button in the lower-left side of the screen".