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title: About This Manual
framework: macosxserver
role: article
path: apple-archive/documentation/MacOSXServer/Conceptual/Preference_Manifest_Files/Preface
---

# About This Manual

Describes the format of preference manifest files, which are XML documents for storing and managing application preferences.

## Conventions Used in This Manual

The `Letter Gothic` font is used to indicate text that you type or see displayed. This manual includes special text elements to highlight important or supplemental information:

**Note:** Text set off in this manner presents sidelights or interesting points of information.

**Important:**

Text set off in this manner—with the word Important—presents important information or instructions.

**Warning:** Text set off in this manner—with the word Warning—indicates potentially serious problems.

## See Also

For information on Workgroup Manager, see *OS X Server User Management* at [http://www.apple.com/server/documentation](http://www.apple.com/server/documentation) .

A client management discussion list is available at [http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/client-management](http://lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/client-management) .

*[Preferences Programming Topics for Core Foundation](../../../../CoreFoundation/Conceptual/CFPreferences/CFPreferences.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000129i)* provides information on the best way to work with preferences.

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