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# Typographical Conventions in This Document

This SOSL reference uses specific typographical conventions.

Use the following typographical conventions:

| Convention                     | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `FIND Name IN Account`         | Courier font indicates items that you should type as shown. In a syntax statement, Courier font also indicates items that you should type as shown, except for curly braces, square brackets, ellipsis, and other typographical markers explained in this table.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| `FIND fieldname IN objectname` | Italics represent a variable or placeholder. You supply the actual value.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| `\|`                           | The pipe character separates alternate elements. For example, in the clause `UPDATE TRACKING\|VIEWSTAT[,...]`, the `\|` character indicates that you can use either `TRACKING` or `VIEWSTAT` after `UPDATE`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| `[LIMIT n]`                    | Square brackets indicate an optional element. For example, ` [LIMIT ``**n**``] ` means that you can specify a `LIMIT` clause. Don’t type square brackets as part of a SOSL command. Nested square brackets indicate elements that are optional and can only be used if the parent optional element is present. For example, in the clause `[ORDER BY fieldname [ASC \| DESC] [NULLS {FIRST \| LAST}]]`, `ASC`, `DESC`, or the `NULLS` clause cannot be used without the `ORDER BY` clause. |
| `[...]` and `[,...]`           | Square brackets containing an ellipsis indicate that the preceding element can be repeated up to the limit for the element. If a comma is also present, the repeated elements must be separated by commas. If the element is a list of choices grouped with curly braces, you can use items from the list in any order. For example, in the clause `[ [ [ UPDATE [TRACKING\|VIEWSTAT][,...]]`, the `[,...]` indicates that you can use `TRACKING`, `VIEWSTAT`, or both.                    |

Examples of `UPDATE` with `TRACKING`, `VIEWSTAT`, or both:

```nolang
UPDATE TRACKING
```

```nolang
UPDATE VIEWSTAT
```

```nolang
UPDATE TRACKING, VIEWSTAT
```