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Inside Macintosh: Macintosh Human Interface Guidelines / Part 2 - The Interface Elements
Chapter 4 - Menus


Standard Characters and Text Style in Menus

You can use several standard characters to indicate additional information in menus. Don't use arbitrary symbols in menus because they may confuse people. The standard characters include checkmarks, dashes, and ellipsis characters. In a Style menu, you can display menu item names in different text styles. Figure 4-16 shows a menu with text styles and a checkmark as
an indicator.

Figure 4-16 A menu with text styles and an indicator


Subtopics
Checkmarks and Dashes in Menus
The Ellipsis Character in Menus
A Diamond Mark in the Application Menu
Avoid Nonstandard Marks in Menus
Text Styles in Menus

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