... topic: 2483 What do the marks mean in the menus? posted: 6 Jul 2014 13:16 from: Brian Nicholls Hi Martin, I have a query on the menu bar drop down menus. What is the significance of the 'bullet' marks on some of the menu element descriptions? All the best, Brian. posted: 6 Jul 2014 22:46 from: Martin Wynne Hi Brian, 2_061716_580000000.png A round dot or bullet mark, in the menus or on dialogs, (outlined red in the above screenshot) is called a radio button. So called because it works like an old-fashioned car radio -- when you push one in, all the others pop out. It is used in a program to make a choice of one from several possible options. You must always have one, and only one, of the options selected. In order to de-select the currently selected option you must select one of the other options. Clicking a radio button which is already selected does nothing. The round dot or bullet ...