In the windows menu, if there is a "√" symbol in front of a menu item, it means that the state represented by the menu item has been selected to be effective and presented. In general, a group of menu items with "√" symbol in front of them in windows also indicate that they can be checked (multiple choices).

As shown in the figure below, it is a picture of opening my computer. Click the custom quick access toolbar in the upper left corner of the window, in which "Properties", "New Folder" and "Minimize Ribbon" are all marked with "√", indicating that these three functions have been selected and presented in the quick access toolbar for use.

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Common windows menu item symbols have the following meanings:

1, the gray menu command indicates that it is not available at present;

2. The "……" menu indicates that a dialog box will be displayed when it is executed;

3. Check the menu with "√" in front;

4. "●" in front of the radio menu;

5. The menu with the "I" triangle is a cascade menu, that is, there are menus under the menu;

6. Menu items with shortcut keys indicate that menu commands can be completed by using the combination of shortcut keys.

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