Display Filter Macros are a mechanism to create shortcuts for complex filters. For example defining a display filter macro named tcp_conv whose text is
(ip.src == $1 and ip.dst == $2 and tcp.srcport == $3 and tcp.dstport == $4) or (ip.src == $2 and ip.dst == $1 and tcp.srcport == $4 and tcp.dstport == $3)
would allow to use a display filter like
${tcp_conv:10.1.1.2;10.1.1.3;1200;1400}
instead of typing the whole filter.
Display Filter Macros can be managed with a user table, as described in Section 11.7, “User Table”, by selecting → from the menu. The User Table has the following fields: