active container
A container (like a "box around" a subsection of a diagram) that keeps the contained objects together automatically when the container is moved, copied, deleted and so on.

align
An operation in which you line up the sides or centers of a group of objects.

arrowhead
A special case of an end symbol.  An end symbol can be any other shape as well.

auto attach
A feature that enables new connectors to attach to figures when you click on the figures.  Attached connectors remain attached even when the figure moves.

auto backup
A feature that automatically preserves the last saved version of your diagram in a .BAK file.  You can revert to the previous version by opening the .BAK file and saving it.

auto save
A feature that you can choose to enable to performs a save operation on all open diagrams every so often to prevent the possibility of losing data in the case of a crash or power outage.

bind
An object that is bound to its style will automatically adopt the properties of that style if the style changes.

BMP
The standard Windows graphics bitmap format. a BMP image can be scaled but it does not look as good after it is scaled.

center on page
An operation in which an object or group of selected objects is centered on the page.

connector label
A connector label is a special type of label that is attached to a connector.  When the connector moves, the connector label follows.

connector segment
A segment is a "leg" of a connector that runs in a straight line from a figure or junction to another figure or junction.

connector
A connector is a line that connects two figures. A connector  usually represents a path between two figures or some other logical relationship. Each end of a connector can have an attached shape such as an arrowhead.

container
A large diagram element such as a box that contains smaller elements showing a subsection of a diagram.

context menus
These are pop-up menus that appear when you right click the mouse on a diagram object - also called right-click menus.  They contain menu operations that apply to the object that is selected or clicked on.

copy
An operation in which you send a duplicate of the selected objects to the Windows clipboard where they can later be pasted to a different part of the diagram or to a different diagram altogether, even to a different program.

cursor
A shape on the screen that identifies where the mouse is pointing.

curvature (of a connector)
A connector is either straight, curved, smoothed, or rounded.

curved connector
Curved connectors are simply connectors that follow a curve starting at one end and always curving toward the next junction point but not passing through it.

cut
An operation in which an object or group of selected objects are removed from the current diagram and placed in the Windows clipboard where they can be pasted to another location within the diagram or to another program.

diagram
A diagram is a complete set of objects, styles, definitions, and properties which are saved together in one file. 

drop shadow
A shadow that shows from beneath a figure giving the figure a three dimensional appearance.

duplicating
Duplicating is like copying but it is faster and does not send data to the clipboard.  To duplicate, you click on an object or selected objects while holding down the control key and drag a copy of the selected objects to a new location.

embed
When a diagram is embedded in another document, it does not need a file of its own.  It's entire definition is stored in the other document.

EMF
An EMF (Enhanced Windows Metafile) is a vector (scalable) graphic file format supported as the standard exchange format between 32-bit windows applications.

export
The process of saving a diagram on disk in a format that is useful to another program such as a graphics format like JPG or WMF or BMP.

figure symbol gallery
A library (on disk) of shapes that are available for use by the program to define the shape of figures.

figure symbol
A mathematical description of the shape of a figure and the number, size, and locations of text areas within the figure.

figure
A figure is the most common type of object in a diagram.  It can be a circle or a box or any other shape.  It can have descriptive text, and it can be connected to other figures with connectors.

fit to text
An operation in which a figure is shrunk as much as possible to exactly be the right size to contain its text.

flip
An operation that can be performed on a connector so that it points the other way.

flow symbols
Flow symbols are shapes drawn along the length of a connector line at the size and spacing you choose. They can be dots, arrows, or many other shapes provided.

gallery
A library (on disk) of shapes that are available for use by the program to define the shape of figures or end symbols.

GIF
A GIF image is a graphic image that contains bit-mapped graphics data of up to 256 colors.  It is most often used to store non-photographic quality images or icons such as button designs and simple graphics.  With JPEG, it is one of the most common graphic formats found on the internet.

group
A number of objects acting together to behave like a single unit.

guided orthogonal connectors
A property of a connector that guides the creation of an orthogonal  connector (only horizontal and vertical segments).  When you create a connector, it becomes vertical or horizontal if it is approximately straight, but you can still create diagonal lines.  Unlike automated orthogonal connectors, other figures are not moved to force it to stay orthogonal.

HTML
Hypertext Mark-up Language is a text-based language for writing simple web pages.

in-line connector label
A text label that appears on a connector where the path of the line breaks across the label.

JPEG
A JPEG or JPG image is a graphic image that contains compressed bit-mapped graphics data.  It is most often used to store photographic quality images of large numbers of colors.  It is the most common graphic format found on the internet.

junction
A junction is the point at which two or more connector segments meet and bend in a different direction.

label
A label is a text object located anywhere in a diagram.  A label can be used for a note, a title, a comment, an annotation, and so on.

landscape
A page orientation in which the page is printed lengthwise - the longer end is at the top and bottom of the page.

lateral connector label
A text label that is attached alongside a connector and moves with the connector. A lateral connector label can be positioned above or below (or to the right or left) of a connector.

linked
When a diagram is linked to another document in the OLE sense, it still reqquires a file of its own, but the document contains a link ot that file. In another sense of this term, diagrams can be linked together such that by clicking on a link in one diagram, another is opened in it place.

message bar
The area below the diagram that contains help messages, the zoom percentage, and keyboard status.

object
An object is any component of a diagram such as a figure, label, connector, or junction.

orthogonal
An orthogonal connector is made up of only vertical and horizontal lines at right angles.

page orientation
When output is printed on a page, it can either be printed like a letter (portrait) such that the shorter dimension of the page is on top and bottom, or sideways (landscape) such that the longer dimension of the page is on top and bottom.

parent link
A diagram can contain knowledge that another diagram is its parent such that when you clickon the go to parent toolbar button, the parent diagram is opened in its place.

paste
An operation in which you cause data in the Windows clipboard to be duplicated in the current diagram.  Most often used as a copy-paste operation to create a duplicate of an object or group of objects, or a cut-paste operation to move  an object or group of objects.

patterned lines
A connector can be drawn with a line that is patterned, either solid, dashe, dotted, or one of many other defined line patterns.

portrait
A page orientation in which the page is printed widthwise - the shorter end is at the top and bottom of the page.

poster
You can create a diagram that is larger than a single page by arranging several pages into a grid.  When you print the pages, you can attach them together to make a large wall poster.

properties
The internal attributes of an object such as size, shape, and color.

regroup
To recreate a group of objects that was recently ungrouped.

revert
The Revert feature is located under the File menu and is used to discard all the changes made to a diagram since the last time it was saved.

right-click menus
These are pop-up menus that appear when you right click the mouse on a diagram object - also called context menus.  They contain menu operations that apply to the object that is selected or clicked on.

rotate text
Text labels can be rotated 90 degress so they are vertical and read either top-to-bottom or bottom-to-top.

rounded connector
A rounded connector is one in which the corners created by the intermediate junction points form rounded arcs from one line segment or the next.

select mode
When you are in this mode, you can select and move objects and perform many other operations.  When you are in this mode, the cursor looks like the standard Windows cursor.

seltext mode
This mode is a combination of select mode and text mode.  You can select items but you can also edit text.  The enter seltext mode, press the tool bar button that has an arrow cursor and the letter "T".

smoothed connector
A smoothed connector follows a path that curves smoothly through each of it's junction points on the way to the next.

snap grid
The invisible grid that control how objects "snap" to particular sizes and locations.  You can turn the snap grid on or off by pressing the tool bar button that looks like a magnet.

snipping
Snipping a connector is like cutting a string with a scissors so that you can manipulate each of the remaining ends independently.

space evenly
An operation in which space out a goup of objects such that the space between them is equal.

stamp
A method of creating diagram elements by "stamping" them onto the diagram. A representation of the new element serves as a cursor and when you click the mouse on the diagram the element appears where you click. A feature of connector styles allows you to define a fixed length and orientation so that you can create connectors in this way with the style.

standard sizes
Several properties have a small list of pre-defined sizes available for you to select from in a list.  For example, you can select a line width that is "Fine", "Medium", "Heavy", or "Very Heavy" in addition to specifying an exact point size.  The standard sizes are intended to be common, attractive, and useful selections.

style bar button
These are the buttons located on the style bar on the left side of your screen.  You can click on one of these buttons to create an object of the style it represents.

style bar
The style bar is the large area to the left of the diagram that contains buttons and list boxes.  All of the controls on the style bar help you choose a style in order to create a new object.

style
A style is a basic object definition.  Like paragraph styles in word processors, LanFlow has figure styles, connector styles, and label styles.  When you create any of these types of objects, the style defines the initial characteristics of the object.

template
A file that contains predefined styles.  When you create a new diagram you can begin with a diagram template.

text area
A rectangular area within a figure where text is permitted.

text mode
In text mode, you can create labels and edit figure text.  Enter text mode by clicking on the "T" button or by choosing a label style.  When you are in text mode, the cursor looks like a text caret.

tool bar
The tool bar is the area above the diagram that contains small square buttons.  Tool bar buttons provide a shortcut for commands that can also be found in menus.

unattached connector
Most connectors are attached to figures and move when the figures move.  Unattached connectors are free-standing and have to be moved separately.

unattached connectors
Connectors that are not attached to a figure.  Unattached connectors do not move automatically when other figures move.  You can use unattached connectors to connect a line anywhere on a figure.

undo
An operation that allows you to undo the last change you made to the diagram.

ungroup
To break apart a group into its original component objects.

vertex
A point at which a line changes direction.  In this program a vertex is referred to as a connector junction.

visible grid
The grey-colored grid that appears beneath the diagram objects.  The visible grid is a visual aid only.  It helps you line up objects by sight.

wizard
When you create a new diagram, a wizard helps you choose diagram options step by step.

WMF
An WMF (Windows Metafile Format) is a vector (scalable) graphic file format supported as the standard exchange format between 16-bit windows applications.  It is also used by 32-bit Windows applications but has less power than the newer EMF.

zoom
An operation in which the view of the screen "zooms" either larger or smaller to display more or less detail.