Glossary

attributes

Qualities of text or shapes that you can format, including text font and color; line color, ends, weight, and pattern; and fill color, pattern, and shadow, and so on. See also formatting.

background

A background is a shape that appears behind a diagram and looks like a pattern, much like the background of a Microsoft Office PowerPoint slide.

background page

Another drawing page that appears behind a drawing page in a diagram and usually contains background shapes.

backbone

The physical network configuration, or topology, that you can depict in a network diagram by using a shape such as the Ethernet shape on the Network and Peripherals stencil. See also network ring.

begin point

The selection handle that appear at the start of a selected ...

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