| English | Xhosa |
| assistant shape | imilo yomncedisi (In an organization chart, a shape that is placed below and connected to any other shape with an elbow connector. This shape is placed above any additional subordinate shapes for the particular superior shape it is attached to) |
| Click and Type pointer shape | imilo yesalathi kucofa notayipha (A visual cue to indicate which formatting will be applied when you double-click: a left-aligned, centered, or right-aligned tab stop; a left indent; or left or right text wrapping) |
| Convert to Shape | Tshintshela kwiSimo (A feature that enables Tablet PC users to convert an ink drawing to a standard OfficeArt shape, which can be formatted with colors and effects exactly as if it were inserted using "Insert Shape.") |
| coworker shape | imilo engugxa wenye (In an organization chart, a shape next to another shape that is connected to the same superior (or manager) shape) |
| default shape | imilo yesiseko (A virtual shape that contains default formatting properties for new shapes. Each presentation contains one default shape) |
| master shape | imilo engaphezulu (A shape on a stencil that you use repeatedly to create drawings. When you drag a shape from a stencil onto the drawing page, the shape becomes an instance of that master) |
| Shape Client | iKlayenti yoBume (The recognizer specific part of the shape trainer. Typically every recognizer claiming to support shape personalization must supply a Shape Client DLL. All the Microsoft Latin recognizers will all use the same Shape Client) |
| shape data | iinkcukacha zemilo (The collection of custom properties for a shape) |
| shape-level validation | uqinisekiso lwenqanaba lemilo (The act of checking a visual workflow to ensure that the shapes and connections are valid) |
| subordinate shape | imilo engaphantsi (In an organization chart, a shape that is placed below and connected to a superior (or manager) shape) |
| superior shape | imilo ephezulu (In an organization chart, a shape that is placed above and connected to any other shape, such as an employee (subordinate or coworker shape) or assistant shape) |
