17.11.18 numFmt

This element specifies the numbering format that shall be used to determine the footnote reference mark value for all automatically numbered footnote reference marks (those without the suppressRef attribute set).

If this element is omitted, then the numbering format shall be assume to be decimal.

[Example: Consider the following footnote reference with the number format set to upper case letters:

This footnote numbering format is specified by the following WordprocessingML:

<w:footnotePr>
  <w:numFmt w:val="upperLetter" />
</w:footnotePr>

end example]

Attributes

val (Numbering Format Type)

Specifies the number format that shall be used for all numbering in the parent object.

[Example: A value of lowerLetter indicates that a consumer must use lowercase letters for each number in this grouping: a,b,c… end example]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_NumberFormat simple type (17.18.59).

format (Custom Defined Number Format)

Specifies a custom number format using the syntax defined by the XSLT format attribute. This format shall be used for all numbering in the parent object.

[Example: A value of ア indicates that a consumer must use Katakana numbering. end example]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_String simple type (22.9.2.13).

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_NumFmt) is located in A.1. end note]