17.18.94 ST_TextEffect

This simple type specifies the possible types of animated text effect which can be applied to a text run when it is displayed..

[Example: Consider a run of text which must have an animated text effect consisting of multiple colored flashing lights. This constraint is specified using the following WordprocessingML:

<w:rPr>
  <w:effect w:val="lights"/>
</w:rPr>

This run explicitly declares a type of text effect, using the val property, of lights, so the contents of this run has the animated lights text effect. end example]

This simple type’s contents are a restriction of the W3C XML Schema string datatype.

This simple type is restricted to the values

listed in the following table:

Enumeration Value

Description

Specifies that this text shall be surrounded by an animated black dashed line border.

Specifies that this text shall be surrounded by an animated red dashed line border.

Specifies that this text shall be surrounded by a background color which alternates between black and white.

Specifies that this text shall be surrounded by a border consisting of a series of colored lights, which constantly change colors in sequence.

Specifies that this text shall have no animated text effect.

Specifies that this text shall be animated by alternating between normal and blurry states.

Enumeration Value

Description

Specifies that this text shall have a background consisting of a random pattern of colored lights, which constantly change colors in sequence.

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