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17 WordprocessingML Reference Material
17.3 Paragraphs and Rich Formatting
17.3.1 Paragraphs

17.3.1 Paragraphs

The most basic unit of block-level content within a WordprocessingML document, paragraphs are stored using the p element (17.3.1.22). A paragraph defines a distinct division of content with a WordprocessingML document which begins on a new line.

[Example: Consider the paragraph fragment “The quick brown fox jumped … " which is centered on a paragraph. The justification property is a paragraph level property, and therefore is expressed on the paragraph properties as follows:

<w:p>
  <w:pPr>
    <w:jc w:val="center"/>
    <w:rPr>
      <w:i/>
    </w:rPr>
  </w:pPr>
  <w:r>
    <w:rPr>
      <w:i/>
    </w:rPr>
    <w:t xml:space="preserve">The quick brown fox jumped … </w:t>
  </w:r>
</w:p>

Notice that each run specifies the character formatting information for its contents, and the paragraph specifies the paragraph level formatting (the center-justification). It is also notable that since leading and trailing whitespace is not normally significant in XML; some runs require an attribute specifying that their whitespace is significant via the xml:space element. end example]

A paragraph’s properties are specified via the pPr element (17.3.1.25; 17.3.1.26). [Note: Some examples of paragraph properties are alignment, border, hyphenation override, indentation, line spacing, shading, text direction, and widow/orphan control. end note]

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