17.7.5.2 pPr

This element specifies the set of paragraph properties which comprise the default paragraph properties for the current WordprocessingML document. [Rationale: The reason that a pPr element is present within the pPrDefault element is to allow for easy repurposing of any set of paragraph properties within a WordprocessingML document - since the paragraph properties are always child elements of a single pPr element, that element can simply be relocated in its entirety to the desired new location without additional modifications. end rationale]

If this element is omitted, then the default paragraph properties for the current document are non-existent (i.e. there are no default paragraph properties, and the defaults are therefore application-defined).

[Example: Consider the following definition for the document defaults for a WordprocessingML document:

<w:docDefaults>
  <w:pPrDefault>
    <w:pPr>
      <w:jc w:val="center"/>
    </w:pPr>
  </w:pPrDefault>
  …
</w:docDefaults>

The pPr element as a child of the pPrDefault element contains the set of default paragraph properties for this document - in this case, a justification value of center. end example]

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