17.7.5.4 rPr

This element specifies the set of run properties which comprise the default run properties for the current WordprocessingML document. [Rationale: The reason that an rPr element is present within the rPrDefault element is to allow for easy repurposing of any set of run properties within a WordprocessingML document - since the run properties are always child elements of a single rPr 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 run properties for the current document are non-existent (i.e. there are no default run properties, and the defaults are therefore application-defined).

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

<w:docDefaults>
  …
  <w:rPrDefault>
    <w:rPr>
      <w:b/>
    </w:rPr>
  </w:rPrDefault>
</w:docDefaults>

The rPr element as a child of the rPrDefault element contains the set of default run properties for this document - in this case, bold text. end example]

The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_RPr) is located in A.1. Each child element from the above table shall not occur more than once. [Note: This restriction is not reflected in the element’s content model due to limitations of W3C XML Schema language.end note]