21.1.2.2.1 br

This element specifies the existence of a vertical line break between two runs of text within a paragraph. In addition to specifying a vertical space between two runs of text, this element can also have run properties specified via the rPr child element. This sets the formatting of text for the line break so that if text is later inserted there that a new run can be generated with the correct formatting.

[Example: Consider the DrawingML shown below.

<p:txBody>
  …
  <a:p>
    <a:r>
      …
      <a:t>Text Run 1.</a:t>
      …
    </a:r>
    <a:br/>
    <a:r>
      …
      <a:t>Text Run 2.</a:t>
      …
    </a:r>
  </a:p>
</p:txBody>

This paragraph has two runs of text laid out in a vertical fashion with a line break in between them. This line break acts much like a carriage return would within a normal run of text. end example]

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_TextLineBreak) is located in A.4.1. end note]