L.5.5.3 WordprocessingML Text Box
L.5.5.3 WordprocessingML Text Box
WordprocessingML stores all textbox geometry using VML. This example shows how a simple text box is stored.
All the VML is embedded directly in the word/document.xml file as it is intermingled with other XML. VML is used to define the graphic content. Within the VML textbox tag, additional information about the text box text is added. The following is the section of the document.xml that defines the text box.
<w:r w:rsidR="00735D93">
<w:rPr>
<w:noProof />
</w:rPr>
<w:pict>
<v:roundrect id="_x0000_s1027" style="position:absolute;
margin-left:193.2pt;margin-top:-18pt;width:385.75pt;
height:36.5pt;z-index:251660288;mso-width-percent:900;
mso-position-horizontal-relative:page;
mso-position-vertical-relative:margin;mso-width-percent:900;
mso-width-relative:margin" arcsize="2543f" o:allowincell="f"
stroked="f">
<v:shadow on="t" type="perspective" color="#4f81bd [3204]"
origin="-.5,-.5" offset="-3pt,-3pt" offset2="6pt,6pt"
matrix=".75,,,.75" />
<v:textbox style="mso-next-textbox:#_x0000_s1027;
mso-fit-shape-to-text:t" inset=",,36pt,18pt">
<w:txbxContent>
<w:p>
<w:pPr>
<w:rPr>
<w:i />
<w:color w:val="7F7F7F" w:themeColor="background1"
w:themeShade="7F" />
</w:rPr>
</w:pPr>
<w:r w:rsidR="00CA19B3">
<w:rPr>
<w:i />
<w:color w:val="7F7F7F" w:themeColor="background1"
w:themeShade="7F" />
</w:rPr>
<w:t>Text box</w:t>
</w:r>
</w:p>
</w:txbxContent>
</v:textbox>
<w10:wrap type="square" anchorx="page" anchory="margin" />
</v:roundrect>
</w:pict>
</w:r>This general format is used for any textbox, such as those added automatically when a cover page is added to a document.
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