How to understand docx document.xml elements

[shanmukhan]

Hi All,

Please let me know if there is any tutorial to understand docx document.xml's all elements.

Ex: I understan that <w:p> is a paragraph, <w:t> is a text, but what is <w:pPr> element.
How do I understand all other xml elements.

<w:p w:rsidR="00B8629A" w:rsidRPr="00962004" w:rsidRDefault="00962004" w:rsidP="00B8629A">
<w:pPr>
<w:rPr>
<w:color w:val="FF0000"/>
</w:rPr>
</w:pPr>
<w:r w:rsidRPr="00962004">
<w:rPr>
<w:color w:val="FF0000"/>
</w:rPr>
<w:t>Geometrical</w:t>
</w:r>
</w:p>

[Jeutnarg]

There is no short answer, but if you go here: http://www.ecma-international.org/news/ ... e_docs.htm

and get the pdf from "Part 1 - Fundamentals", then you should be able to get the basics.

[Jeutnarg]

Well, I can't figure out how to edit my previous post, but these are other good resources:
(Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be much of a quick resource. If you want to understand this xml formatting standard, it'll be awhile.)
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/opensp ... 37328.aspx

[shanmukhan]

thank you very much for the information.

[jason]

You can upload your docx to the docx4j webapp (or use the docx4jHelper Word AddIn), then click on the element you're interested in. You'll not only generate code, but also get a deep link into the webapp copy of the relevant spec text.

The table of contents for WordML is at webapp.docx4java.org/OnlineDemo/ecma376/WordML/index.html

Another useful intro is Wouter's free pdf book "OpenXML explained". You can google for that.