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cols element [Word 2003 XML Reference]

Specifies the column properties for this section. If all the columns are of the same width, you need only to specify the number of columns (in the num attribute) and the space between columns (in the space attribute).

Usage

<cols
    equalWidth="onOffType"
    space="twipsMeasureType"
    num="decimalNumberType"
    sep="onOffType"
/>

Element Information

Element type	columnsType
Namespace	http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml
Schema name	XML Document 2003

Elements and Attributes

Parent Elements

Element	Description
sectPr	Represents section properties for section that terminates at this paragraph mark.
sectPr	Represents the section properties for the very last section in the document.

Child Elements

Element	Description
col	Represents a column in a section. If all columns are not of equal width, a col element is required for each column and the space and num attributes of the cols element should not exist.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Description	Possible Values
equalWidth	onOffType	optional	Specifies whether all columns are of equal width.	on off
space	twipsMeasureType	optional	If all columns are of equal width, gets or sets the amount of space between each column.
num	decimalNumberType	optional	If all columns are of equal width, gets or sets the number of columns.
sep	onOffType	optional	Adds a vertical line between columns.	on off

Definition

<xsd:element name="cols" type="columnsType" minOccurs="0" >
</xsd:element>

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