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Para Element

Visio XML Reference

Contains the paragraph formatting elements for the shape's text, such as indents, line spacing, bullets, and horizontal alignment of paragraphs.

Syntax

  <Para
    [IX]
    [Del]>
</Para>

Attributes

IX

Optional int. The zero-based index of the element within its parent element.

Del

Optional boolean. A flag indicating whether the element has been deleted locally. A value of 1 indicates that the element was deleted locally.

Element properties

Property Value
Name Para
Minimum Occurrences 0
Maximum Occurrences Unbounded

Element information

Parent elements

PageSheet

Shape

StyleSheet

DocumentSheet

Child elements

IndFirst

IndLeft

IndRight

SpLine

SpBefore

SpAfter

HorzAlign

Bullet

BulletStr

BulletFont

LocalizeBulletFont

BulletFontSize

TextPosAfterBullet

Flags

Remarks

The Para element does not include elements for tab settings. To set tabs for a shape's text, use the Tab element.

The Para element is relevant only when contained in a Shape or StyleSheet element. It is ignored when contained in a DocumentSheet or PageSheet element.

See also

Paragraph section