This element, combined with pos of groupChrPr, specifies the vertical layout of the groupChr object. Where pos specifies the position of the grouping character, vertJc specifies the alignment of the object with respect to the baseline. For example, when the group character is above the object, vertJc of top signifies that the top of the object falls on the baseline; when vertJc is set to bot, the bottom of the object is on the baseline. The table below demonstrates the four possible combinations of groupChr layout:

Pos	vertJc	Layout
top	top
top	bot
bot	top
bot	bot

Parent Elements

groupChrPr (§7.1.2.42)

Attributes

Description

val (Value)

Specifies the position of the parent element. Possible values are top and bot.

[Example:

<m:barPr>
<m:pos m:val="top"/>
</m:barPr>

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_TopBot simple type (§7.1.3.15).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

</complexType>