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ST_VerticalAnchor (Vertical Anchor Type)

This simple type specifies the vertical position to which the parent object has been anchored in the document. This anchor position shall be used as the base location to determine the final vertical position of the object in the document.

This simple type's contents are a restriction of the XML Schema string datatype.

The following are possible enumeration values for this type:

Enumeration Value

Description

line (Line)

Specifies that the parent object shall be vertically anchored to the line on which its anchor appears.

 

This shall be used to specify that any vertical positioning values shall be calculated with respect to the location of the top edge of the anchor's line in the anchor paragraph.

margin (Margin)

Specifies that the parent object shall be vertically anchored to the text margins.

 

This shall be used to specify that any vertical positioning values shall be calculated with respect to the location of the text margin.

page (Page)

Specifies that the parent object shall be vertically anchored to the page edge.

 

This shall be used to specify that any vertical positioning values shall be calculated with respect to the location of the edge of the page.

text (Text)

Specifies that the parent object shall be vertically anchored to the text extents.

 

This shall be used to specify that any vertical positioning values shall be calculated with respect to the location of the top edge of the text in the anchor paragraph.

 

Referenced By

wrap@anchory6.3.2.6)

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this simple type:

<simpleType name="ST_VerticalAnchor">

   <restriction base="xsd:string">

   <enumeration value="margin"/>

   <enumeration value="page"/>

   <enumeration value="text"/>

   <enumeration value="line"/>

   </restriction>

</simpleType>