A WordprocessingML document consists of a compilation of two types of information:

• Properties [Example: styles, numbering definitions, etc. end example]

• Stories [Example: main document, comments, headers, etc. end example]

In WordprocessingML, stories are defined as each unique region of content within a document into which the user can type. The most important story in a WordprocessingML document is the main document story, which contains the primary contents of the document. The main document story in WordprocessingML is stored inside the body element.

[Example: Consider a document with a single paragraph in the main document story. This document would require the following WordprocessingML in its main document part:

<w:document>

<w:body>

<w:p/>

</w:body>

</w:document>

The fact that the paragraph is inside the body element makes it part of the main document story. end example]