Text

DrawingML

The Basics

• Like Word, text is broken into runs and paragraphs

• Runs and Paragraphs have properties• Remember – Text and Graphics are the

same

The dog is brown today.

Text Body

• Remember from DrawingML, spPr

• Contains three pieces– Body Properties– List of Styles– One or more Paragraphs

spTree

nvGrpSpPr grpSpPr sp

nvSpPr spPr

style textBody

Inset Properties

• Shapes contain inscribed rectangles• Insets are measured from that rectangle

Inscribed Rect Inset Bottom

Inset TopInset Right

Inset Left

Overflow

• Three types– Overflow– Ellipsis– Clip

OneTwo

ThreeFourFiveSix

SevenEightNineTen

OneTwo

ThreeFour…

OneTwo

ThreeFourFive

AutoFit ( 1 )

AutoFit ( 2 )

Warping

Columns

Protection

• Only one protection property for text– No Edit– No Printing

Characters

Character Size Units

• Generally expressed in 100ths of a point• Font size restricted between 1pt and 4000

pts

Underline

• 18 underline styles• Underlines have fill and line props

– These can follow text ( default ) or can be explicitly set

– They are the same DrawingML we’ve talked about …

Underline

Strikethrough

• Three types: none, single, double• No line or fill props – just uses the text

values

Strikethrough

Interactivity

• Vectors– Click– Mouse Over

• Run-Level Property ( rPr )• Uses relationships

Apple Computer

Proofing and Smart Tags

• Noproof• Err• Smtclean

Soccer is a gret sport!

DrawingML – again!

• Line Properties• Fill Properties• Effect Properties

Line Properties

Fill Properties

Effect Properties

International Support

• Multiple Typefaces– Latin– East Asian– Complex Script– Symbol

• Language Identification– Language ID– Alt Language

• Kumimoji

ECMA

TC45

Paragraphs

Spacing ( 1 )

• One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve

thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen

• One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve

thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen

• One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve

thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen

• One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve

thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen

Spacing ( 2 )

• One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen

• One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen

• One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen

• One two three four five six seven eight nine ten eleven twelve thirteen fourteen fifteen sixteen

Margins

• Measured from Insets

Inscribed Rect Inset Bottom

Inset TopInset Right

Inset Left

Margin RightMargin Left

Margins

• Vertical text requires special handling

Inscribed Rect

Inset

Margin LeftS T

A R

T

Margin Right

Alignment ( 1 )

Alignment ( 2 )

Tab Stops

Bullets

Bullets Overview

• Bullets are a paragraph-level property ( pPr )

• Four types of bullets supported– None– Character Bullets– AutoNumbered Bullets– Blip ( “picture” ) Bullets

Core Bullet Properties

• Properties can inherit from trailing text ( default ) or be explicitly set– Bullet Size ( 25 – 400%, units = %x1000 )– Bullet Face – Bullet Color

• Bullet Type is always explicit

Core Properties

Character Bullets ( 1 )

• Apples• Oranges• Pears• Peaches• Carrots

• Apples• Oranges• Pears• Peaches• Carrots

Character Bullets ( 2 )

H ApplesH OrangesH PearsH PeachesH Carrots

H ApplesH OrangesH PearsH PeachesH Carrots

AutoNumbered Bullets

• “Start At”• Schemes

– Over 40 schemes

AutoNumbered ( 1 )

1. Apples

2. Oranges

3. Pears

4. Peaches

5. Carrots

1. Apples

2. Oranges

3. Pears

4. Peaches

5. Carrots

AutoNumbered ( 2 )

i. Apples

ii. Oranges

iii. Pears

iv. Peaches

v. Carrots

i. Apples

ii. Oranges

iii. Pears

iv. Peaches

v. Carrots

AutoNumbered ( 3 )

iii. Apples

iv. Oranges

v. Pears

vi. Peaches

vii. Carrots

iii. Apples

iv. Oranges

v. Pears

vi. Peaches

vii. Carrots

AutoNumbered ( 4 )

iii. Apples

iv. Oranges

v. Pears

viii. Peaches

ix. Carrots

iii. Apples

iv. Oranges

v. Pears

viii. Peaches

ix. Carrots

Blip Bullets

• This is simple DrawingML• Note the blip-reuse

Blip Bullets

Apples

Oranges

Pears

Peaches

Carrots

Mix and Matching

• Apples

Oranges• Pears• Peaches• Carrots

• Apples

Oranges• Pears• Peaches• Carrots

A lot more …

• Text Frame• Text Styles• Text Fields• Font Embedding

… but we’ll leave those for another time.

Disclaimer

This presentation is for informational purposes only, and should not be relied upon as a substitute or replacement for Microsoft formal file format documentation, which is available at the following website:  https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc313118(v=office.12).aspx.  Any views or opinions presented in this material are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Microsoft.  Microsoft disclaims all liability for mistakes or inaccuracies in this presentation.