w:pPrDefault (Default Paragraph Properties)

Description

w:pPrDefault contains a w:pPr child that defines the document-wide default paragraph formatting. Any paragraph property not set by a style or direct formatting falls back to these defaults.

It is defined in ECMA-376 Part 1 §17.7.5.2.

w:pPrDefault lives inside w:docDefaults in styles.xml.

Attributes

None. All defaults are expressed through the child w:pPr.

Examples

<w:docDefaults>
  <w:pPrDefault>
    <w:pPr>
      <w:spacing w:after="160" w:line="259" w:lineRule="auto"/>
    </w:pPr>
  </w:pPrDefault>
</w:docDefaults>

using DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Wordprocessing;

var docDefaults = new DocDefaults(
    new ParagraphPropertiesDefault(
        new ParagraphPropertiesBaseStyle(
            new SpacingBetweenLines
            {
                After = "160",
                Line = "259",
                LineRule = LineSpacingRuleValues.Auto
            }
        )
    )
);

Notes

• w:pPrDefault is overridden by paragraph styles, which are in turn overridden by direct formatting.
• The element may be empty if no default paragraph properties are explicitly set.