w:styles (Style Definitions)

Root element of the Styles part (styles.xml), containing all paragraph, character, table, and numbering style definitions.

Child elements

Description

w:styles is the root element of the styles.xml part, containing all paragraph, character, table, and numbering style definitions for the document. It is defined in ECMA-376 Part 1 §17.7.4.18.

It contains an optional w:docDefaults element (default run and paragraph properties), followed by zero or more w:style elements. Styles are referenced from paragraphs (w:pStyle), runs (w:rStyle), and tables (w:tblStyle).

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Possible Values	Description
(none)	—	—	Content is expressed entirely via child elements.

Examples

<w:styles xmlns:w="...">
  <w:docDefaults/>
  <w:style w:type="paragraph" w:styleId="Normal">
    <w:name w:val="Normal"/>
  </w:style>
</w:styles>

var stylesPart = doc.MainDocumentPart.StyleDefinitionsPart;
// or add new:
stylesPart = doc.MainDocumentPart.AddNewPart&lt;StyleDefinitionsPart&gt;();
stylesPart.Styles = new Styles();