Open XML - wp:anchor question

[David Thielen]

Word will write the following:

<wp:anchor distT="0" distB="0" distL="114300" distR="114300" simplePos="0"
relativeHeight="251658240" behindDoc="1" locked="0" layoutInCell="1"
allowOverlap="1">
<wp:simplePos x="0" y="0"/>
<wpositionH relativeFrom="column">
<wposOffset>19050</wposOffset>
</wpositionH>
<wpositionV relativeFrom="paragraph">
<wposOffset>43815</wposOffset>
</wpositionV>

However, the way I read the spec I should set simplePos - or -
positionH/positionV. What does it mean to set both?

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[Jialiang Ge [MSFT]]

Hello Dave,

<wp:anchor distT="0" distB="0" distL="114300" distR="114300" simplePos="0"
relativeHeight="251658240" behindDoc="1" locked="0" layoutInCell="1"
allowOverlap="1">
<wp:simplePos x="0" y="0"/>
<wpositionH relativeFrom="column">
<wposOffset>19050</wposOffset>
</wpositionH>
<wpositionV relativeFrom="paragraph">
<wposOffset>43815</wposOffset>
</wpositionV>

1. Set simplePos:
According to the spec Part 4, P3907, the simplePos attribute in the
<wp:anchor> tag specifies that this object shall be positioned using the
positioning information in the simplePos child element (e.g. <wp:simplePos
x="0" y="0"/> in the above example.

If this element is omitted, namely simplePos="0" or simplePos="false", then
this object shall not use the simple positioning information: <wp:simplePos
x="0" y="0"/>.
If this element is true, namely, simplePos="1" or simplePos="true", then
Word will use the setting in <wp:simplePos x="**", y="**"/> to set the
position of the object.

2. Set positionH and positionV:
The tag positionH and positionV will take effect when simplePos = "0" or
simplePos="false". They correspond to the Word 2007 setting:
Picture tools->'Format' tab->Position->More Layout->'Picture Position'
tab->Horizontal/Vertical->'Absolute position' value.

3. Set both:
If simplePos = "1" or "true", <wp:simplePos> will take effect and
<wpositionH> and <wpositionV> will be omitted.
If simplePos = "0" or "false", <wp:simplePos> will be omitted, and
<wpositionH> and <wpositionV> will take effect.

Please let me know if you have any other concerns, or need anything else.

Regards,
Jialiang Ge ([email protected], remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[David Thielen]

Hi;

The problem is if you don't include <wp:simplePos x="0" y="0"/> in the below
case with simplePos="0" then Word says the file is bad. Any idea why?

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[Jialiang Ge [MSFT]]

Hello Dave,

According to the spec Part 4, Page 3908, the XML Schema fragment defined
for the <anchor> tag:

<complexType name="CT_Anchor"> <sequence> <element name="simplePos"
type="a:CT_Point2D"/> <element name="positionH" type="CT_PosH"/> <element
name="positionV" type="CT_PosV"/> <element name="extent"
type="a:CT_PositiveSize2D"/> <element name="effectExtent"
type="CT_EffectExtent" minOccurs="0"/> <group ref="EG_WrapType"/> <element
name="docPr" type="a:CT_NonVisualDrawingProps" minOccurs="1"
maxOccurs="1"/> <element name="cNvGraphicFramePr"
type="a:CT_NonVisualGraphicFrameProperties" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"/>
<element ref="a:graphic" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1"/> </sequence>
<attribute name="distT" type="ST_WrapDistance" use="optional"/> <attribute
name="distB" type="ST_WrapDistance" use="optional"/> <attribute
name="distL" type="ST_WrapDistance" use="optional"/> <attribute
name="distR" type="ST_WrapDistance" use="optional"/> <attribute
name="simplePos" type="xsd:boolean"/> <attribute name="relativeHeight"
type="xsd:unsignedInt" use="required"/> <attribute name="behindDoc"
type="xsd:boolean" use="required"/> <attribute name="locked"
type="xsd:boolean" use="required"/> <attribute name="layoutInCell"
type="xsd:boolean" use="required"/> <attribute name="hidden"
type="xsd:boolean" use="optional"/> <attribute name="allowOverlap"
type="xsd:boolean" use="required"/> </complexType>

The element simplePos is defined in a <sequence>, therefore, the element
MUST exist according to the order set, even if it will be omitted by the
parser.

If you have any other concerns or need anything else, please feel free to
let me know.

Regards,
Jialiang Ge ([email protected], remove 'online.')
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[Jialiang Ge [MSFT]]

Hello Dave,

If you have any other concerns or questions, please feel free to let me
know.

Regards,
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Microsoft Online Community Support

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[David Thielen]

It's all working fine - thank you.

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