<left> (Table Cell Left Margin Default)

This element specifies the amount of space which shall be left between the left extent of the cell contents and the left border of all table cells within the parent table (or table row). This setting may be overridden by the table cell bottom margin definition specified by the <left> element contained within the table cell's properties (§2.4.26).

This value is specified in the units applied via its @type attribute. Any width value of @type pct or auto for this element shall be ignored.

If this element is omitted, then it shall inherit the table cell margin from the associated table style. If a left margin is never specified in the style hierarchy, this table shall have 115 twentieths of a point (0.08 inches) left cell padding by default (excepting individual cell overrides).

example:

R1C1

R2C1

R2C1

R2C2

This table property is specified using the following WordprocessingML markup:

<w:tbl>
  <w:tblPr>
    <w:tblCellMar>
      <w:left w:w="360" w:type="dxa"/>
    </w:tblCellMar>
  </w:tblPr>
  …
</w:tbl>

Every cell in the table has a default left cell margin setting it to 360 twentieths of a point. ]

Parent Elements

<tblCellMar> (§2.4.39); <tblCellMar> (§2.4.40)

Attributes

Description

<type> (Table Width Type)

Specifies the units of the width property being defined by the parent element’s @w attribute. This property is used to define various properties of a table, including: cell spacing, preferred width, and table margins.

If this attribute is omitted, then its value shall be assumed to be dxa (twentieths of a point).

<w:bottom ... w:type="dxa" />

This @type shall therefore be used to interpret the width specified in the @w attribute as a value in twentieths of a point. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_TblWidth simple type (§2.18.97).

<w> (Table Width Value)

Specifies the value of the width property being defined by the parent element. This property is used to define various properties of a table, including: cell spacing, preferred widths, and table margins.

If this attribute is omitted, then its value shall be assumed to be 0.

<w:bottom w:w="302" w:type="dxa" />

The value in the @w attribute shall therefore be used to determine the width being specified in the context of the units specified in the @type attribute. In this case, the @type is twentieths of a point (dxa), so the width is 302 twentieths of a point (.2097 inches). ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_DecimalNumber simple type (§2.18.16).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_TblWidth">
	<attribute name="w" type="ST_DecimalNumber"/>
	<attribute name="type" type="ST_TblWidth"/>
</complexType>