Paragraphs
The most basic unit of block-level content within a WordprocessingML document, paragraphs are stored using the <p> element (§2.3.1.22). A paragraph defines a distinct division of content with a WordprocessingML document which begins on a new line.
<w:p>
<w:pPr>
<w:jc w:val="center"/>
<w:rPr>
<w:i/>
</w:rPr>
</w:pPr>
<w:r>
<w:rPr>
<w:i/>
</w:rPr>
<w:t xml:space="preserve">The quick brown fox jumped … </w:t>
</w:r>
</w:p>
Notice that each run specifies the character formatting information for its contents, and the paragraph specifies the paragraph level formatting (the center-justification). It is also notable that since leading and trailing whitespace is not normally significant in XML; some runs require a designating specifying that their whitespace is significant via the <xml:space> element. end example]
A paragraph's properties are specified via the <pPr> element (§2.3.1.25; §2.3.1.26). [: Some examples of paragraph properties are alignment, border, hyphenation override, indentation, line spacing, shading, text direction, and widow/orphan control. ]