Embeddings in a WordprocessingML Document

When an embedding is stored in a WordprocessingML document, it is stored in one of the following ways:

• In line with text - The object is displayed within the regular text stream (modifying line height and so on to accommodate it).

• Floating – The object is positioned absolutely or relatively within the document and text flow is modified as needed around it.

Each case permits the storage of both the object and the optional VML representation of the image that may be used when the object data is not used by the hosting application as follows: