<glossaryDocument> (Glossary Document Root Element)

This element specifies the root element for a glossary document part within a WordprocessingML document. A glossary document is an supplementary document story in a WordprocessingML that shall be afforded all of the relationships of the Main Document part, such as:

  • Style definitions

  • Numbering definitions

  • Comments

  • Headers/footers

  • Etc.

The entries stored in this part shall have all of its implicit relationships target these parts, rather than their analogues stored off of the main document part.

example: 
<w:glossaryDocument>
  <w:docParts>
    <w:docPart>
      …
    </w:docPart>
    <w:docPart>
      …
    </w:docPart>
  </w:docParts>
</w:glossaryDocument>

The <glossaryDocument> element defines the contents of the glossary document part. ]

Parent Elements

Root element of WordprocessingML Glossary Document part

Child Elements

Subclause

<background> (Document Background)

§2.2.1

<docParts> (List of Glossary Document Entries)

§2.12.8

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

<complexType name="CT_GlossaryDocument">
	<complexContent>
	<extension base="CT_DocumentBase">
	<sequence>
	<element name="docParts" type="CT_DocParts" minOccurs="0"/>
	</sequence>
	</extension>
	</complexContent>
</complexType>