<vAlign> (Table Cell Vertical Alignment)

This element specifies the vertical alignment for text within the current table cell. The vertical alignment of this text is determined by the value of the @val attribute.

example:

R1C1

This requirement would be specified using the following WordprocessingML:

<w:tc>
  <w:tcPr>
    <w:vAlign w:val="bottom" />
  </w:tcPr>
  <w:r>
    <w:t>R1C1</w:t>
  </w:r>
</w:tc>

The <vAlign> element specifies the vertical alignment of the cell contents, in the case, the bottom of the table cell. ]

Parent Elements

<tcPr>2.7.5.8); <tcPr>2.4.66); <tcPr>2.7.5.9); <tcPr>2.4.67)

Attributes

Description

<val> (Vertical Alignment Setting)

Specifies the vertical alignment for text between the top and bottom margins of the parent container (page or table cell).

<w:vAlign w:val="center" />

The @val attribute of center specifies that the content is centered relative to its container (in this case, the page). ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_VerticalJc simple type (§2.18.111).

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

<complexType name="CT_VerticalJc">
	<attribute name="val" type="ST_VerticalJc" use="required"/>
</complexType>