# numStart element

Represents the starting number or character for the first automatically numbered footnotes or endnotes.

## Usage

    <numStart
    	val="decimalNumberType"
    />

## Element Information

Element type | decimalNumberProperty
Namespace | http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml
Schema name | XML Document 2003

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
footnotePr | Represents the footnote properties for this section.
endnotePr | Represents the endnote properties for this section.

### Child Elements

None.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
val | decimalNumberType | required | Gets or sets the value of a decimal number. |

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="numStart" type="decimalNumberProperty" minOccurs="0" >
    </xsd:element>

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