# Desc Element

Contains a descriptive text string for a document. Use this element to store important information about the document, such as its purpose, recent changes, or pending changes. The maximum is 191 characters.

## Syntax

    <Desc>
    </Desc>

## Attributes

None

## Element properties

Property | Value
--- | ---
Name | Desc
Minimum Occurrences | 0
Maximum Occurrences | 1

## Element information

Parent elements

DocumentProperties

Child elements

None

## See also

Description property

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