# spacing element (pPrElt complexType)

Represents spacing between lines and paragraphs.

## Usage

    <spacing
    	before="twipsMeasureType"
    	before-lines="decimalNumberType"
    	before-autospacing="onOffType"
    	after="twipsMeasureType"
    	after-lines="decimalNumberType"
    	after-autospacing="onOffType"
    	line="signedTwipsMeasureType"
    	line-rule="lineSpacingRuleValue"
    />

## Element Information

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

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
pPr | Represents the paragraph properties.
pPr | Represents the paragraph properties
pPr | Represents the paragraph properties to override in the table style.
pPr | Represents the paragraph properties for the style, if any.

### Child Elements

None.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
before | twipsMeasureType | optional | Gets or sets amount of space above paragraph. |
before-lines | decimalNumberType | optional | Gets or sets number of lines before paragraph (when using character units). |
before-autospacing | onOffType | optional | Gets or sets whether space/lines before a paragraph is automatic. | on off
after | twipsMeasureType | optional | Gets or sets amount of space below paragraph. |
after-lines | decimalNumberType | optional | Gets or sets number of lines after paragraph (when using character units) |
after-autospacing | onOffType | optional | Gets or sets whether space/lines after a paragraph is automatic. | on off
line | signedTwipsMeasureType | optional | Gets or sets amount of vertical spacing between lines of text. |
line-rule | lineSpacingRuleValue | optional | Specifies interpretation of line attribute. | auto exact at-least

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="spacing" type="spacingProperty" minOccurs="0" >
    </xsd:element>

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