vertAlign element

Adjusts the vertical position of the text relative to the baseline and changes the font size if possible. To raise or lower the text without reducing the font size, use the position element.

## Usage

    <vertAlign
    	val="verticalAlignRunType"
    />

## Element Information

Element type | verticalAlignRunProperty
Namespace | http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml
Schema name | wordnet

## Elements and Attributes

### Parent Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
rPr | Represents run properties for the paragraph mark.

### Child Elements

None.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
val | verticalAlignRunType | required | Gets or sets the vertical-alignment setting. | baseline superscript subscript

## Definition

XML
    <xsd:element name="vertAlign" type="verticalAlignRunProperty" minOccurs="0" ">

          </xsd:element>

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