# AnnType complexType

Defines a tracked insertion, deletion, formatting change, comment, or bookmark in a document.

## Type Information

Namespace | http://schemas.microsoft.com/aml/2001/core
Schema name | Annotation Markup Language

## Elements and Attributes

### Child Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
arc | Not used by Microsoft Office Word 2003.
context | Not used by Microsoft Office Word 2003.
content | Contains the insertion, deletion, formatting change, comment, or bookmark. Usually contains elements from the XML Document 2003 namespace.
property | Not used by Microsoft Office Word 2003.

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
type | type | optional | Not used by Microsoft Office Word 2003. | simple extended locator arc resource title
id | idType | required | Uniquely identifies the insertion, deletion, formatting change, comment, or bookmark. |
author | authorType | optional | Returns the document's author from the document properties collection. Not used for bookmarks. |
createdate | dateType | optional | Returns the created date from the document properties collection. Not used for bookmarks. |

## Definition

    <xsd:complexType name="AnnType" mixed="false" >
      <xsd:sequence>
        <xsd:element ref="aml:arc" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1"></xsd:element>
        <xsd:element ref="aml:context" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"></xsd:element>
        <xsd:element ref="aml:content" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"></xsd:element>
        <xsd:element ref="aml:property" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"></xsd:element>
        <xsd:any namespace="##other" processContents="lax" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded"></xsd:any>
      </xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:attribute name="type" type="type" fixed="extended"></xsd:attribute>
      <xsd:attribute name="id" type="aml:idType" use="required"></xsd:attribute>
      <xsd:attribute name="author" type="aml:authorType" use="optional"></xsd:attribute>
      <xsd:attribute name="createdate" type="aml:dateType" use="optional"></xsd:attribute>
      <xsd:anyAttribute namespace="##other" processContents="lax"></xsd:anyAttribute>
    </xsd:complexType>

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