# overflowPunct element

Allows punctuation to continue one character beyond the alignment of other lines in the paragraph. If you do not use this option, all lines and punctuation must be perfectly aligned (Asian Typography option).

## Usage

    <overflowPunct
    	val="onOffType"
    />

## Element Information

Element type | onOffProperty
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
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
val | onOffType | optional | Gets or sets the Boolean value of either on or off. | on off

## Definition

    <xsd:element name="overflowPunct" type="onOffProperty" minOccurs="0" >
    </xsd:element>

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