Cell element (Character Section) ('Visio XML')

Office 2013 and later

Last modified: March 09, 2015

Applies to: Office 2013 | Office 365 | Visio 2013

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Element information
Definition
Elements and attributes
Remarks

Specifies a formatting attribute for a shape’s text run, such as font, color, style, case, position relative to the baseline, or point size.

Element information

Element type	Cell_Type
Namespace	http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/visio/2012/main
Schema file	VisioSchema15.xsd
Document parts	document.xml, master#.xml, page#.xml

Definition

XML

< xs:element name="Cell" type="Cell_Type" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded" >
</xs:element >

Elements and attributes

If the schema defines specific requirements, such as sequence, minOccurs, maxOccurs, and choice, see the definition section.

Parent elements

Element	Type	Description
Row element (Character Section)	CharacterRow_Type	Specifies a formatting attribute for a shape’s text run, such as font, color, style, case, position relative to the baseline, or point size.

Child elements

Element	Type	Description
RefBy	RefBy_Type	Specifies a reference to a drawing page.

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Required	Description	Possible values
E	xsd:string	optional	Indicates that the formula evaluates to an error. The value of E is the current value (an error message string); the value of the V attribute is the last valid value.	An error message string.
F	xsd:string	optional	Represents the element’s formula. This attribute can contain one of the following strings: ‘(some formula)’ if the formula exists locally No Formula if the formula is locally deleted or blocked Inh if the formula is inherited.	A formula.
N	xsd:string	required	Represents the name of the ShapeSheet cell.	The name of the ShapeSheet cell. See the Remarks section below.
U	xsd:string	optional	Represents a unit of measure The default is DL.	The units of the cell.
V	xsd:string	optional	Represents the value of the cell.	The value of the ShapeSheet cell.

The N attribute of this Cell element must be one of a limited set of values that correspond to ShapeSheet cells. Refer to the table below to determine the values of the N attribute that are permitted for this Cell element.

Value	Description	More information
AsianFont	Contains the enumeration of the font used to format a text run containing Asian characters.	AsianFont Cell (Character Section)
Case	Determines the case of a shape's text run.	Case Cell (Character Section)
Color	Determines the color used for a shape's text run.	Color Cell (Character Section)
ColorTrans	Determines the degree of transparency for a layer or shape's text run color, from 0 (completely opaque) to 1 (completely transparent).	None.
ComplexScriptFont	Contains the number of the font used to format a text run composed of complex script characters.	ComplexScriptFont Cell (Character Section)
ComplexScriptSize	The size of the font used to format a text run composed of complex script characters.	ComplexScriptSize Cell (Character Section)
DblUnderline	Determines whether the range of a text run has a double underline below it.	DoubleULine Cell (Character Section)
DoubleStrikethrough	Determines whether a text run is formatted as double strikethrough.	DoubleStrikethrough Cell (Character Section)
Font	Represents the number of the font used to format a text run.	Font Cell (Character Section)
FontScale	Specifies the font width.	None.
LangID	Indicates the language in which a text run was entered.	LangID Cell (Character Section)
Letterspace	Specifies the amount of space between two or more characters. Space can be added or subtracted in 1/20th point increments.	None.
Overline	Determines whether a text run has a line above it.	Overline Cell (Character Section)
Pos	Determines the position of a shape's text run relative to the baseline.	Pos Cell (Character Section)
Size	Determines the size of a text run in the shape's text block.	Size Cell (Character Section)
Strikethru	Determines whether a text run is formatted as strikethrough.	Strikethru Cell (Character Section)
Style	Shows the character formatting applied to a range of a text run in the shape's text block.	Style Cell (Character Section)