using System; using System.Collections; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Linq; using System.Text; using System.Data.Linq; using System.Reflection; using System.Xml.Linq; class Program { static void Main(string[] args) { XElement xml = XElement.Load("Hello.xml"); XNamespace o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"; var query = from w in xml.Descendants(o + "Author") select w; foreach (var record in query) Console.WriteLine("Author: {0}", (string)record); } }