IDML · the InDesign Markup Language
The IDML
reference
An independent, in-depth reference for IDML, the open XML package an InDesign document becomes when it travels as text: the package, spreads and pages, stories, styles, tables, colour and graphics. Written from first principles, with every example validated against a working renderer.
c. 1400–1468
Reader tiers
One page, one tier, one job.
Every page is written for a single reader and a single task. Filter the whole reference to your depth — no traffic lights, just the shape of the page you’re about to read.
I
Beginner
Plain-language explanations. Start here if IDML or paged media is new to you.
II
Intermediate
Working knowledge — package structure, stories, styles, and how pages compose.
III
Pro
Deep reference — geometry, edge cases, and the format in full.
Where to begin