paged.IDML Reference
Element reference

Element reference

Every IDML element found in 305 real documents: where it lives in the package, its attributes and values, and what Paged reads and writes.

Tier: ProProIIIreference

194 elements, each found in real documents (a survey of 305), grouped by the package part they most often live in.

Resources/Preferences

ElementAttributesSeen inPaged
idPkg:Preferences2100%—
FrameFittingOption790.5%reads 7
TextFramePreference3489.8%reads 12
TextWrapPreference689.8%reads 2
BlendingSetting489.5%reads 2
DropShadowSetting1289.5%reads 6
TransparencySetting089.5%—
AnchoredObjectSetting1289.2%reads 10
BevelAndEmbossSetting1689.2%reads 13
DirectionalFeatherSetting989.2%reads 8
FeatherSetting689.2%reads 6
FootnoteOption4189.2%reads 10
InnerGlowSetting989.2%reads 8
InnerShadowSetting1289.2%reads 11
OuterGlowSetting889.2%reads 7
SatinSetting989.2%reads 9
AnchoredObjectDefault588.9%—
BaselineFrameGridOption588.9%—
ButtonPreference188.9%—
ChapterNumberPreference388.9%reads 1
CjkGridPreference1088.9%—
ContentTransparencySetting088.9%—
ContourOption388.9%reads 2
DataMergeOption688.9%—
DictionaryPreference388.9%—
DocumentPreference2788.9%reads 8
ExportForWebPreference888.9%—
FillTransparencySetting088.9%—
GradientFeatherSetting788.9%reads 5
GridPreference1488.9%reads 7
GuidePreference688.9%—
IndexHeaderSetting688.9%—
IndexOptions2288.9%—
LayoutAdjustmentPreference688.9%—
LayoutGridDataInformation788.9%—
MojikumiUiPreference188.9%—
PageItemDefault3388.9%—
PasteboardPreference688.9%—
PrintBookletOption1388.9%—
PrintBookletPrintPreference9888.9%—
PrintPreference10488.9%—
StoryGridDataInformation1388.9%—
StoryPreference588.9%reads 2
StrokeTransparencySetting088.9%—
TextDefault31788.9%—
TextPreference3488.9%—
TinDocumentDataObject188.9%—
TransparencyDefaultContainerObject088.9%—
TransparencyPreference388.9%—
ViewPreference1788.9%—
XMLExportPreference1888.9%—
XMLImportPreference1288.9%—
XMLPreference988.9%—
EPubExportPreference6888.5%—
HTMLExportPreference3988.5%—
EPubFixedLayoutExportPreference3386.9%—

designmap

ElementAttributesSeen inPaged
Document21100%reads 7
idPkg:BackingStory2100%—
idPkg:Tags2100%—
NumberingList489.5%reads 4
TextVariable389.5%reads 3
Layer1189.2%reads 5
Section1489.2%reads 8
ABullet588.9%—
Assignment788.9%—
BuildingBlock688.9%—
ConditionalTextPreference288.9%—
CrossReferenceFormat388.9%—
DateVariablePreference388.9%reads 3
DocumentUser388.9%—
FileNameVariablePreference488.9%reads 4
IndexingSortOption588.9%—
Language988.9%—
MatchParagraphStylePreference688.9%reads 6
NamedGrid288.9%—
PageNumberVariablePreference488.9%reads 4
ChapterNumberVariablePreference388.5%reads 3
LinkedPageItemOption788.5%—
LinkedStoryOption488.5%—
TaggedPDFPreference188.5%—
WatermarkPreference1488.5%—
CaptionMetadataVariablePreference387.2%—
ColorGroup487.2%reads 3
ColorGroupSwatch286.9%—
HTMLFXLExportPreference286.9%—
PublishExportPreference1386.9%—
EndnoteOption1427.5%—
AdjustLayoutPreference725.2%—
KinsokuTable66.2%—
MojikumiTable26.2%—
PreflightProfile33.9%—
PreflightRuleInstance53.9%—
RuleDataObject53.9%—
HyperlinkURLDestination51.6%reads 3
CustomTextVariablePreference11.3%reads 0
Hyperlink111%reads 5
Bookmark30.7%reads 3
HyperlinkPageDestination100.7%reads 3
HyperlinkTextDestination40.7%reads 3
TextVariablePreference40.7%reads 4
Topic20.3%reads 2

Resources/Styles

ElementAttributesSeen inPaged
CharacterStyle36100%reads 21
idPkg:Styles2100%—
ObjectStyle64100%reads 10
ParagraphStyle331100%reads 120
RootCharacterStyleGroup1100%—
RootObjectStyleGroup1100%—
RootParagraphStyleGroup1100%—
RootTableStyleGroup1100%—
TableStyle121100%reads 33
CellStyle5389.2%reads 17
RootCellStyleGroup189.2%—
TOCStyle1289.2%reads 7
ObjectStyleContentEffectsCategorySettings1088.9%—
ObjectStyleFillEffectsCategorySettings1088.9%—
ObjectStyleObjectEffectsCategorySettings1088.9%—
ObjectStyleStrokeEffectsCategorySettings1088.9%—
TrapPreset1688.9%—
ObjectExportOption3288.5%—
TextFrameFootnoteOptionsObject427.9%—
TransformAttributeOption327.5%—
ParagraphStyleGroup214.1%—
CharacterStyleGroup29.5%—
FlexLayoutAttributeOption132%—
TOCStyleEntry111%reads 6
Condition40.3%reads 4
ConditionSet30.3%reads 3
NestedStyle40.3%reads 4
Stripe20.3%reads 2
StripedStrokeStyle20.3%reads 2
WavyStrokeStyle40.3%reads 4

Spreads

ElementAttributesSeen inPaged
idPkg:Spread2100%reads 1
Spread11100%reads 3
MarginPreference889.5%reads 6
FlattenerPreference688.9%—
TextFrame5139.3%reads 29
GraphicLine5125.9%reads 32
Oval5921.6%reads 33
Link2215.4%reads 1
Image3115.1%reads 5
ClippingPathSettings1014.1%reads 6
ImageIOPreference313.4%—
MetadataPacketPreference112.5%—
OpacityGradientStop42%reads 3
GraphicLayerOption11.6%—
PDF201.6%reads 0
PDFAttribute31.6%—
GraphicLayer151.3%—
TextPath121.3%reads 8
EPS181%reads 0
EPSText311%—
PlainTextQRCode31%—
GeometryPathType10.3%reads 1
PathPointType30.3%reads 3

Stories

ElementAttributesSeen inPaged
CharacterStyleRange5798.7%reads 30
ParagraphStyleRange6498.7%reads 24
idPkg:Story239.7%reads 1
Story1039.7%reads 1
Cell636.9%reads 36
Column86.9%reads 3
Row106.9%reads 5
Table686.9%reads 33
CrossReferenceSource30.7%reads 2
HyperlinkTextSource50.7%reads 1
TextVariableInstance20.7%reads 2
Footnote20.3%reads 1
PageReference20.3%reads 2

Resources/Graphic

ElementAttributesSeen inPaged
Color16100%reads 8
idPkg:Graphic2100%—
Gradient889.2%reads 3
GradientStop489.2%reads 3
Swatch889.2%reads 3
Ink988.9%—
PastedSmoothShade1388.9%—
StrokeStyle288.9%—
DashedStrokeStyle81%reads 5

MasterSpreads

ElementAttributesSeen inPaged
idPkg:MasterSpread2100%reads 1
MasterSpread10100%reads 4
Page18100%reads 8
GridDataInformation1088.9%—
InCopyExportOption288.9%—
Rectangle5588.9%reads 32
Polygon5986.9%reads 39
Guide1274.8%reads 3
Group5874.4%reads 19

Resources/Fonts

ElementAttributesSeen inPaged
Font18100%—
FontFamily2100%—
idPkg:Fonts2100%—
CompositeFont288.9%—
CompositeFontEntry1188.9%—

XML

ElementAttributesSeen inPaged
XmlStory9100%—
XMLTag3100%—
XMLElement288.9%—
idPkg:Mapping111.1%—

Place an image in a frame

Place a picture in IDML — nest an Image in a Rectangle, give it its own ItemTransform and GraphicBounds, and link the file with Link/LinkResourceURI.

ABullet

The ABullet element in IDML: where it appears (designmap), its 5 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.