DocumentPreference
The DocumentPreference element in IDML: where it appears (Resources/Preferences), its 27 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
DocumentPreference appears in 271 of the 305 documents surveyed (88.9%), most often in Resources/Preferences. Paged reads 8 of its 27 attributes and writes 0.
Where it appears
Resources/Preferences· 271 documents
Inside: idPkg:Preferences
Contains: Properties
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AllowPageShuffle | false ·191true ·80 | 100% | not read | |
| ColumnDirection | Horizontal ·271 | 100% | not read | |
| ColumnGuideColor in Properties | enumeration | 100% | not read | |
| ColumnGuideLocked | true ·270 | 100% | not read | |
| DocumentBleedBottomOffset | length (pt) | 100% | read | documentBleedBottom |
| DocumentBleedInsideOrLeftOffset | length (pt) | 100% | read | documentBleedInsideOrLeft |
| DocumentBleedOutsideOrRightOffset | length (pt) | 100% | read | documentBleedOutsideOrRight |
| DocumentBleedTopOffset | length (pt) | 100% | read | documentBleedTop |
| DocumentBleedUniformSize | true ·261false ·10 | 100% | not read | |
| DocumentSlugUniformSize | false ·269 | 100% | not read | |
| FacingPages | true ·260false ·11 | 100% | not read | |
| MarginGuideColor in Properties | enumeration | 100% | not read | |
| MasterTextFrame | false ·271 | 100% | not read | |
| OverprintBlack | true ·271 | 100% | not read | |
| PageBinding | LeftToRight ·271 | 100% | not read | |
| PageHeight | integer / real | 100% | not read | |
| PagesPerDocument | integer | 100% | not read | |
| PageWidth | integer / real | 100% | not read | |
| PreserveLayoutWhenShuffling | true ·271 | 100% | not read | |
| SlugBottomOffset | length (pt) | 100% | read | documentSlugBottom |
| SlugInsideOrLeftOffset | length (pt) | 100% | read | documentSlugInsideOrLeft |
| SlugRightOrOutsideOffset | length (pt) | 100% | read | documentSlugRightOrOutside |
| SlugTopOffset | length (pt) | 100% | read | documentSlugTop |
| SnippetImportUsesOriginalLocation | false ·271 | 100% | not read | |
| CreatePrimaryTextFrame | false ·270 | 100% | not read | |
| Intent | PrintIntent ·268 | 100% | not read | |
| SpreadHiddenVisibility | false ·31 | 12% | not read |
Values are listed only where real documents use a small, closed set; the number after each is how many documents use it. “Seen in” is the share of documents containing DocumentPreference that set the attribute.
Explained in
Counts come from a survey of 305 IDML documents (2026-10-11); only aggregate facts are published. Paged’s support is read from its importer and exporter source, and the typed properties from the engine catalog.