Element reference
Guide
The Guide element in IDML: where it appears (MasterSpreads), its 12 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
ProIIIreference
Guide appears in 228 of the 305 documents surveyed (74.8%), most often in MasterSpreads. Paged reads 3 of its 12 attributes and writes 11.
Where it appears
MasterSpreads· 202 documentsSpreads· 64 documents
Contains: Properties
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Location | length (pt) | 100% | read · written | position |
| Orientation | Vertical ·214Horizontal ·212 | 100% | read · written | |
| PageIndex | integer | 100% | read · written | |
| Self | id / text | 100% | written | |
| FitToPage | true ·227false ·3 | 100% | written | |
| GuideColor in Properties | enumeration | 100% | not read | |
| ItemLayer | id | 100% | written | |
| Locked | false ·226 | 100% | written | |
| ViewThreshold | integer | 100% | written | |
| GuideType | Ruler ·226 | 99% | written | |
| GuideZone | integer | 99% | written | |
| OverriddenPageItemProps | — | 99% | written |
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 Guide 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.