The PDF element in IDML: where it appears (Spreads), its 20 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
PDF appears in 5 of the 305 documents surveyed (1.6%), most often in Spreads. Paged reads 0 of its 20 attributes and writes 0.
Where it appears
Spreads· 3 documentsMasterSpreads· 1 documentsStories· 1 documents
Inside: Rectangle
Contains: ClippingPathSettings, GraphicLayerOption, Link, MetadataPacketPreference, PDFAttribute, Properties, TextWrapPreference, TransparencySetting
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged |
|---|---|---|---|
| AppliedObjectStyle | reference to ObjectStyle | 100% | not read |
| CMYKVectorPolicy | IgnoreAll ·5 | 100% | not read |
| GraphicBounds in Properties | untyped | 100% | not read |
| GrayVectorPolicy | IgnoreAll ·5 | 100% | not read |
| HorizontalLayoutConstraints | text | 100% | not read |
| ImageTypeName | builtin | 100% | not read |
| ItemTransform | number-list | 100% | not read |
| LastUpdatedInterfaceChangeCount | — | 100% | not read |
| LocalDisplaySetting | Default ·5 | 100% | not read |
| Name | builtin | 100% | not read |
| OverriddenPageItemProps | — | 100% | not read |
| ParentInterfaceChangeCount | — | 100% | not read |
| RGBVectorPolicy | HonorAllProfiles ·4 | 100% | not read |
| Self | id | 100% | not read |
| TargetInterfaceChangeCount | — | 100% | not read |
| VerticalLayoutConstraints | text | 100% | not read |
| Visible | true ·5 | 100% | not read |
| Contents in Properties | untyped | 40% | not read |
| ECPageItemData | — | 20% | not read |
| ECPaginationPageItemData | number-list | 20% | 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 PDF 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.