Element reference
Section
The Section element in IDML: where it appears (designmap), its 14 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
ProIIIreference
Section appears in 272 of the 305 documents surveyed (89.2%), most often in designmap. Paged reads 8 of its 14 attributes and writes 10.
Where it appears
designmap· 272 documents
Inside: Document
Contains: Properties
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged | paged.set |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PageNumberStyle | ArabicUpperRomanLowerRomanUpperLettersLowerLetters or a named value | 100% | read · written | numberingStyle |
| PageStart | id | 100% | read · written | |
| Self | id / reference | 100% | read · written | |
| ContinueNumbering | true ·249false ·26 | 100% | read · written | |
| IncludeSectionPrefix | boolean | 100% | read · written | |
| Length | integer | 100% | written | |
| Marker | — | 100% | read · written | |
| Name | — | 100% | written | |
| SectionPrefix | text | 100% | read · written | prefix |
| AlternateLayout | builtin / enum / text | 99% | not read | |
| AlternateLayoutLength | integer | 99% | not read | |
| PageNumberStart | number (count) | 10% | read · written | startAt |
| Pagination | AutoPaginate ·4 | 1% | not read | |
| PaginationMaster | — | 1% | 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 Section that set the attribute.
Examples
- Two sections: Roman front matter, then a restart at 1
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.