Spread
The Spread element in IDML: where it appears (Spreads), its 11 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
A spread: one or more pages laid out together, with its own page-item stacking order. Spread appears in 305 of the 305 documents surveyed (100%), most often in Spreads. Paged reads 3 of its 11 attributes and writes 4.
Where it appears
Spreads· 305 documents
Inside: idPkg:Spread
Contains: Page, FlattenerPreference, TextFrame, Rectangle, GraphicLine, Polygon, Group, Oval, EPSText, Guide
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged |
|---|---|---|---|
| AllowPageShuffle | true ·154false ·152 | 100% | not read |
| BindingLocation | integer | 100% | written |
| ItemTransform | number-list | 100% | read · written |
| PageCount | integer | 100% | written |
| Self | id | 100% | read · written |
| ShowMasterItems | true ·305 | 100% | read |
| FlattenerOverride | Default ·271 | 89% | not read |
| PageTransitionDirection | NotApplicable ·271 | 89% | not read |
| PageTransitionDuration | Medium ·271 | 89% | not read |
| PageTransitionType | None ·271 | 89% | not read |
| SpreadHidden | false ·42 | 14% | 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 Spread that set the attribute.
Examples
- Spread coordinates on a two-page spread
- A two-page spread sharing a master
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.