Story
The Story element in IDML: where it appears (Stories), its 10 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
A flow of text, independent of the frame(s) that pour it. Edited by character offset, not by frame. Story appears in 121 of the 305 documents surveyed (39.7%), most often in Stories. Paged reads 1 of its 10 attributes and writes 1.
Where it appears
Stories· 121 documents
Inside: idPkg:Story
Contains: ParagraphStyleRange, InCopyExportOption, StoryPreference
Attributes
| Attribute | Values | Seen in | Paged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Self | id | 100% | written |
| AppliedNamedGrid | — | 75% | not read |
| AppliedTOCStyle | reference | 75% | not read |
| StoryTitle | builtin | 75% | not read |
| TrackChanges | false ·91 | 75% | not read |
| UserText | boolean | 70% | not read |
| IsEndnoteStory | boolean | 69% | not read |
| ECAppliedRuleSetsData | — | 1% | not read |
| LinkResourceId | integer | 1% | not read |
| StoryDirection | enum | 1% | 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 Story that set the attribute.
Examples
- Paragraph marks, a forced line break and a style run
- A template with a named text slot and a named image slot
- Two paragraphs in one story
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.
Spread
The Spread element in IDML: where it appears (Spreads), its 11 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.
StoryGridDataInformation
The StoryGridDataInformation element in IDML: where it appears (Resources/Preferences), its 13 attributes, their values, and how real documents use them.