Glossary
This document explains the most important terms of the IDML world in plain words. It is sorted alphabetically and always points to the chapter in which the term is used.
| Term | Meaning | Chapter |
|---|---|---|
| Bleed | The area beyond the page format that is printed and cut off. | preference |
| Character style | A style for parts of a paragraph — bold, color, size. | styling text |
Content object |
The root object of the library, holds all parts of a document. | what is an IDML file |
DesignMap |
The part of an IDML file that references all other parts; holds languages and color profiles. | designmap |
| Facing pages | A document whose spreads contain a left and a right page with a binding in between. | preference |
Factory |
Creates objects and registers them in the Content object automatically. |
factory |
Frame (TextFrame) |
The container that shows a story. | textframes |
MasterSpread |
A spread that other pages inherit their layout from. | pages |
| Mixed ink | A new spot color mixed from several spot colors with percentages. | colors |
| Object style | A bundle of frame properties — fill, stroke, corners. | styling objects |
| Paragraph style | A style for whole paragraphs — font, size, line height, spacing. | styling text |
| Process color | A color that is printed with the process inks CMYK. | colors |
| Spot color | A color that is printed with its own ink, e.g. PANTONE or HKS. | colors |
Spread |
The container of one or more pages that are visible together. | pages |
Story |
The text flow of a document, made of style ranges. | typography |
| Style range | A piece of a story linked to a paragraph or character style. | typography |
| Swatch | A named color in the InDesign swatches panel. | colors |
Tint |
A percentual lightened part of a color. | colors |
| XMP | A metadata standard (e.g. copyright) stored in the IDML package. | metadata |