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Adobe InDesign Tagged Text

You can use tags in Adobe InDesign to import and export formatting attributes with text-only files. These tags, or
codes, indicate the character- and paragraph-level attributes you want to apply to text. For a complete list of InDesign
tags, see InDesign tags on page 3.
When you import a tagged text file, InDesign reads the tag codes and applies the attributes automatically. When you
export formatted text, you can instruct InDesign to generate the tag codes so that you can later import the information with formatting intact.

Formatted InDesign document (left) and exported tagged text file (right), with tags shown in red

Only InDesign can read InDesign tags. InDesign cannot read tagged text files formatted in Adobe PageMaker and
QuarkXPress.

Tagging basics
All InDesign tags begin with the less-than character (<) and end with the greater-than character (>). Type the tag
immediately before the text you want to format. For paragraph-level attributes, type the tag at the start of the
paragraph. For character-level attributes, type the tag at the start of the text you want to change. The type attributes
you specify remain in effect until you use codes to cancel them or until you apply other attributes. For example, to
apply underlining to one word in a paragraph, you type <cUnderline:1> before the word and <cUnderline:> after the
word.
To learn about using tag codes, export text with tags from a formatted InDesign document. Then view the exported
text in a word-processing application or text editor to see how InDesign transforms type attributes into tag codes.
You can then edit and add tags before you import the text file into InDesign.

To export InDesign text as tagged text

1 Using the Type tool, click an insertion point in the story you want to export, or select the range of text you want

to export.
2 Choose File > Export.
3 For Save as Type (Windows) or Format (Mac OS), select Adobe InDesign Tagged Text.

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4 Specify the name and location in which to save the file, and click Save.
5 In the Adobe InDesign Tags Export Options dialog box, specify the following options:
Select Verbose to show the tags in long form, such as <cStrokeColor:Green> or Abbreviated to show the tags in

short form, such as <csc:Green>.

Select the encoding format, such as ASCII (the most common format for representing English characters as

numbers), ANSI (a collection of many international characters and special punctuation marks that can be inserted
using the Alt/Option key), Unicode (a standard that supports most language characters, including non-European
languages), Shift-JIS (MS-Kanji for Japanese characters), and GB 18030 (Unicode for Chinese characters).
6 Click OK.

The story text is exported as a text file. You can use a word-processing application or a text editor to open and edit
the tagged text file.

To import tagged text

1 Open the InDesign document into which you will place the tagged text, and choose File > Place.
2 Locate and select the text-only tagged file.
3 If desired, select Show Import Options.
4 Choose Open (Windows) or Choose (Mac OS).
5 If you selected Show Import Options in the Place dialog box, select any of the following:
Use Typographers Quotes to ensure that imported text includes left and right quotation marks ( ) and

apostrophes () instead of straight quotation marks (" ") and apostrophes (').
Remove Text Formatting to remove formatting such as typeface, type color, and type style from the imported text.
For Resolve Text Style Conflicts Using, specify which character or paragraph style is applied when there is a

conflict between the style in the tagged text file and the style in your InDesign document. Select Publication
Definition to use the definition that already exists for that style name in the document. Select Tagged File
Definition to use the style as defined in the tagged text. This creates another instance of the style with copy
appended to its name in the Character Style or Paragraph Style palette.
Select Show List of Problem Tags Before Place to display a list of unrecognized tags. If a list appears, you can choose

to cancel or continue the import. If you continue, the file may not look as expected.
6 Click OK.

The text appears at the insertion point or replaces selected text. If there is no text selection or insertion point, a loaded
text icon appears. You can click inside an existing frame to place the text inside it, or you can click or drag to create
a new text frame.

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InDesign tags
The following tables provide the type specifications for the InDesign tags.

Start file, color table, and style definition tags

When you export InDesign text as tagged text, the text file includes a start tag that describes the encoding format
(such as <ASCII-WIN>) and a color table tag (<ColorTable>) that defines the colors, tints, and gradients in your
document. If you use paragraph and character styles in your exported text, <DefineParaStyle>, <DefineCharStyle>,
and <StrokeStyleTable> tags appear as well.
Note: If you are creating a tagged text file from scratch, you must include a tag that describes the encoding format (such
as <ASCII-MAC>) at the beginning of the text file. You must type the following text at the top of a text file you want
InCopy to treat as tagged: <ASCII-WIN> for files created in Windows or <ASCII-MAC> for files created in Mac OS. If
you use an encoding format other than ASCII, insert the name of that format in place of ASCII (for example, UNICODEMAC>).
Attribute

Format

Examples and notes

Start file tag

<Encoding format-Platform>

<ASCII-MAC>
Specify the encoding format (ASCII, ANSI, UNICODE, SJIS, or
GB18030), followed by the platform (MAC or WIN).

Color table

<ColorTable:=<Swatch name 1:
Swatch Type (COLOR, TINT, GRAD, or MIXED):
Color Type (CMYK, RGB, LAB, or MIXED):
Color Mode (Process, Spot, or Mixed):
Values of color, tint, or gradient>
<Swatch name 2>...>
A COLOR swatch requires 4 values for CMYK and 3
values for RGB and LAB.
GRADIENT syntax: <Gradient name:
GRAD:Fill type:StopPosition1;StopColor1;
Midpoint1 | StopPosition2;StopColor2;
Midpoint2>

<ColorTable:=
<Black:COLOR:CMYK:Process:0,0,0,1>
<Green:COLOR:CMYK:Process:1,0,1,0>
<Blue:COLOR:CMYK:Process:1,1,0,0>
<G/B:GRAD:Linear:0.0;Green;0.5 | 1.0;Blue;0.5>
<Blue:TINT:Blue;20>>
<MixedInk1:MIXED:MIXED:Mixed:Green,Blue:1.00,0.5>
The color table is a list of all colors, tints, and gradients
defined in the Swatches palette and used in the text.
You can use the abbreviation <Table>.

TINT syntax: <Base Color:TINT:Tint value>

MIXED Ink Syntax: <MixedInk
Name:MIXED:MIXED:Mixed:Component1Name,
Component2Name:Component1value,Component2
value>
Paragraph style
definition

<DefineParaStyle:Paragraph style name=

<attr1><attr2>...>
A paragraph style definition includes the
character- and paragraph-level attributes listed
later in this document, as well as <Nextstyle:style
name> and <BasedOn:style name>

Paragraph style
applied

<ParaStyle:Paragraph style name>

<DefineParaStyle:Heading 1=<Nextstyle:Body Text>

<cFont:AdobeGaramond><cSize:18>
<pBodyAlignment:Center>>
The paragraph style definition includes a list of all styles
defined in the Paragraph Styles palette and used in the text.

<ParaStyle:Heading 1>
The tag <ParaStyle:> starts a new paragraph with no
paragraph style. You can use the abbreviation <pStyle>.

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Attribute

Format

Examples and notes

Character style
definition

<DefineCharStyle>Char style name=

<char attr1><char attr2>...>

<DefineCharStyle:Emphasis=<Nextstyle:Emphasis>
<cTypeface:Italic>>

A character style definition includes the

character-attributes listed later in this document,
as well as <Nextstyle:style name>.

The character style definition includes a list of all styles

defined in the Character Styles palette and used in the text.

Character style
applied

<CharStyle:Character style name>

<CharStyle:Emphasis>

Stroke style table

<StrokeStyleTable:=<StrokeName1:
StrokeStyleType (DASH or STRIPE):
Dash/stripe values>
<StrokeName2>...>

The tag <CharStyle:> ends the character style

definition.

Dash syntax: <Dash name:DASH:LineCap(0,1,2):

AdjustDashOrGaps:segment lengths list separated
by commas>

<StrokeStyleTable:=<StrokeStyle1:DASH:0:
AdjustDashes:3.810811,5.675676,11.432432,3.081081>
<StrokeStyle2:STRIPE:0.130000,0.470000,0.220000,0.1800
00><StrokeStyle3:DASH:1:AdjustGaps:
0.000000,6.000000,0.000000,18.000000>>
Here StrokeStyle1 is a custom dash, StrokeStyle2 is a
custom stripe; and StrokeStyle3 is a dotted dash.

Stripe syntax: <Strip name:STRIPE:segmentlengths

list separated by commas>

Tags for formatting characters and paragraphs

The tables in this section list each text attribute you can set in InDesign, its corresponding tag name and abbreviation,
example, and pertinent notes. Note the following tips for specifying numeric values or text within an InDesign tag:
In the Tag name column for the following tables, each tag includes the value type. String includes a list of

characters, such as the name of a color. (When the information is a text string, the case of the characters does not
matter, unless you are typing a specific color or style name.) Integer includes only whole numbers for values, such
as the number of drop-cap characters. Real can include any number, such as 23.578. Boolean includes on/off
toggle values: 0 for off and 1 for on. Enum includes only specific string values, such as Small Caps.
Numeric measurements are expressed as points.
While creating the tagged text file in a word-processing application or text editor, any characters, tabs, and spaces

you type outside the angle brackets (< >) will appear in the InDesign text frame when the file is placed. To begin
a new paragraph with no paragraph style assigned, type <ParaStyle:> on a new line.
To return an attribute to its default state, type the attribute name followed by a colon (:). For example, to return to

the default leading value, type <cLeading:>.

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Character-level tags
Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Alternate glyph

cAlternateGlyph:Integer

caltg

Examples and notes

<cAlternateGlyph:3>
Alternate glyphs for OpenType or Asian fonts such as
Tekton Pro MM appear in the Glyphs palette in InDesign.
In this example, 3 represents the third alternate glyph in
the pop-up palette.

Auto pair kerning

cAutoPairKern:String

capk

<cAutoPairKern:Optical>
This tag can include Optical or Metrics (default).

Baseline shift

cBaselineShift:Real

cbs

<cBaselineShift:3>
This value can be between -5000 and 5000 points.

Case

cCase:Enum

ccase

<cCase:Small Caps>
Valid values include Small Caps, All Caps, Caps To Small
Caps, or Normal (default). Caps To Small Caps is an
OpenType font attribute.

Character alignment

cHang:Enum

ch

<cHang:Top>
Valid values include EmTop, EmCenter (default),
EmBottom, Baseline, ICFTop, and ICFBottom.

Character skew

cSkew:Real

csk

<cSkew:-25>
The value represents the percentage of character skew
from 85 to -85.

Color: color tint

cColorTint:Real

cct

<cColorTint:80>
Specify a tint percentage.

Color: character fill

cColor:String or Color
Definition

cc

<cColor:Green> or <cColor:COLOR:RGB:Process:
0.5,1,0>
This tag can include tints, gradients, and unnamed
colors. The default color is Black.

Color: character stroke

cStrokeColor:String or Color
Definition

csc

<cStrokeColor:Green> or <cColor:COLOR:RGB:
Process:0.5,1,0>
This tag can include tints, gradients, and unnamed
colors. The default color is None.

Color: fill gradient angle

cGradientAngle:Real

cga

<cGradientAngle:-45>
Angle of linear gradient fill from -180 to 180.

Color: fill gradient center

cGradientCenter:Real,Real

cgc

<cGradientCenter:-145,-145>
This tag indicates the x and y values of the center point of
a radial gradient or the starting point of a linear gradient.

Color: fill gradient length

cGradientLength:Real

cgl

<cGradientLength:2>
This tag indicates the length of a linear gradient ramp or
radius of a radial gradient.

Color: stroke gradient

angle

cStrokeGradientAngle:Real

csga

<cStrokeGradientAngle:-45>
Angle of linear gradient fill from -180 to 180.

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Color: stroke gradient

center

cStrokeGradientCenter:Real,Real

csgs

<cStrokeGradientCenter:-145,-145>

Color: stroke gradient

length

cStrokeGradientLength:Real

csgl

Color: stroke tint

cStrokeTint:Real

This tag indicates the x and y values of the center point of

a radial gradient or the starting point of a linear gradient.
<cStrokeGradientLength:2>
This tag indicates the length of a linear gradient ramp or
radius of a radial gradient.
cst

<cStrokeTint:80>
Specify a tint percentage.

Color: stroke weight

(thickness)

cStrokeWeight:Real

Font: family

cFont:String

csw

<cStrokeWeight:0.5>
Specify a value between 0 and 800.

cf

<cFont:Adobe Garamond>
Specify only the family name. To complete the font
information, also use <cSize> and <cTypeface>.

Font: point size

cSize:Real

cs

<cSize:18>
Specify a point size between 0.1 and 1296.

Font: typeface

cTypeface:String

ct

<cTypeface:Italic>
The values for this tag depend on which font is used. For
example, Times New Roman uses Regular while Helvetica uses Plain.

ILG shift

cILGShift:Real

cilgs

<cILGShift:200>
Specify a value between -8640 and 8640.

Kerning

cKerning:Real

ck

<cKerning:50>

Language

cLanguage:String

clang

<cLanguage:Portuguese: Brazilian>
To use a valid string, type the name of the language as it
appears in the Character palette.

Leading

cLeading:Real

cl

<cLeading:18>
This tag lets you specify a leading value between 0 and
5000. To use default auto leading, leave value empty
(<cLeading:>).

Leading model

cLeadingModel:Center Down

cleadmod

CenterDown signifies the leading will be measured from

the center of the current line to the center of the next
line. This tag is useful for Asian text.

Ligatures

cLigatures:Boolean

clig

<cLigatures:1>
1=on (default), 0=off

No break

cNoBreak:Boolean

cnb

<cNoBreak:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

Next break character

cNextXChars:Enum

cnxs

<cNextXChars:Column>
Valid values include NoForcedBreak (default),
ColumnBreak, PageBreak, BoxBreak, OddPageBreak, and
EvenPageBreak.

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Old style figures

cOldStyleFigures:Boolean

cosf

<cOldStyleFigures:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

OpenType: figure style

cFigureStyle:Enum

cfs

<cFigureStyle:Proportional Oldstyle>
Valid values include Tabular Lining (default), Proportional Oldstyle, Proportional Lining, Figure Style, and
Tabular Oldstyle.

OpenType: contextual
alternate

cOTFContAlt:Boolean

cotfsalt

<cOTFContAlt:0>

OpenType: discretionary
ligatures

cOTFDiscLig:Boolean

OpenType: feature list

cOTFeatureList:String

cotfl

<cOTFeatureList:zero\,1>

OpenType: fractions

cOTFFractions:Boolean

cotff

<cOTFFractions:1>

1=on (default), 0=off

cotfdl

<cOTFDiscLig:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

1=on, 0=off (default)

OpenType: position

cPosition:Enum

cp

<cPosition:Numerator>
Valid values include None (default), Superior, Inferior,
Numerator, and Denominator.

OpenType: ordinals

cOTFOrdinal:Boolean

cotfo

<cOTFOrdinal:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

OpenType: slash zero

cOTFSlashZero:Boolean

cotfsz

<cOTFSlashZero:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

OpenType: stylistic sets

cOTFStylisticSets:Integer

cotfss

<cOTFStylisticSets:8>

OpenType: titling
alternates

cOTFTitlAlt:Boolean

cotfttlt

<cOTFTitlAlt:1>

OpenType: swash
alternates

cOTFSwaAlt:Boolean

Overprint character fill

cOverprint:Boolean

1=on, 0=off (default)

cotfsalt

<cOTFSwaAlt:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

co

<cOverprint:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

Overprint character stroke

cStrokeOverprint:Boolean

cso

<cStrokeOverprint:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

Prev/Next page number

cPageNumType:Enum

cpnt

<cPageNumType:Next>
Valid values include Next, Previous, and Current. Current
is the default value.

Rotate character

cCharRotate:Real

cchr

<cCharRotate:45>
Specify a value between -360 and 360 to rotate the
character on its center axis. Positive values rotate the
character counter-clockwise.

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Scaling: horizontal

cHorizontalScale:Real

chs

<cHorizontal Scale:2>
The value 1.0 equals 100%. You can use values between
1% (.01) and 1000% (10.0).

Scaling: vertical

cVertical Scale:Real

cvs

<cVerticalScale:2>
The value 1.0 equals 100%. You can use values between
1% (.01) and 1000% (10.0).

Small cap percentage

cSmallCapPercentage:Real

cscp

<cSmallCapPercentage:70>
Specify a percentage value.

Strikethrough

cStrikethru:Boolean

cstrike

<cStrikethru:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

Strikethrough gap color

cStrikethroughGapColor:Real

cugc

<cStrikethroughGapColor:C\=100 M\=0 Y\=0 K\=0>

Strikethrough gap
overprint

cStrikethroughGap
Overprint:Boolean

cugo

<cStrikethroughGapOverprint:1>

Strikethrough gap tint

cStrikethroughGapTint:Real

cugt

<cStrikethroughGapTint:30>

Strikethrough offset

cStrikethroughOffset:Real

cuoff

<cStrikethroughOffset:3>

Strikethrough weight
offset

cStrikethroughWeight
Offset:Real

cuwoff

<cStrikethroughWeightOffset:3>

Strikethrough type

cStrikethroughType:Definition

cutype

<cStrikethroughType:ThickThin>

Superscript or subscript
character position

cPosition:Enum

cp

<cPosition:Superscript>

Tracking

cTracking:Real

1=on, 0=off (default)

Valid values include Superscript, Subscript, or

Normal (default).
ctk

<cTracking:50>
Specify a value between -1000.0 and 10000
(1000ths of an em).

Underline

cUnderline:Boolean

cu

<cUnderline:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

Underline gap color

cUnderlineGapColor:Real

cugc

<cUnderlineGapColor:C\=100 M\=0 Y\=0 K\=0>

Underline gap overprint

cUnderlineGap
Overprint:Boolean

cugo

<cUnderlineGapOverprint:1>

Underline gap tint

cUnderlineGapTint:Real

cugt

<cUnderlineGapTint:30>

Underline offset

cUnderlineOffset:Real

cuoff

<cUnderlineOffset:3>

Underline weight offset

cUnderlineWeightOffset:Real

cuwoff

<cUnderlineWeightOffset:3>

Underline type

cUnderlineType:Definition

cutype

<cUnderlineType:ThickThin>

Multi-master optical size

cMultiMasterOpticalSize:Real

cmmos

<cMultiMasterOpticalSize:10>

1=on, 0=off (default)

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Paragraph-level tags
Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Align to baseline grid

pAlignToGrid:Boolean

patg

Examples and notes

<pAlignToGrid:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

Alignment of text in
paragraph

pTextAlignment:Enum

Balance ragged lines

pBalanceLines:Enum

pta

<pTextAlignment:Center>
Valid values include Left, Right, Center, JustifyLeft, JustifyRight, JustifyCenter, JustifyFull, AwayFromSpine, and
ToSpine. Left is the default value.

pbl

<pBalanceLines:1>
0=off (default), 1=on (Vee shape), 2=Equal, 3=Pyramid
The user interface lets you turn balanced lines on or off.
The 2 and 3 values are available only for scripting purposes.

Bullets and numbering: list

type

bnListType:Enum

bnlt

<bnListType:Bullet>

Bullets and numbering:

font

bnFont:String

Bullets and numbering:

font style

bnTypeFace:String

Bullets and numbering:

point size of bullet or
number

bnSize:Real

Bullets and numbering:

color

bnColor:Real or String

bnc

<bnColor:C\=100 M\=0 y\=0 k\=0> or <bnColor:None>

Bullets and numbering:

bullet character

bnBulletCharacter:Enum

bnbc

<bnBulletCharacter:UnicodeOnly\,42>

Bullets and numbering:

starting number

bnNumberStartAt:Real

bnnsa

<bnNumberStartAt:2>

Bullets and numbering;

separator character

bnSeparator:Real

bnsep

<bnSeparator:58>

Bullets and numbering:

numbering style

bnNumberingStyle:Real

bnns

<bnNumberingStyle:1\,2\,3\,4...>

Drop cap: number of

characters

pDropCapCharacters:Integer

pdcc

<pDropCapCharacters:1>

Valid values include None, Bullet, and Numbered

bnf

<bnFont:Verdana>
The valid value is the font display name, or use
<bnFont:\<TextFont\> to use the same font as the first
character of the paragraph.

bntf

<bnTypeFace: Bold>
The values for this tag depend on which font is used. For
example, Times New Roman uses Regular while Helvetica uses Plain.

bnsz

<bnSize:10.000>
Valid values are any point size value, or -1.0 to use the
same point size as the first character of the paragraph.

The value consists of UnicodeOnly, UnicodeWithFont, or

GlyphWithFont, a comma, and a numeric value. If the
value is UnicodeOnly or UnicodeWithFont, the numeric
value is the unicode value of the bullet character. If the
value is GlyphWithFont, the numeric value is the glyph ID
of the character in the specified font.

The value is the unicode value of the separator character

that occurs after the applied number.

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Drop cap: number of lines

pDropCapLines:Integer

pdcl

<pDropCapLines:3>

First line indent

pFirstLineIndent:Real

pfli

<pFirstLineIndent:6>

Glyph scaling: desired

pDesiredGlyphScale:Real

pdgs

<pDesiredGlyphScale:1.0>
Specify a value between -0.5 (-50%) and 2.0 (200%). The
default value is 1.0 (100%).

Glyph scaling: maximum

pMaxGlyphScale:Real

pmaxgs

<pMaxGlyphScale:1.2>
The value 1.0 equals 100%. Specify a value between -0.5
(-50%) and the desired glyph scaling value. The default
value is 0.

Glyph scaling: minimum

pMinGlyphScale:Real

pmings

<pMinGlyphScale:0.9>
Specify a value between 50% (0.5) and the desired glyph
scaling value. The default value is 1.0 (100%).

Grid Alignment: first line

pGridFirstLine:Boolean

pgfl

<pGridFirstLine:1>
This value determines whether only the first line in the
paragraph is aligned to the grid. 1=on, 0=off (default)

Grid Alignment: location

pGridAlign:Enum

pga

<pGridAlign:EmCenter>
This value sets what metric in the line is aligned to the
corresponding metric in the grid. Valid values include
Baseline, EmTop, EmCenter, EmBottom, ICFTop,
ICFBottom, and None.

Hyphenate all capital

words

pHyphenateCapitals:Boolean

Hyphenation: hyphen limit

pHyphenation
LadderLimit:Integer

phll

pHyphenateLastWord:Boolean

phlw

Hyphenation: minimum
number of characters after
hyphen

pMinCharAfterHyphen:
Integer

pmcah

Hyphenation: minimum
number of characters
before hyphen

pMinCharBeforeHyphen:
Integer

pmcbh

Hyphenation: number of
characters in shortest word
allowed to be hyphenated

pShortestWord
Hyphenated:Integer

pswh

Hyphenation: on or off

pHyphenation:Boolean

ph

Hyphenation: last word

phc

<pHyphenateCapitals:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)
<pHyphenationLadderLimit:5>
Value indicates maximum number of consecutive
hyphens from 1 to 25; zero means unlimited.
<pHyphenateLastWord:0>
1=on (default), 0=off
<pMinCharAfterHyphen:3>
Specify a value from 1 to 15. The value 3 is the default.
<pMinCharBeforeHyphen:3>
Specify a value from 1 to 15. The value 3 is the default.
<pShortestWordHyphenated:3>
This range of this value is from 3 to 25. The default value
is 7.
<pHyphenation:1>
1=on (default), 0=off

Hyphenation: zone

pHyphenationZone:Real

phz

<pHyphenationZone:48>
Value (in points) is valid only if Single-line Composer is
turned on. Specify a value between 0 and 8640. The
default value is 36 points.

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Keep first n lines together

(widow control)

pKeepFirstNLines:Integer

pkfnl

<pKeepFirstNLines:4>

Keep last lines together

(orphan control)

pKeepLastNLines:Integer

Keep lines together

pKeepLines:Boolean

Specify a value from 1 to 50 (1 is equivalent to off).

pknl

<pKeepLastNLines:2>
Specify a value from 1 to 50 (1 is equivalent to off).

pkl

<pKeepLines:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

Keep whole paragraph

together

pKeepParaTogether:Boolean

Keep with next lines

pKeepWithNext:Integer

pkpt

<pKeepParaTogether:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

pkwn

<pKeepWithNext:4>
Specify a value from 0 to 5 (0 means off).

Last line right indent

pLastRightIndent:Real

plri

<pLastRightIndent:6>

Leading: autoleading
percentage

pAutoLeadPercent:Real

calp

<pAutoLeadPercent:1.2>

Left indent

pLeftIndent:Real

pli

<pLeftIndent:6>

Letterspacing: desired

pDesiredLetterspace:Real

pdl

<pDesiredLetterspace:1.0>

The value 1.0 equals 100%. Specify a value between 0

and 500%. The default value is 1.2 (120%).

Specify a value between -1.0 (-100%) and 50 (500%).

The default value is 1.0 (100%).
Letterspacing: maximum

pMaxletterspace:Real

pmaxl

<pMaxletterspace:1.2>
The value 1.0 equals 100%. Specify a value between the
desired letterspacing value and 50 (500%). The default
value is 0.

Letterspacing: minimum

pMinLetterspace:Real

pminl

<pMinLetterspace:0.9>
The value 1.0 equals 100%. Specify a value between -1
(-100%) and the desired letterspacing value. The default
value is 0%.

Nested styles

pNestedStyles:Enum

pnstyles

<pNestedStyles:Character Style 1\,Words\,1\1;Character

Style 2\,Forced Line Break\,1\,0\;>

Page or columns break

before paragraph

pBreakBefore:Enum

pbb

<pBreakBefore:Column Break>

Paragraph rule above color

pRuleAboveColor:String

This tag can include Page, Column, or None.

prac

<pRuleAboveColor:Black>
This value indicates the color for the rule (line) above the
paragraph. This string value must be a color name (not an
unnamed color definition).

Paragraph rule above gap

color

pRuleAboveGapColor:String

pragc

<pRuleAboveGapColor:Blue>

Paragraph rule above tint

pRuleAboveTint:Real

prat

<pRuleAboveTint:80>
This value indicates the tint for the rule (line) above the
paragraph. The value must be between 0 and 100.

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Paragraph rule above gap

tint

pRuleAboveGapTint:Real

pragt

<pRuleAboveGapTint:80>

Paragraph rule above gap

overprint

pRuleAboveGap
Overprint:Boolean

prago

<pRuleAboveGapOverprint:1>

Paragraph rule above

stroke type

pRuleAboveStrokeType:Enum

prastype

<pRuleAboveStrokeType:ThickThin>

Paragraph rule above is

turned on

pRuleAboveOn:Boolean

praon

<pRuleAboveOn:1>

Paragraph rule above left

indent

pRuleAboveLeftIndent:Real

Paragraph rule above

mode

pRuleAboveMode:Enum

Paragraph rule above

offset

pRuleAboveOffset:Real

Paragraph rule above right

indent

pRuleAboveRightIndent:
Real

prari

Paragraph rule above

stroke

pRuleAboveStroke:Real

pras

Paragraph rule below color

pRuleBelowColor:String

1=on, 0=off (default)

1=on, 0=off (default)

prali

<pRuleAboveLeftIndent:3>
This value indicates the left indent from the frame edge
or text edge, depending on the paragraph rule mode.

pram

<pRuleAboveMode:Text>
This value indicates whether the paragraph rule starts at
the width of the column (frame) or width of the first line
of text in the paragraph. Valid values include Text and
Column. Column is the default.

prao

<pRuleAboveOffset:3>
This value indicates the offset from the baseline to the
paragraph rule above.
<pRuleAboveRightIndent:3>
This value indicates the right indent from the frame edge
or text edge, depending on paragraph rule mode.
<pRuleAboveStroke:2>
This value indicates the line weight for the paragraph
rule above the paragraph. Specify a value between 0 and
1000.

prbc

<pRuleBelowColor:Black>
This value indicates the color for the rule (line) below the
paragraph. This string value must be a color name (not an
unnamed color definition).

Paragraph rule below

gap color

pRuleBelowGapColor:String

prbgc

<pRuleBelowGapColor:Blue>

Paragraph rule below tint

pRuleAboveTint:Real

prbt

<pRuleAboveTint:80>
This value indicates the tint for the rule (line) below the
paragraph. The value must be between 0 and 100.

Paragraph rule below

gap tint

pRuleBelowGapTint:Real

prbgt

<pRuleBelowGapTint:80>

Paragraph rule below gap

overprint

pRuleBelowGap
Overprint:Boolean

prbgo

<pRuleBelowGapOverprint:1>

Paragraph rule below

stroke type

pRuleBelowStrokeType:Enum

prbstype

1=on, 0=off (default)

<pRuleBelowStrokeType:ThickThin>

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Paragraph rule below is

turned on

pRuleBelowOn:Boolean

prbon

<pRuleBelowOn:1>

Paragraph rule below left

indent

pRuleBelowLeftIndent:Real

Paragraph rule below

mode

pRuleBelowMode:Enum

Paragraph rule below

offset

pRuleBelowOffset:Real

Paragraph rule below right

indent

pRuleBelowRightIndent:Real

Paragraph rule below

stroke

pRuleBelowStroke:Real

Right indent

pRightIndent:Real

pri

<pRightIndent:6>

Rotate roman

pRotateRoman:Boolean

prr

<pRotateRoman:1>

1=on, 0=off (default)

prbli

<pRuleBelowLeftIndent:3>
This value indicates the left indent from the frame edge
or text edge, depending on the paragraph rule mode.

prbm

<pRuleBelowMode:Text>
This value indicates whether the paragraph rule starts at
the width of the column (frame) or width of the first line
of text in the paragraph. Valid values include Text and
Column. Column is the default.

prbo

<pRuleBelowOffset:3>
This value indicates the offset from the baseline to the
paragraph rule below.

prbri

<pRuleBelowRightIndent:3>
This value indicates the right indent from the frame edge
or text edge, depending on paragraph rule mode.

prbs

<pRuleBelowStroke:2>
This value indicates the line weight for the paragraph
rule below the paragraph.

This value determines whether all half-width text in the

paragraph is rotated counter-clockwise to stand upright
in vertical text. 1=on, 0=off (default)
Space after paragraph

pSpaceAfter:Real

psa

<pSpaceAfter:4>

Space before paragraph

pSpaceBefore:Real

psb

<pSpaceBefore:4>

Tab ruler settings

pTabRuler::x value,tab
type,align on,default,leader;
[[Cheryl, is the double colon
correct?]]

ptr

<pTabRuler:48,Center,.,0,;96,Char,x,0,*;144,Left,.,0,;>
A semicolon (;) indicates the start of a new tab setting.
The x value determines the distance from the left edge of
the text frame or inset.
Tab type includes Left, Center, Right, and Char (also called
a decimal tab).
Align on determines the character on which a decimal
tab (Char) will align.
Default is a boolean value (0 or 1) that indicates whether
the tab is a default tab setting.
Leader is a character or string of characters (such as
periods or hyphens) you want to use as a tab leader.

Text composition engine

pTextComposer:String

ptc

<pTextComposer:Adobe Single-Line Composer>

Specify any composer available, including the Paragraph
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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Word spacing: align single

word

pSingleWordAlignment:Enum

pswa

<pSingleWordAlignment:Left>

Word spacing: desired

pDesiredWordSpace:Real

pdws

<pDesiredWordSpace:1.2>
Specify a value between 0 and 10 (1000%). The default
value is 1.0 (100%).

Word spacing: maximum

pMaxWordSpace:Real

pmaws

<pMaxWordSpace:1.2>
The value 1.0 equals 100%. The default value is 133%
(1.3). Specify a value between 0 and 10 (1000%) not less
than Desired value.

Word spacing: minimum

pMinWordSpace:Real

pmiws

<pMinWordSpace:0.9>
The value 1.0 equals 100%. The default value is 0.8 (80%).
Specify a value between 0 and 10 (1000%) not greater
than Desired value.

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Table tags
Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Table start

TableStart:Real,Real:Real:Real

tStart

Examples and notes

<TableStart:5,4:1:0>
<tStart: numRows, numCols:numHeaderRows:numFooterRows>

Table end

TableEnd

tEnd

<tEnd>

Row start

RowStart

rStart

<rStart>

Row end

RowEnd

rEnd

<rEnd>

Cell start

CellStart:Real,Real

cStart

<cStart:1,1>

Cell end

CellEnd

cEnd

<cEnd>

Column start

ColStart

coStart

<coStart>

Start headers

tStartHeadersOn:Real

tshon

<tStartHeadersOn:2>
Possible values are 0, 1, 2
0 = Repeat header on every text column
1 = Repeat header once per frame
2 = Repeat header once per page

Start footers

tStartFootersOn:Real

tsfon

<StartFoodersOn:1>
Possible values are 0, 1, 2
0 = Repeat footer on every text column
1 = Repeat footer once per frame
2 = Repeat footer once per page

Skip first header

tSkipFirstHeader:Boolean

tsfh

<tSkipFirstHeader:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

Skip first footer

tSkipFirstFooter:Boolean

tsff

<tSkipFirstFooter:1>
1=on, 0=off (default)

Cell: bottom inset

tCellAttrBottomInset:Real

tcabi

<tCellAttrBottomInset:9>

Cell: bottom stroke color

tCellBottomStrokeColor:
Definition

tcbsc

<tCellBottomStrokeColor:Blue>

Cell: bottom stroke tint

tCellAttr
BottomStrokeTint:Real

tcabst

<tCellAttrBottomStrokeTint:70>

Cell: bottom stroke gap tint

tCellBottomStroke
GapTint:Real

tcbsgt

<tCellBottomStrokeGapTint:95>

Cell: bottom stroke type

tcBottomStrokeType:Enum

tcbst

<tcBottomStrokeType:ThinThick>

Cell: bottom stroke gap

color

tCellbottomStroke
GapColor:Real

tcbsgc

<tCellBottomStrokeGapColor:C\=100 M\=0 Y\=0 K\=0>

Cell: bottom stroke gap

overprint

tCellBottomStrokeGap
Overprint:Boolean

tcbsgo

<tCellBottomStrokeGapOverprint:0>

Cell: default cell type

tCellDefaultCellType:Enum

tcdct

<tCellDefaultCellType:1>

Cell: fill color

tCellFillColor:Definition

tcfc

<tCellFillColor:Blue>

Cell: fill tint

tCellAttrFillTint:Real

tcaft

<tCellAttrFillTint:20>

1=on, 0=off (default)

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Cell: first line offset

tTextCellFirstLineOffset:Enum

tcflo

<tTextCellFirstLineOffset:2>
Valid values include 1 (Ascent), 2 (Cap Height),
3 (Leading), 4 (x Height), and 5 (Fixed). 1 is the default.

Cell: left inset

tCellAttrLeftInset:Real

tcali

<tCellAttrLeftInset:9>

Cell: left stroke color

tCellLeftStrokeColor:
Definition

tclsc

<tCellLeftStrokeColor:Blue>

Cell: left stroke tint

tCellAttrLeftStrokeTint:Real

tcalst

<tCellAttrLeftStrokeTint:70>

Cell: left stroke type

tcLeftStrokeType:Enum

tclst

<tcLeftStrokeType:ThinThick>

Cell: left stroke gap tint

tCellleftStrokeGapTint:Real

tclsgt

<tCellLeftStrokeGapTint:95>

Cell: left stroke gap color

tCellLeftStrokeGapColor:Real

tclsgc

<tCellLeftStrokeGapColor:C\=100 M\=0 Y\=0 K\=0>

Cell: left stroke gap

overprint

tCellLeftStrokeGap
Overprint:Boolean

tclsgo

<tCellLeftStrokeGapOverprint:0>

Cell: outer bottom stroke

color

tCellOuterBottom
StrokeColor:Definition

tcobsc

<tCellOuterBottomStrokeColor:Blue>

Cell: outer bottom stroke

type

tOuterBottom
StrokeType:Enum

tobst

<tOuterBottomStrokeType:ThinThick>

Cell: outer left stroke color

tCellOuterLeft
StrokeColor:Definition

tcolsc

<tCellOuterLeftStrokeColor:Blue>

Cell: outer left stroke type

tOuterLeftStrokeType:Enum

tolst

<tOuterLeftStrokeType:ThinThick>

Cell: outer right stroke

color

tCellOuterRight
StrokeColor:Definition

tcorsc

<tCellOuterRightStrokeColor:Blue>

Cell: outer right stroke type

tOuterRightStrokeType:Enum

torst

<tOuterRightStrokeType:ThinThick>

Cell: outer top stroke color

tCellOuterTop
StrokeColor:Definition

tcotsc

<tCellOuterTopStrokeColor:Blue>

Cell: outer top stroke type

tOuterTopStrokeType:Enum

totst

<tOuterTopStrokeType:ThinThick>

Cell: right inset

tCellAttrRightInset:Real

tcari

<tCellAttrRightInset:9>

Cell: right stroke color

tCellRightStrokeColor:
Definition

tcrsc

<tCellRightStrokeColor:Blue>

Cell: right stroke tint

tCellAttrRightStrokeTint:Real

tcarst

<tCellAttrRightStrokeTint:70>

Cell: right stroke type

tcRightStrokeType:Enum

tcrst

<tcRightStrokeType:ThinThick>

Cell: right stroke gap tint

tCellRightStrokeGapTint:Real

tcrsgt

<tCellRightStrokeGapTint:95>

Cell: right stroke gap color

tCellRightStroke
GapColor:Real

tcrsgc

<tCellRightStrokeGapColor:C\=100 M\=0 Y\=0 K\=0>

Cell: right stroke gap overprint

tCellRightStrokeGapOverprint:Boolean

tcrsgo

<tCellRightStrokeGapOverprint:0>

Cell: rotation

tCellAttrRotation:Enum

tcar

1=on, 0=off (default)

1=on, 0=off (default)

<tCellAttrRotation:180>
Valid values include 0 (default), 90, 180, and 270.

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Cell: stroke weight bottom

tCellAttrBottom
StrokeWeight:Real

tcabsw

<tCellAttrBottomStrokeWeight:3>

Cell: stroke weight left

tCellAttrLeft
StrokeWeight:Real

tcalsw

<tCellAttrLeftStrokeWeight:3>

Cell: stroke weight right

tCellAttrRight
StrokeWeight:Real

tcarsw

<tCellAttrRightStrokeWeight:3>

Cell: stroke weight top

tCellAttrTop
StrokeWeight:Real

tcatsw

<tCellAttrTopStrokeWeight:3>

Cell: top inset

tCellAttrTopInset:Real

tcati

<tCellAttrTopInset:9>

Cell: top stroke color

tCellTopStrokeColor:
Definition

tctsc

<tCellTopStrokeColor:Blue>

Cell: top stroke tint

tCellAttrTopStrokeTint:Real

tcatst

<tCellAttrTopStrokeTint:70>

Cell: top stroke type

tcTopStrokeType:Enum

tctst

<tcTopStrokeType:ThinThick>

Cell: top stroke gap tint

tCellTopStrokeGapTint:Real

tctsgt

<tCellTopStrokeGapTint:95>

Cell: top stroke gap color

tCellTopStrokeGapColor:Real

tctsgc

<tCellTopStrokeGapColor:C\=100 M\=0 Y\=0 K\=0>

Cell: top stroke gap

overprint

tCellTopStrokeGap
Overprint:Boolean

tctsgo

<tCellTopStrokeGapOverprint:0>

Cell: type

tCellType:Enum

tct

<tCellType:1>

Cell: vertical composition

tTextCellVertical
Composition:Enum

tcvc

<tTextCellVerticalComposition:1>

Cell: vertical justification

tTextCellVertical
Justification:Enum

tcvj

<tTextCellVerticalJustification:2>

Cell: vertical justification

paragraph spacing limit

tTextCellAttrMaxVJ
InterParaSpace:Real

ttcamvjips

<tTextCellAttrMaxVJInterParaSpace:40>

Column width

tColAttrWidth:Real

tcaw

<tColAttrWidth:120>

Column: fill pattern

(first color)

tColFillPatFirstColor:Enum

tcfpfcl

<tColFillPatFirstColor:ThinThick>

Column: fill pattern

(second color)

tColFillPatSecondColor:Enum

tcfpscl

<tColFillPatSecondColor:ThinThick>

Column: stroke pattern

(first color)

tColStrokePatFirstColor:Enum

tcspfcl

<tColStrokePatFirstColor:ThinThick>

Column: stroke pattern

(first type)

tColStrokePattern
FirstType:Enum

tcspft

<tColStrokePatternFirstType:ThinThick>

Column: stroke pattern

(second color)

tColStrokePat
SecondColor:Enum

tcrspscl

<tColStrokePatSecondColor:ThinThick>

Column: stroke pattern

(second type)

tColStrokePattern
SecondType:Enum

tcspst

<tColStrokePatternSecondType:ThinThick>

Column: stroke pattern first

weight

tColStrokePattern
FirstWeight:Real

tcspfw

<tColStrokePatternFirstWeight:9>

1=on, 0=off (default)

Valid values include 0 (Top), 1 (Bottom), 2 (Center), and

3 (Justify)

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Column: stroke pattern

second weight

tColStrokePattern
SecondWeight:Real

tcspsw

<tColStrokePatternSecondWeight:9>

Column: stroke type

tColStrokeType:Enum

tcst

<tColStrokeType:ThickThin>

Row height

tRowAttrHeight:Real

trah

<tRowAttrHeight:20>

Row: AutoGrow

tRowAutoGrow:Enum

trag

<tRowAutoGrow:1>

Row: fill pattern (first color)

tRowFillPatFirstColor:Enum

trfpfcl

<tRowFillPatFirstColor:ThinThick>

Row: fill pattern (second

color)

tRowFillPat
SecondColor:Enum

trfpscl

<tRowFillPatSecondColor:ThinThick>

Row: row size maximum

tRowAttrMaxRowSize:Real

tramars

<tRowAttrMaxRowSize:40>

Row: row size minimum

tRowAttrMinRowSize:Real

tramirs

<tRowAttrMinRowSize:9>

Row: stroke pattern (first

color)

tRowStrokePat
FirstColor:Enum

trspfcl

<tRowStrokePatFirstColor:ThinThick>

Row: stroke pattern (first

type)

tRowStrokePattern
FirstType:Enum

trspft

<tRowStrokePatternFirstType:ThinThick>

Row: stroke pattern

(second color)

tRowStrokePat
SecondColor:Enum

trspscl

<tRowStrokePatSecondColor:ThinThick>

Row: stroke pattern

(second type)

tRowStrokePattern
SecondType:Enum

trspst

<tRowStrokePatternSecondType:ThinThick>

Row: stroke pattern first

weight

tRowStrokePattern
FirstWeight:Real

trspfw

<tRowStrokePatternFirstWeight:9>

Row: stroke pattern second

weight

tRowStrokePattern
SecondWeight:Real

trspsw

<tRowStrokePatternSecondWeight:9>

Row: stroke type

tRowStrokeType:Enum

trst

<tRowStrokeType:ThickThin>

Table: column end pattern

(start value)

tTablerColFillPattern
EndValue:Real

trcfpev

<tTablerColFillPatternEndValue:1>

Table: column fill pattern

(first count)

tTableColFillPattern
FirstCount:Real

tcfpfc

<tTableColFillPatternFirstCount:2>

Table: column fill pattern

(second count)

tTableColFillPattern
SecondCount:Real

tcfpsc

<tTableColFillPatternSecondCount:2>

Table: column fill pattern

(start value)

tTableColFill
PatternStartValue:Real

tcfpsv

<tTableColFillPatternStartValue:1>

Table: column stroke color

tColStrokeColor:Definition

tcsc

<tColStrokeColor:Blue>

Table: column stroke

pattern (first count)

tTableColStrokePattern
FirstCount:Real

tcspfc

<tTableColStrokePatternFirstCount:2>

Table: column stroke

pattern (second count)

tTableColStrokePattern
SecondCount:Real

tcspsc

<tTableColStrokePatternSecondCount:2>

Table: column stroke

weight

tColStrokeWeight:Real

tcsw

<tColStrokeWeight:3>

Table: fill pattern priority

tTableFillPatternPriority:Real

tfpp

<tTableFillPatternPriority:1>

Table: outer bottom stroke

tint

tOuterBottomStrokeTint:Real

tobst

<tOuterBottomStrokeTint:70>

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Table: outer bottom stroke

weight

tOuterBottom
StrokeWeight:Real

tobsw

<tOuterBottomStrokeWeight:3>

Table: outer left stroke tint

tOuterLeftStrokeTint:Real

tolst

<tOuterLeftStrokeTint:70>

Table: outer left stroke

weight

tOuterLeftStrokeWeight:Real

tolsw

<tOuterLeftStrokeWeight:3>

Table: outer right stroke

tint

tOuterRightStrokeTint:Real

torst

<tOuterRightStrokeTint:70>

Table: outer right stroke

weight

tOuterRight
StrokeWeight:Real

torsw

<tOuterRightStrokeWeight:3>

Table: outer top stroke tint

tOuterTopStrokeTint:Real

totst

<tOuterTopStrokeTint:70>

Table: outer top stroke

weight

tOuterTopStrokeWeight:Real

totsw

<tOuterTopStrokeWeight:3>

Table: row end pattern

(start value)

tTableRowFillPattern
EndValue:Real

trfpev

<tTableRowFillPatternEndValue:1>

Table: row fill pattern (first

count)

tTableRowFillPattern
FirstCount:Real

trfpfc

<tTableRowFillPatternFirstCount:2>

Table: row fill pattern

(second count)

tTableRowFillPattern
SecondCount:Real

trfpsc

<tTableRowFillPatternSecondCount:2>

Table: row fill pattern (start

value)

tTableRowFill
PatternStartValue:Real

trfpsv

<tTableRowFillPatternStartValue:1>

Table: row keeps

tRowKeeps:Real

trk

<tRowKeeps:3>

Table: row stroke color

tRowStrokeColor:Definition

trsc

<tRowStrokeColor:Blue>

Table: row stroke pattern

(first count)

tTableRowStrokePattern
FirstCount:Real

trspfc

<tTableRowStrokePatternFirstCount:2>

Table: row stroke pattern

(first count)

tTableRowStrokePattern
SecondCount:Real

trspsc

<tTableRowStrokePatternSecondCount:2>

Table: row stroke weight

tRowStrokeWeight:Real

trsw

<tRowStrokeWeight:3>

Table: stroke drawing order

tStrokeOrder:Real

tso

<tStrokeOrder:3>
Possible values are 0-3:
0 - Best Join
1 - Row Strokes in Front
2 - Column Strokes in Front
3 - InDesign 2.0 Compatibility

Table: spacing after

tAfterSpace:Real

tas

<tAfterSpace:9>

Table: spacing before

tBeforeSpace:Real

tbs

<tBeforeSpace:9>

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Hyperlink and index tags

Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Hyperlink

Hyperlink:Definition

hpl

<Hyperlink:=<HyperlinkName:Page 3>>

Hyperlink destination
definition

HyperlinkDestDefn:Definition

hpldestdfn

<HyperlinkDestDefn:=<HyperlinkName:Page 3>>

Hyperlink name

HyperlinkName:Real

hplname

<HyperlinkName:Page 3>

Hyperlink destination

HyperlinkDest:Real

hpldest

<HyperlinkDest:Chapter 1>

Hyperlink length

HyperlinkLength:Real

hpllen

<HyperlinkLength:6>
Specify the number of characters in the hyperlink.

Hyperlink destination
name

HyperlinkDestName:Real

hpldestname

<HyperlinkDestName:Page 3>

Hyperlink destination URL

HyperlinkDestUrl:Real

hpldesturl

<HyperlinkDestUrl:http\:/\/www.adobe.com>

Hyperlink destination
index

HyperlinkDestIndex:Real

hpldestidx

<HyperlinkDestIndex:1>

Hyperlink destination page

HyperlinkDestPage:Real

hpldestpage

<HyperlinkDestPage:3>

Hyperlink destination page

zoom type

HyperlinkDestPage
ZoomType:Real

hpldestpagezoomtype

<HyperlinkDestPageZoomType:Fixed>

Hyperlink destination page

zoom factor

HyperlinkDestPageZoom
Factor:Real

hpldestpagezoomfactor

<HyperlinkDestPageZoomFactor:1.7>

Hyperlink hidden

Hidden:Boolean

hid

<Hidden:0>

Hyperlink border width

BrdrWidth:Real

brdrw

<BrdrWidth:2>

Hyperlink border visible

BrdrVisible:Boolean

brdrv

<BrdrVisible:1>

Hyperlink border highlight

BrdrHilight:Boolean

brdrh

<BrdrHilight:1>

Hyperlink border style

BrdrStyle:Enum

brdrs

<BrdrStyle:1>

Hyperlink border color

BrdrColor:Real

brdrc

<BrdrColor:Blue>

Index entry

IndexEntry

Idx

<IndexEntryType:IndexPageEntry>
<IndexEntryStyleUid:0><IndexEntryRangeType:
kCurrentPage><IndexEntryDisplayString:simple page
index>>

Index entry type

IndexEntryType

IdxEnType

<IndexEntryType:IndexPageEntry>

Index entry range type

IdexEntryRangeType

IdxEnRngType

<IndexEntryRangeType:kForNextNParagraphs>

Index entry style

IndexEntryStyle

IdxEnStyle

<IndexEntryStyle:MyStyle>

Index entry next style

InexEntryNextStyle

IdxEnNxtStyle

<IndexEntryNextStyle:MyStyle>

Index entry number of

paragraph or page

IndexEntryNumParOrPage

IdexEnNumPgOrPar

<IndexEntryNumParOrPage:30>

Index entry display string

IndexEntryDisplayString

IdxEnDispStr

<IndexEntryDisplayString:simple page index>

Valid values include Fixed, Fit View, Fit in Window,

Fit Width, Fit Height, Fit Visible, and Inherit Zoom.

1=100% magnification

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Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Index entry sorting string

IndexEntrySortString

IdxEnSortStr

<IndexEntrySortString:An index>

Index cross-reference entry

type

IndexXRefEntryType

IdxXrEnType

<IndexXRefEntryType:kSeeHerein>

Index cross-reference entry

custom string

IndexXRefEntryCustomString

IdxXrEnCusStr

<IndexXRefEntryCustomString:abc>

Attribute

Tag name

Tag abbr.

Examples and notes

Footnote start

FootnoteStart

fnStart

<FootnoteStart:>

Footnote end

FootnoteEnd

fnEnd

<FootnoteEnd:>

Footnote tags

InDesign tags for special characters

If you want to add special characters into a tagged text file, type the following values into the tagged text file.
Special character

Value

Paragraph return

<0x000D>

End of line

<0x000A>

Auto page numbering

<0x0018>

Section marker

<0x0019>

Bullet character

<0x2022>

Copyright symbol

<0x00A9>

Degree symbol

<0x00B0>

Ellipsis

<0x2026>

Paragraph symbol

<0x00B6>

Registered trademark symbol

<0x00AE>

Section symbol

<0x00A7>

Trademark symbol

<0x2122>

Em dash

<0x2014>

Em space

<0x2003>

En dash

<0x2013>

En space

<0x2002>

Flush space

<0x2001>

Hair space

<0x200A>

Nonbreaking space

<0x00A0>

Thin space

<0x2009>

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Special character

Value

Discretionary hyphen

<0x00AD>

Nonbreaking hyphen

<0x2011>

Double left quotation mark

<0x201C>

Double right quotation mark

<0x201D>

Single left quotation mark

<0x2018>

Single right quotation mark

<0x2019>

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