# Page Element

Contains elements that define a page in the document.

## Syntax

    <Page
        ID
        [Name]
        [NameU]
        [Background]
        [BackPage]
        [ViewScale]
        [ViewCenterX]
        [ViewCenterY]
        [ReviewerID]
        [AssociatedPage]>
    </Page>

## Attributes

ID

Required int. The unique ID of the element within its parent element.

Name

Optional string. The name of the element.

NameU

Optional string. The universal name of the element.

Background

Optional boolean. A flag indicating if the page is a background page.

BackPage

Optional int. The ID of this page's background page.

ViewScale

Optional float. The default magnification factor to use when a new view (window) of the page is opened. For example, 1 = 100%; 1.5 = 150%, and so on.

ViewCenterX

Optional float. ViewCenterX and ViewCenterY specify a center point on a page that a new view (window) assumes when it is opened initially.

ViewCenterY

Optional float. ViewCenterX and ViewCenterY specify a center point on a page that a new view (window) assumes when it is opened initially.

ReviewerID

Optional int. The ID of the reviewer associated with the markup overlay.

AssociatedPage

Optional int. The ID of the original drawing page that was marked up on separate markup overlays by reviewers of the drawing.

## Element properties

Property | Value
--- | ---
Name | Page
Minimum Occurrences | 0
Maximum Occurrences | Unbounded

## Element information

Parent elements

Pages

Child elements

PageSheet

Shapes

Connects

## Remarks

The order of Page elements within the Pages element determines the order in which the pages are displayed in the Microsoft Office Visio user interface. This is not true for background pages, which always appear at the back of the order.

## See also

Page object

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