1. Understand the working model
Avellio helps you examine composition, formatting and typography in an InDesign document. A useful first session ends with one well-understood decision. You do not need to make every counter reach zero.
Choose what to inspect → Inspect → Read one finding → See it in context → Decide → Inspect again after an edit.
Three areas share the same results:
| Area | The practical question | Typical evidence |
|---|---|---|
| White Space | Does the composed text read and fit comfortably? | Rivers, uneven density, overset and awkward line endings. |
| Styles | Does formatting follow the intended design system? | Local overrides, unexpected fonts and inconsistent style use. |
| Typography | Does the text follow the intended editorial conventions? | Spaces, quotes, punctuation, language-sensitive formats and manual breaks. |
Switching area changes the view. It does not start another inspection. A finding is a reason to look, and its inspector explains the actual occurrence. A quotation, short last line or local override may be intentional.
Three things that must stay separate
- Evidence: what the completed inspection found.
- Review decision: your choice to keep open, dismiss or mark an item as addressed. This does not edit the source text.
- Document change: an actual text, formatting or frame edit. Verify it with a fresh inspection.
Success: you can explain what was inspected, why a finding appeared and why you changed or kept the occurrence.
Edition availability: This guide describes the source edition checked on 29 October 2026. The previously prepared 2.0.5 installer does not include the new Typography recommendations. Installed-panel validation of those recommendations remains pending.