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Handle overset and frame fit

Understand whether a proposed correction changes paragraph composition or the terminal frame boundary.

Goal
Overset reviewed in its threading context, with no unintended geometry change retained.
Starting profile
Profile appropriate to the publication
Include
White Space + Styles

Prepare a representative pass

Understand whether a proposed correction changes paragraph composition or the terminal frame boundary. Use a saved working copy, identify the intended active document, and check the inspection scope before interpreting a result. A profile is an inspection brief, not a command to repair the document.

Follow the workflow

  1. Confirm the overset story, frame threading and intended page geometry in InDesign. Save a working copy.
  2. Inspect and select an eligible overset finding. Read the inspector and available correction strategy rather than assuming all previews behave alike.
  3. For an offered frame-fit Preview in layout, inspect the temporary bottom-edge expansion of the verified terminal frame. It is a real preview change, not a screenshot.
  4. For panel-only typographic alternatives, review the captured goal and supported parameter changes. The strategy is different from frame expansion.
  5. Check neighbouring objects, page boundaries and reflow. Finish the live preview with Apply or Revert before another document action.
  6. Obtain fresh results and verify overset in InDesign. If no suitable candidate is offered, make a deliberate manual fit or editorial decision.

How to recognize a finished pass

  • The strategy is understood before Apply.
  • The intended fit is achieved without unacceptable frame or page effects.
  • Fresh inspection and native overset review agree.

Where judgement matters

  • The solver does not promise arbitrary frame reshaping.
  • A live preview can lock competing scans, marks and targets until finished.
Does a finding mean I must change the document?

No. Check intent, scope, current evidence and available actions. Retaining an intentional occurrence can be the correct decision. Record the supported review status when useful; it does not edit the source text.

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