2. Safety model
The full operational, safety, workflow, reporting, locale, and issue reference.
2.1 Make a backup first
Always work on a saved document and create a duplicate before using corrective actions. InDesign Undo is useful, but it is not a replacement for a versioned backup. This is especially important for long documents, shared templates, and documents with extensive intentional overrides.
2.2 What each operation can change
| Operation | Reads document | Adds diagnostics | Changes text | Changes local formatting | Changes style definitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analysis engine | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Style Heatmap with Co.Text | Yes | Conditional Text indicators | No | No intentional override | No |
| Native Shading without Co.Text | Yes | Native shading/underline markers | No | Yes, diagnostic only | No |
| Legacy Overlays | Yes | Nonprinting overlay layers/objects | No | No | No |
| Override Detection | Yes | Diagnostic underline markers | No | Yes, diagnostic only | No |
| Typography diagnostics | Yes | Conditions/markers and optional labels | No | May add diagnostic formatting | No |
| Safe Clean | Yes | No | Yes | Only where required by the fix | No |
| Review Queue | Yes | No | Depending on the selected fix | Depending on the selected fix | No |
| Style Cleanup | Yes | No | No | Yes, resets an exact property to its paragraph style | No |
| Reset Text to Style | Yes | Removes diagnostic and local overrides | No | Yes, document-wide | No |
Caution — Native markers may appear in output. Conditional Text indicators and legacy overlay layers are designed as nonprinting diagnostics. Native shading or underline-based markers may remain visible or exportable if they are not erased. Always perform the delivery cleanup in Chapter 13.
2.3 Broad reset versus diagnostic cleanup
Erase Highlights removes Avellio diagnostic rendering. It is the normal cleanup operation.
Reset Text to Style is a destructive document-wide operation that clears local text formatting overrides. It can remove intentional emphasis or exceptions. Do not use it as a routine way to remove diagnostics, and do not use it on a production document without a backup and a clear reason.
2.4 A finding is not automatically an error
Many Avellio checks are heuristic. A short line, unusual tracking, a layout break, or a localized currency format may be intentional. Use the issue message, category, role, confidence, source rule, locale information, and surrounding layout before deciding what to change.
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