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Inspect Scanned Proof

Inspect the scanned proof against the intended layout and content and annotate any discrepancies—missing lines, mispla…

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The same job, four heights

do it · improve it · decide · become
AExecute — “help me do it”Inspect the scanned proof against the intended layout and content and annotate any…+
Inspect the scanned proof against the intended layout and content and annotate any discrepancies—missing lines, misplaced art, or OCR errors—so production can correct them before printing.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.
BImprove — “do it better”Before we send to press, create a side-by-side list of every content mismatch between the scan…+
Before we send to press, create a side-by-side list of every content mismatch between the scan and source file, highlight any cropped captions or swapped images, and recommend whether re-scan or manual correction is faster for each issue.
when the reply comes backPush once: ask it to sharpen the weakest part, and to say what it assumed.

The real tasks

1 of them
Inspect a scanned proof or facsimile to verify it matches the intended layout and content before printing.

Who does this

1 roles
Copy Editor

Questions people ask

honest answers

Because you rarely think 'I want the redaction tool'. You think 'I have to share this without leaking the client's details'. Start from the need, and the feature finds you.

Real. Every job here was drawn from what people in real roles were actually seen doing in Acrobat — not a feature checklist.

No. Each page gives you a ready prompt you can paste into an AI assistant, plus the plain steps to do it yourself. Start with either — the goal is the finished job, not the tool.