Every creative team wants faster reviews, fewer revisions, and higher-quality work. Yet many review cycles are spent identifying issues that could have been resolved long before a proof was shared.
Spelling mistakes. Grammar errors. Brand inconsistencies. Packaging requirements. Accessibility considerations. These are all important — but they’re not the creative feedback your reviewers should be spending their time on.
That’s where PreProof™ comes in.
Catch issues before creating a proof
Most designers are familiar with preflight — the process of checking a document for technical issues before it is sent to print or output.
PreProof™ applies the familiar “preflight” concept to the review process.
Instead of checking whether a file is technically ready for output, PreProof helps ensure it’s ready for review.
By identifying issues before a proof is created, designers can resolve them early — giving reviewers more time to focus on meaningful creative feedback rather than preventable corrections.
The result is a better first proof, fewer review rounds, and faster approvals.
Why quality checks should happen before review
Every issue found during review creates additional work.
A spelling mistake or brand inconsistency might seem minor, but it still results in comments, revisions, another proof version, and another round of review. Multiply that across every project, and those small issues quickly become a significant drain on time and productivity.
By resolving common issues before creating a proof, teams can:
- Reduce unnecessary proof versions
- Speed up review and approval cycles
- Give reviewers more time to focus on creative and strategic feedback
- Improve the quality of every first proof
- Deliver work with greater confidence.
PreProof™ — powered by PageProof Intelligence®
Powered by PageProof Intelligence®, PreProof™ brings AI-powered quality checks into the design process.
Before a proof is created, PreProof™ analyzes your document while you’re still designing, helping identify issues such as spelling and grammar, adherence to brand guidelines, packaging requirements, accessibility considerations, and other quality checks supported by your team’s PageProof Intelligence configuration.
PreProof™ supports the earliest stage of the review lifecycle — helping designers create stronger first proofs before reviewers ever see them.
Better first proofs. Faster approvals.
The best reviews start with the best possible proof. Whether you’re reviewing marketing collateral, packaging, presentations, or other creative content, PreProof™ helps ensure every first proof is as accurate and review-ready as possible.
By helping designers identify and resolve issues before work is shared, PreProof™ improves first-proof quality, reduces unnecessary review rounds, and helps creative teams deliver work faster with greater confidence.
It’s another step toward a more intelligent review process — one where PageProof Intelligence® helps teams spend less time finding problems and more time creating exceptional work.
Availability
PreProof™ is available in the PageProof plugins for Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop, and in the PageProof add-in for Microsoft Office.
Run PreProof while you’re working on a document to check for potential issues before creating a proof. It can help you create better first proofs and reduce avoidable review rounds.
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