- Install every font the document uses before opening it, so nothing gets substituted silently.
- Open a copy of the INDD file, never your only original.
- Compare page by page against a PDF exported from InDesign: text flow, hyphenation, kerning and image crops.
- Check paragraph and character styles survived with the right names, so later edits stay consistent.
- Export a test PDF with your printer's preset and preflight it before you send anything to press.
Sources
Further reading from CG Channel. Read the original for full detail.
