| Primary goal | Professional layout, typography, structured presentation, and production consistency | Improve language, clarity, flow, tone, or structure according to scope | Final-stage grammar, spelling, punctuation, and typo correction |
| Content rewriting | No substantive rewriting as part of standard typesetting scope | Yes, depending on editing level and agreed scope | Minimal; surface-level corrections only |
| Page layout & hierarchy | Yes — core service area | Sometimes reviewed, but not the main production task | No |
| Typography & paragraph styles | Yes — fonts, spacing, indents, headings, lists, and visual consistency | Limited, unless formatting is included | Limited consistency checks |
| Tables, figures & captions | Yes — placement, visual style, captions, labels, and numbering | Content or presentation may be reviewed | Basic presentation consistency |
| Equations & technical notation | Yes — layout and notation presentation when included in scope | Language or technical clarity may be reviewed separately | Obvious consistency issues only |
| References & cross-references | Yes — style, numbering, display, and document-wide consistency | Citation and reference presentation may be checked | Basic consistency checks |
| Typical output | Structured review proof and agreed production files | Edited manuscript with tracked changes and/or clean copy | Proofread final document |