A converted file opens successfully. What should you check next?

I'm part of the GJ File Manager team. When organizing converted documents for a handoff, a new filename and a successful open are only the first checks. The recipient may need editable text, usable tables, or a particular layout, and those are different requirements.

Here is a small acceptance checklist you can use regardless of the converter:

1. Keep the source and converted output separately labelled. Work on a disposable copy of the output during testing.

2. Open that copy in the app the recipient will use. Check a text-heavy page, a table, and a page with images if the document contains them. Check the final page too; a convincing first page can hide missing material later.

3. If editability is required, actually change a sentence and a table cell, then save and reopen the copy. Being able to select a whole page as one image is different from editing its words or cells.

4. Compare important values and reading order against the source. A layout that looks similar can still contain a wrong number, a lost symbol, or text in the wrong sequence.

5. Include a short limitations note with the delivery when the result falls short. Keep the source available instead of silently treating a visually similar output as an equivalent replacement.

For people who hand off converted documents: which failure is most expensive to discover late—missing content, broken layout, or text that cannot be edited? A concrete example would help us understand which checks should be more visible in a file-review workflow.