Hi Virginia, and thanks for joining our list and being eager to learn a new activity. Your work will be much appreciated. I can't answer most of your questions because I have Kurzweil which runs the document through ocr and then gives it back to you. As far as pictures go, leave them out. However, if you enjoy describing things or just have a feeling that to much is being lost, you could write "Picture Caption: Johnnie is sliding closer and closer to the mud puddle with his brand new shoes on. (End of Caption) I hope this will help you and make you feel that much more confident and sure of yourself. All of us on this list had to learn this and other little workaround techniques, but it's worth it to us and others who want to read our scans.