Hi Donna, I think I have been successful in doing what you ask. I delete all unwanted headers, so that the page number is upagainst the page break, then insert a space followed by five stars and a space. I also put a blank line between the page number and any header I wish two protect. I believe the answer to your question as to the need of a header for the stripper to strip is yes. HTH Tom ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Smith To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, May 12, 2006 3:40 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Protecting page numbers and chapter headings Hi all. I hesitate to ask this question, but I can't find the answer on any of the official or unofficial sites giving tips to scanners. Did we ever determine absolutely what should be done to protect page numbers and chapter headings? What I want to know is: 1.. At the top of each page, do I need to put a blank line before and/or after the page number? 2.. For chapter numbers/titles that appear at the top of the page, do I put a blank line before and/or after it? 3.. Is it necessary to have something at the top of the page for the BookShare stripper to strip? I spend a good bit of time cleaning up each scan regarding page numbers, chapter headings and stripping out unwanted headers. I'm trying to do it in such a way that it will result in the best book in the finished product. I really, really hope that an answer has been found to this question and that I'm not opening up the can of worms we've had before about the different perceptions of what might work. <smile> Thanks. Peace and Hope, Donna __________ NOD32 1.1535 (20060512) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com