Hey Kelly and everyone. Well, live and learn, I reckon. I scanned a smaller book tonight, and before starting I went to my settings again. This time I unchecked "uncertain text" and by golly, this time, I didn't see all those asterisks, a few booboos here and there but it was so much better. Sigh, man, I really don't want to scan that big book again. I will try Gerald's suggestions of turning it to a rtf file, but still... Oh well! Patti Me and my guide dog; He does a good job, He keeps me safe So life is just great For me and my guide dog.