Shannon, I don't use gray scale and brightness depends largely on the print in the book. When you see a lot of die for the, etc. try increasing the brightness; as you know the default is 50 and I am usually set higher than that. The manual talks about this issue and gives examples. ----- Original Message ----- From: solsticesinger To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 6:42 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] kurzweil and brightness Hi, all. I'm wondering what the optimum setting for brightness is for Kurzweil 11. Also, is it better to keep or ignore partial columns? Thanks. Shannon Who can heal, but one who has healed herself? Who can know, but one who has asked and sought? Who can lead, but one who has traveled the way? --ancient French proverb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.523 / Virus Database: 270.6.14/1647 - Release Date: 9/2/2008 6:02 AM