Hi, TIF files are images, they can be printed out and scanned into Kurzweil or another OCR package, plus most can read them in directly and get any text from them. Andrew. ________________________________ From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian Macrae Sent: 05 January 2005 16:19 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] TIF FILES Hi all, I'm about to get into a whole new data retrieval ball game here at work and was wondering whether my memory or impression was correct that Tif files are a complete no-no in terms of access with JFW? Cheers now. Ian http://www.bbc.co.uk/ This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance on it and notify the sender immediately. Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further communication will signify your consent to this.