Shelly, Try playing with the DPI setting to see if you can bump it up to 400. Also disable partial column setting, that might actually be detremental in this case. You didn't mention whether you were scanning two pages at a time, but if you are, just scan one page at a time and change that setting under "recognition" settings. Let us know how you fair. Pratik -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shelley L. Rhodes Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 3:50 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Help with a scanning challenge hi you all, I am baffled by a scanning challenge I am having and am wondering what I can do with it, as it stands this book won't be readible if I can't figure out something for this. I am scanning a book which has two columns on the page. i even believe but can't be positive there is a line between the columns. It lists trees and provides all kinds of information about them, from their leaf size, growing conditions, what flowers it has and everything. But no matter what I do, if I have columns on, or columns off, or if I have partial coumns kept or ccolumns not kept. This little bugger insists on treating the page as one column, which means the entire page is a jumbled mess. I wouldn't mind sorting this out but at the moment I don't know how. And unfortunately it isn't the only page to do this, as unfortunately there are about 100 pages of this. It is one of the best tree resources I have found, and was published in 1973 and is a library book, so i can't send it to get done, and darn it I want to read it. Does anyone have any suggestions. I am using. Kurzweil 1000 version 9.0 coulumns are enabled partial columns are being kept grayscale and 300 dpi The rest is usual fair. it just frustrates me to no end. Anyway, thank you if anyone has some suggestions so I don't have to just say forget it on this book as I want to read it and is one of the better books on the topic. The OCR has recognized the columns throughout the rest of the book I can't figure out why it isn't recognizing them now. Shelley L. Rhodes B.S. Ed, CTVI and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Alumni Association Board www.guidedogs.com Dog ownership is like a rainbow. Puppies are the joy at one end. Old dogs are the treasure at the other. Carolyn Alexander To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line. To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject line. To get a list of available commands, put the word 'help' by itself in the subject line.