Hi folks. I still don't have a good program for "validating" and I still cannot scan but I found out I can do some validating by working my way around the Wordperfect and Wordpad programs. Somebody once volunteered to talk me through the Wordperfect program to get the settings right for validating and if he is still willing I can still use the help. If I don't hear from you I willl more than understand and still appreciate the original offer. Times change and people get busy. If it turns out that he is too busy I will be back here "trolling" for more help as needed. Apropos of which: Can someone tell me what a printer's spoller is and how to connect it. Whatever it is my printer won't work without it. Thanks. Amy sill an omsm