Donna, I am using a perfection 1200 U scanner, and of course Kurzweil. Generally when the garbled letters occur, it can be in regular text. For no reason at all, they just happen. I notice, that it is usually at the top or bottom of pages, but it doesn't have to be. I just got a book rejected, because apparently two pages stuck together. That'll teach me. smile. Jim Rawls ----- Original Message ----- From: Donna Smith To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 2:21 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: pages that won't scan right. Hi Jim. Before answering your questions, it would be helpful to know: 1.. What scanning software do you use? 2.. Are the pages you're having trouble with straight text like the rest of the book, or are they different such as containing tables, charts or pictures? Peace and Hope, Donna -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 11:42 AM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: pages that won't scan right. Hi Anastasia, When you scan a book, do you do it one page at a time, or just put the automatic scan on, and scan the book while you read? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: Anastasia Saridakis To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 7:57 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: pages that won't scan right. Hi Jim I scan lots of pages and hve learned a few tricks. 1. make sure the page isnt folded. That happened to me once and I feld stupid. 2. fiddle around with brightness setting. sometimes the nimver needs to be increased and sometimes it needs to be decreased. 3. there is a setting on my program that says white on black. That takes care of colored writing yellow on blue for example. what book are you trying t scan? If I can get it I'll take a look. my local library is closed until later this month. That's why I haven't been making offers to scan. Take care Good luck Jim. Anastasia -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out.