Are they just meant to be pictures or do they really add something important to the story? If not, then I'd just go ahead and keep doing what you're doing. Take care. Julie Morales Email and Windows/MSN Messenger: mercy421@xxxxxxxxxxx Skype: mercy0421 ----- Original Message ----- From: Amber Wallenstein To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 2:09 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] question on jibberish I thought that might get your attention. I am scanning an old paperback book which contains facsimiles, or pictures of pages from books. Often, these pages, because they are pictures, scan very poorly, in fact, they are unreadable. I have just been removing the jibberish characters and putting a note in the pages that says they are pictures of hand-written pages. Should I continue to take out the jibberish characters and proceed as I am doing now? Thanks. Amber Book blog: http://community.livejournal.com/book_cuddler/ I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate. John Adams E-Mail: amber.wallens@xxxxxxxxx