Hi Shelly, There are some annoying things that the gray-scale does as you've already noted. My usual practice is to optimize the settings and save them under a setting file called "current." Scan approximately 10 to 12 pages and check the spelling confidence rate. Discard the pages, scanned pages, switch to Gray-scale, 400 DPI and no speckle removal. Scan the same 10 to 12 pages once again. Check the spelling confidence rate. Then, and only then, take the best setting. I also generally read through the 10 pages to find common errors Etc. If I don't like the Gray-scale setting, I can always switch to my "current" setting file. I hope this helps. Pratik Pratik Patel Managing Director CUNYAssistive Technology Services The City University of New York ppatel@xxxxxx -----Original Message----- From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Shelley L. Rhodes Sent: Monday, August 16, 2004 6:22 PM To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Corrections list I have received mixed results with Gray scale and usually just scan in static or what the optomizer determines. One thing I noticed is in Gray scale it likes to glue words together. Which canget very annoying as youcansee. Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx Guide Dogs For the Blind Inc. Graduate Advisory Council www.guidedogs.com The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs. -- Vance Havner