In a message dated 3/30/2005 11:01:26 PM Eastern Standard Time, OHGALLIA-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > I have also been scanning documents into my family tree maker and then > saving to disc and sometime they do not scan well. I have not worked on > finding a solution to the problem but I will. > > Marjorie > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Marjorie, Have you tried different resolutions when scanning? I've found that it makes a great difference when I scan if I use a high resolution. I also found on some documents that scanning in color helped the readability. Even if the documents are in black & White they sometimes look better if scanned in color. There is some difference in scanners as well. I have a new scanner and it produces much better scans than my old scanner. So, that's another way of getting better scans. Try going to some place like Kinko's and scan in a document and see if it turns out better than on your scanner. That will tell you if you need a new scanner. They can put the scan on a floppy or a CD so you can take it home in that form. When ever I scan I try out the different scanning modes to see what produces the best scan. It is remarkable how much difference it makes sometimes. Tom Powell