My second colums are below the first columns when I scan. The column break looks just like a page break, only it's a column break. The text is not side by side like it is in the print book when I scan a page that has columns. Check the Wild Irish Roses book and see how that worked out. Or wait, let me scan a page with columns and I'll attach it and then several people can check out how it works or does not work for their preferred method of reading. Ok I scanned a page from a book that is all columns and I saved that page in rtf and I'm attaching it. Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading - Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanna Fluke