Thanks, P.Pilcher, I've had a quick look at that function which is impressive as you say. I'll go and do some reading about that from the help menu and have a play around with it then get back to you. In the meantime, could you have a go yourself and see what happens? Just use a photo, add a white speech bubble over the butmap then print ... black & white is good enough to show if it works or not. Thanks for your help, I'll report back. Cheers, Bluey.