Thanks for the advice, Sam, Tony and Derek.  I am trying each of. Your 
suggestions.   V

> On 25 Apr 2015, at 13:54, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote:
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> Scan in at 600dpi then use an image editor to increase contrast etc. There’s 
> always Pixelmator or Acorn.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Sam
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>> On 25 Apr 2015, at 13:09, Tony Crooks <[email protected]> wrote:
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>> I'd scan them as a multi page PDF then use the Adjust features in Preview.
>> For anything that really isn't clear you can use the Annotate feature to set 
>> out the correct words. 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Tony
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>>> On 25 Apr 2015, at 11:13, Virginia Routh <[email protected]> wrote:
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>>> I am trying to scan my grandfathers First World War diaries so that other 
>>> members of the family can read them. They are written in ink in quite clear 
>>> handwriting but on some pages the ink is fainter than on others.  I am 
>>> using my MBP and a Canon Pixma MG 3500 scanner/printer.  Any tips about how 
>>> to achieve a clear legible result?  Should I alter the resolution or 
>>> anything else?
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