InDesign: Convert image to black and white - how it works

In Adobe InDesign, you can also convert an image to black and white. In this practical tip, we will show you exactly how this works.

Convert image to black and white in InDesign - so it'll work

1. Open InDesign and the image you want to convert to black and white.
2. Then click "File" and then "Print" to continue.
3. Under "Printer", select "Adobe PDF" so that the image is converted to PDF.
4. Under "Color" you can then select the "Composite Gray" option to convert the image to black and white.
5. With a click on "Print" the image is then output as a PDF file. All you have to do is specify the location.

In the next practical tip, we will tell you how you can hide the guide lines in InDesign.