How convert a color PDF File to black & white (gray scale...no color)

[lsepolis123]

How convert a color PDF File to black & white (gray scale...no color)??? creative cloud cs6... Acrobat etc

[Dave Merchant · Accepted solution]

In Acrobat XI Pro:

• Tools Pane > Print Production panel (if it's not visible, use the options menu at the top right of the Tools Pane to select it)
• Preflight
• On the Prfiles tab, open the "PDF Fixups" section
• Select "Convert to Grayscale" and press the "Analyze and Fix" button.

[lsepolis123]

•     Tools Pane   what is this?   mine is acrobat ver 11.0.1

[try67]

The "Tools" button on the right-side of the window (next to Sign and

Comment)...

[lsepolis123]

"Print Production panel" where is this see screenshot???

[try67]

You have switched to the Common Tools view... You need to click on the

Customize button just above Sign and Comment and click on Default Tools.

Then you'll be able to select Print Production from that pop-up menu.

[lsepolis123]

problem solved, thanks a lot!

[FinePort]

I bought the update for my Acrobat Pro 9 to XI and don't see 'print production' under tools menu...

[try67]

Click the tiny Options button at the top right-hand side of the Tools menu and enable "Print Production" from the pop-up menu that opens.

[FinePort]

got it, thanks so much!

[UncleWaldo62]

Hi, just wanted to add my 2¢

I've been in publishing over 25 years and live in Acrobat for making my final files. Currently with a newspaper.

This is what we do:

• Tool Panes > Print Production Window

• Select CONVERT COLORS

• Midway down under OUTPUT INTENT, check Convert Colors to Output Intent

• In the associated drop down menu, I choose (because I'm printing on newsprint) DOT GAIN 20% – If you're working on better stock, choose a lower dot gain percentage.

• Click OK – this will convert the file

• Save

Note: this affects the file you're working with. Make sure that you use this method on a COPY if you want to retain the original color version.

I think if you compare my method to the Preflight method, you'll see a tighter contrast and better blacks. I've always felt the Preflight method left continuous tones a little muddy.

Now if there was only a way to add that to ACTIONS...!

[tormenator]

Sounds great, but when I get to the part about Output Intent, I'm unable to select the checkbox.  It's greyed out.  Is there something else I need to do in order to activate that check box?  Thanks!