Can't remember how I did this. Creating b/w object in Photoshop that can be colored in InDesign

[eugene525]

Years ago, in an earlier incarnation of both Photoshop and InDesign, I was able to scan a hand-written piece of  "art", manipulate it in Photoshop, then import into a bounding box in InDesgin, where I can turn b/w object to any color. Years later, I've been trying to figure out what I did then, but can't. I'm trying to figure out how to to save the image in Photoshop so it can be colored later in InDesign. But, without having to color it in Photoshop before I import it to InDesign. I have the older objects, in this case, hand scribbled alphabets that are b/w white but I'm able to change them in InDesign. If this sounds at all clear, please let me know how it can be done. Maybe the steps have changed in a decade. Below is a simple example. The original letter is b/w, tranparent background and saved as grey, in Photoshop. Then brought into InDesign, it's color changed then. I can't replicate this any longer. Thanks.

[Kasyan Servetsky]

It still works for me as it was back in CS3 times.
Make sure to save images in the grayscale mode without a transparent background.

Place it in InDesign, select the direct selection tool (white arrow), select the image (the contents — not the frame), and choose a color.

[Willi Adelberger]

• Those objects must be 1bit (bitmap) or greyscale PSD or TIFF files without layers. 1bit allow also to interact with the color or transparency of the image frame. 

[eugene525 · Accepted solution]

Thank you Willi and Kasyan. It was the transparent background part that was screwing me up. Got it now.

[HARSHIKA_VERMA]

Awesome. Glad to hear you're back on track. Please feel free to reach out to us in the future for any assistance. We would be happy to help.

Thank you, Willi Adelberger for your suggestion to this post. Appreciate your help.

Thanks,

Harshika