Join Claudia McCue for an in-depth discussion in this video Converting a color PDF to grayscale, part of Acrobat: Preflight and Print Production.
- If you ever need to convert a color document to gray scale…I think you might be a little surprised…by just how easy it is.…The secret is hidden in the Convert Colors dialogue.…So I'll go to Print Production…and then choose Convert Colors.…Here where it says Output Intent about two-thirds of the way…down the dialogue, just choose For Profile.…You'll have to scroll all the way down,…Gray Gamma 2.2.…And then check Convert Colors to Output Intent.…You notice everything up here grays out.…
It's as though well we're not really going to change…anything except make a direct conversion to gray scale.…Now if there's any already black type in here…you want to make sure that it stays black.…So you check Preserve Black.…If this were an RGB file, if it had some RGB text…that's really intended to be just black only,…you want to make sure that when it makes the conversion…that it becomes good, solid, 100% black.…And for that you choose Promote Gray to CMYK Black.…And that ought to do it.…I'll click OK.…
It says it can't be undone.…
Author
Claudia McCue
Released
6/5/2015Fortunately, Acrobat Pro DC offers extensive tools for analyzing a PDF and determining its suitability for print. In this course, Claudia McCue helps you get the most from these tools, including preflight profiles, the Output Preview options, flattening, page boxes, and printer marks. She also explains the pros and cons of editing content in Acrobat vs. the original authoring applications, and shows how to manage color with the Ink Manager and the Convert Color function. After watching this course, you'll be able to use Acrobat Pro DC to find and fix many common problems before you go to print.
- Analyzing a document
- Using single checks
- Creating and using custom preflight profiles
- Choosing the correct PDF standard for print
- Using Output Preview options
- Editing vectors, images, and text in PDFs
- Controlling page boxes to crop a PDF
- Adding printer marks
- Using Ink Manager
- Creating trap presets
- Converting to PDF with Acrobat Distiller
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome51s
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1. Creating and Using Preflight Profiles
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Analyzing a document7m 2s
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Using single checks3m 41s
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Embedding an audit trail5m 33s
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Using preflight fixups3m 15s
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Creating a droplet6m 7s
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2. Understanding PDF Standards
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Comparing the standards4m 42s
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3. Using Output Preview Options
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Controlling Output Preview11m 24s
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Viewing color warnings2m 29s
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Using the Object inspector3m 14s
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4. Editing Objects
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Changing stacking order3m 1s
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Editing text9m 2s
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5. Converting Colors and Flattening
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Using the flattener controls6m 58s
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6. Controlling Page Boxes
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Understanding page boxes4m 29s
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Using the Crop tool4m 19s
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Using a fixup to crop7m 36s
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7. Adding Printer Marks and Fixing Hairlines
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Adding printer marks3m 41s
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Fixing complicated patterns1m 59s
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8. Using Ink Manager
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9. Creating Trap Presets
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Setting trap preset options7m 13s
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10. Using Acrobat Distiller
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 54s
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