In the issue 85 of InDesign Magazine, David Blatner wrote a fantastic (and user-friendly) introduction to the topic of color management in InDesign. And in the most recent free video in the Lynda.com InDesignSecrets series, David takes it a step further and shows a simple trick to use one of InDesign’s color management features to simulate grayscale output. This can be really helpful when you need to know what a document will look like if someone prints it out on a black and white printer. Check it out!
See Your Document in Grayscale Onscreen
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