In this InDesign how-to video, Mike Rankin shows how to create a grayscale PDF from a color document on export. This method is simple and doesn’t involve making any changes to the InDesign document. Mike shows which settings to choose and also a couple of preferences to set for best results.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on March 7, 2025
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