Reply To: Going Crazy – Mixed Gray / Color PDf

I hope this info here helps any one with a similar problem.

Here’s what I had to do in order to fix my problem.

I exported from ID my document as a color PDF ensuring it was output to U.S. Web Coated SWOP.

I exported a second copy, but changing the OUTPUT to Gray Gamma 1.8 to a different file. I then used Acrobat DC to use preflight to CONVERT TO GRAYSCALE.

In my first document (the color PDF), I deleted all the internal pages except the front and back color cover using ORGANIZE PAGES. I then used OGRANIZE pages on the grayscale document and dragged all the INTERNAL PAGES (except the front and back cover) to the color PDF.

The result was a PDF that printed color front and back covers (costing a COLOR CLICK) and internal grayscale pages that cost a B&W Click.

Now I can run my production without breaking the bank.