bonus Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Fills in color will not print or show on screen unless black or white when the document is set to b/w. Is there a way to get fills in gray-tones? Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 My HP printer has an option for "Color as Grayscale" in the print properties. Hard to tell your setup without knowing what printer you have. Quote Link to comment
bonus Posted February 16, 2009 Author Share Posted February 16, 2009 I'll have to check that. We have several printers... But if I want it to show it in grayscale in a pdf? Quote Link to comment
Ray Libby Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I can't find a way to do this in either export PDF or print to Acrobat Pro. Quote Link to comment
gmm18 Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 But if I want it to show it in grayscale in a pdf? I added a wishlist sometime ago about having "Greyscale" be one of the options for Viewports under Advanced Properties...right below "B&W only" Until then try this: On a mac: Either don't select "Black & White Only." Or you can duplicate the Viewport right over the top of itself. So you have two VP's stacked directly on top of each other. Now in the one on top you can turn on "Black & White Only." Now you have nice black lines, but you still see the color fills below. Use the 'Print>Save As PDF' or 'File>Export>PDF' Open the PDF in Preview Go to File>Save As> then set the Quartz Filter to Grey Tone. Now you have the fills as a grey tone and solid black linework. Quote Link to comment
CipesDesign Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 On a Mac it's easy: Open the PDF in PREVIEW. Go to FILE>SAVE AS. In the dialog use the QUARTZ FILTER pulldown to select "GRAY TONE". Hit Save (either replacing original or renaming). Voila! All colors now gray. I've used this for years and it works well. Obviously you need to take a bit of care with the darker colors (and the grays they produce) if you are printing hard copy. Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Another option is to set up a sheet layer and use the Class Overides to set the classes to show as grey. This will only help if you use Class Attributes for all/most of your objects. Quote Link to comment
billtheia Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 I just use pattern fills when I want gray tones. It gives much better control than trying to figure out how gray each color is. Quote Link to comment
Jodyb17 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) Now in the one on top you can turn on "Black & White Only." Now you have nice black lines, but you still see the color fills below. How do you set a viewport to B/W. Is this a feature in the newer VW versions? Edited February 17, 2009 by Jodyb17 Quote Link to comment
gmm18 Posted February 17, 2009 Share Posted February 17, 2009 No it has been around for a while. Select your Sheet Layer Viewport, in the Object Info Palette, look at down at the bottom and click "Advanced Properties" Check B/W only. Quote Link to comment
bonus Posted March 11, 2009 Author Share Posted March 11, 2009 Thanks guys for all tips. I've been too busy to keep track on this topic, but I'll have to try them all..... I eventually used pattern fills to solve the problem last time. Quote Link to comment
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