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Converting PDF to black and white may be necessary if you want to print PDF in grayscale. Another plus to converting PDFs to black and white is that the file size is compressed, and the file can be more easily saved on your device without taking up too much space. Now follow the 4 methods below to convert PDF to black and white, including using PDFelement Pro.
PDFelement is a great tool to convert PDF to black and white (Grayscale). It is not just a converter; it also works as a printer to help you print black and white PDFs directly. Let's check how to convert color PDF to black and white and print color PDF to black and white directly using PDFelement.
After downloading PDFelement to convert PDF color to black and white, drag and drop PDF file to PDFelement to open it or click "Open File" to browser your color PDF files on your computer to open it.
Click "File" > "Print," select "Wondershare PDFelement" as a printer, change "multicolor" to "Grey" under "Color," then click the "Print" button to convert PDF color to black and white.
You will find the black and white PDF file is open in PDFelement automatically. Click "File">"Save" saves the Black and white PDF file.
You can convert PDF to black and white on Mac without needing a separate application. Before you print your PDF, adjust the settings of the document to modify the color scheme. Preview can be used to convert PDF to black and white; plus, you can save your black and white PDF file without needing to go through the steps of printing the document.
Open the file with the Preview app by clicking on "File" and browsing through the directory where the file was saved.
Click 'File' > 'Save As' > Select 'Gray Tone' under the 'Quartz Filter'.
Click the 'Advanced' > Select 'Preflight' > 'PDF Fixup' > Click 'Convert to Grayscale' > Then click 'Analyze and Fix'
Click the 'Tool' Panel > Go to 'Print Production' > Select 'Preflight' > 'PDF Fixup' > Click 'Convert to Grayscale' > Then click 'Analyze and Fix'
There is a lot of solution to convert PDF to black and white online. Here, we list the top 2 ways for you to get great black and white PDF files.
Here are steps about how to convert PDF to black and white (Grayscale) online with Sejda.
Visit the Sejda website and "Upload PDF files," click "Convert PDF to Grayscale" after finishing uploading. Then, "Download" the grayscale PDF file. It works fast and can provide a good output grayscale PDF file. You can enjoy 3 tasks per hour free to convert PDF to black and white online. Once you reach the limit, you need to wait for one hour or pay to upgrade to get more tasks available.
Go to online2pdf, click "Select Files," select "PDF" after "Convert To," choose "Black and White (Gray Scale)" in the "Compression" part. After selecting all preferences, click "Convert" to convert the color to a black and white PDF. You can find the black and white PDF file will be downloaded directly after finishing. This online tool is easy to use, and you also can get a great result, but the process is a little slow. It takes time to finish the conversion.
PDFelement Pro allows Mac and Windows users to do virtually anything on PDF files. Excepting to convert PDF color to black and white and print color PDF to black and white directly, the program comes with more features that make it an all-in-one solution for all PDF editing and conversion needs.
Key features of PDFelement Pro:
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