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Mar 15, 2024 · Wondering how to make an image black and white in InDesign? Follow this tutorial to quickly and easily make a photo black and white, whether in your layout or as a design element.
- Open the document with the image you wish to change in Indesign. To do this go to ‘File’ in the menu at the top of the page and select open. Then navigate to the document you intend to open and click ‘Open’ in the bottom right hand corner of the pop-up box.
- Click on the ‘Swatches’ panel located (by default) in the menu on the right hand side. If you are unable to find the swatches panel here you can open it by going to ‘Window’ in the menu at the top of the page, select ‘Colour’ and then click on ‘Swatches’.
- In the Swatches panel click on ‘Black’. Ensure you have the ‘Fill’ colour filled black and not the stroke.
- Now draw a box over the image you want to convert to black and white (B&W). To do this select the ‘Rectangle tool’ from your tool bar. Click on a corner of the image and drag over the entire image.
- Rectangles and Blend Modes. Switch to the Rectangle tool using the Tools panel or the keyboard shortcut M. At the bottom of the Tools panel, change the Fill swatch color to Black and the Stroke stroke color to None (represented by a white swatch crossed with a red diagonal line).
- Paper Fills and Blend Modes. This method is a bit more finicky to set up, but you don’t have to draw any additional objects within your image.
- Using the Edit Original Command. If you want to speed up your InDesign workflow without sacrificing image quality, then you can take advantage of InDesign’s linked images system to get the best of both worlds.
Dec 30, 2023 · Click on the “Convert to Grayscale” option. This will instantly turn the image into black and white. That’s it! Your image is now black and white. You can further adjust the grayscale effect by adjusting the “Opacity” and “Blend Mode” options in the Effects panel, if desired.
May 12, 2023 · The Best Two Ways to Convert an Image to Black-and-White in InDesign. Option 1: Use a Black Rectangle With a Blending Mode; Option 2: Change the Image’s Fill Color to White and Change the Blend Mode
