在 Mac 上打印黑白的东西(Printing something in black and white on a Mac)听起来很简单，但如果你曾经尝试过自己做，你就会知道这并不像听起来那么容易。在打印机打印没有任何颜色的文档之前，需要修改某些内容。
默认情况下，大多数打印机都设置为使用彩色墨盒打印文档。这意味着即使您的整个文档都是黑白的，它仍然会使用您的彩色墨盒，因为这是您的Mac所指示的。
不过，您可以更改该默认行为，并让您的打印机使用其黑白墨盒来打印您的无色文档。执行此操作的选项位于Mac(Mac)上的默认打印对话框中。
在 Mac 上使用默认选项以黑白方式打印(Use The Default Option To Print In Black & White On Mac)
您在打印文档时看到的默认对话框确实可以选择以黑白方式打印文档。但是，对于大多数打印机来说，该选项是隐藏的，您需要更深入地挖掘才能在您的机器上找到并使用它。
如果您只希望在没有任何颜色的情况下打印少量文档，则此方法应该可以正常工作。如果您有几十个文件要打印，建议您使用下面的预设方法更方便。
- 在您喜欢的任何应用程序中打开要以黑白打印的文档。然后，单击文件(File)菜单并选择打印(Print)。或者，按Command + P组合键。
- 当打印对话框打开时，您会发现可以为打印作业配置的几个选项。在某些情况下，您会在主屏幕上找到黑白打印复选框。只需(Simply)勾选框并点击打印(Print)即可打印您的文档。
- 如果您没有找到该选项，它位于子菜单内。要访问该选项，请单击主下拉菜单，您可以在其中看到各种打印选项，然后选择显示质量和媒体(Quality & Media)的选项。
- 它将在下拉菜单正下方打开一个新窗格。在这里，您会找到一个显示灰度打印(Grayscale Printing)的复选框。勾选该框，将启用黑白打印选项。
- 点击底部的打印(Print)按钮，您的文档将以黑白打印。
有些应用程序在主打印对话框上有黑白打印选项。例如， Adobe Acrobat Reader(Adobe Acrobat Reader)就是其中之一，在这些情况下，您可以简单地勾选“以灰度打印”(Print in grayscale)选项，这应该可以为您完成这项工作。
你正在寻找的选项应该是黑白、灰度和其他类似的词——你明白了。
在 Mac 上创建并使用预设进行黑白打印(Create And Use a Preset To Print In Black & White on Mac)
预设是一组配置，可自动将您保存的所有设置应用于您正在打印的文档。您实际上可以创建一个预设，当您选择该预设时，它会在您的Mac(Mac)上以黑白方式打印您的文档。
创建预设不需要任何特殊技能。您需要做的就是选择您的配置，保存它，然后将其称为预设。
- 启动您的文档并按Command + P打开默认打印对话框。
- 当对话框打开时，单击主下拉菜单并选择质量和媒体(Quality & Media)。它会让你选择你的打印类型。
- 启用显示灰度打印(Grayscale Printing)的选项。它以黑白打印您的文档。
- 在对话框的顶部，您会找到一个带有Presets标签的下拉菜单。单击(Click)菜单，然后选择“将当前设置保存为预设(Save Current Settings as Preset)”选项。
- 系统将要求您输入预设的名称以及此新预设的可用性。
您可以在名称字段中输入任何值，但请确保它是您以后可以识别的内容。在可用性部分，您可以选择使预设可用于Mac上的所有打印机或仅用于当前选定的打印机。
然后单击确定(OK)以保存预设。
- 下次您想打印黑白的东西时，只需打开打印对话框，从“预设(Presets)”菜单中选择您的预设，然后点击“打印(Print)”按钮。它会自动将您的打印设置应用于您的打印作业。
由于预设是在默认打印对话框中创建的，因此您可以在所有可以打开默认打印对话框的应用程序中使用它。
修复 Mac 上的黑白打印问题(Fix Black & White Printing Issues On Mac)
有时您的打印机拒绝以黑白方式打印您的文档。在这种情况下，你可以做一些类似下面提到的事情来解决这个问题(get rid of the issue)。
从系统中删除打印机(Remove The Printer From Your System)
修复损坏的黑白打印功能(fix a broken black and white print feature)的方法之一是移除打印机，然后将其添加回您的系统。
- 单击(Click)顶部的Apple标志并选择(Apple)System Preferences。
- 在以下屏幕上单击打印机和扫描仪。(Printers & Scanners)
- 从左侧边栏中的列表中选择您的打印机，然后单击底部的- （减号）符号。(–)
- 将出现一个提示，询问您是否要删除打印机。点击删除打印机(Delete Printer)，您的打印机将被删除。
在 Mac 上重置整个打印系统(Reset The Entire Printing System On Mac)
如果删除和添加打印机没有为您解决问题，您可能需要重置整个打印系统。
- 进入系统偏好设置(System Preferences)并选择打印机和扫描仪(Printers & Scanners)。
- 右键单击(Right-click)任何打印机，然后选择重置打印系统(Reset printing system)。
然后，您需要将您的打印机重新添加到您的Mac上。
How To Print In Black & White On Mac
Printing something in black and white on a Mac sounds simple but if you’ve ever tried to do it yourself, you know that it’s not as easy as it sounds. There are certain things that need to be modified before your printer prints your documents without any colors.
By default, most printers are set up to use the color cartridges to print your documents. It means that even if your entire document is in black and white colors, it’ll still use your color cartridge as that’s what’s been instructed to do by your Mac.
You can change that default behavior, though, and have your printers use their black and white cartridges to print your colorless documents. The option to do so is found in the default printing dialog box on your Mac.
Use The Default Option To Print In Black & White On Mac
The default dialog box that you see when you print a document does have the option to print your documents in black and white. However, the option is hidden for most printers and you need to dig a bit deeper to find and use it on your machine.
This method should work just fine if there are only a few documents that you wish to print without any colors. If you have dozens of files to print, you’re recommended to use the preset method below for more convenience.
- Open the document you want to print in black and white in any of your favorite apps. Then, click on the File menu and select Print. Alternatively, press the Command + P key combination.
- When the print dialog box opens, you’ll find several options you can configure for your print job. In some cases, you’ll find the tick-box for black and white print on the main screen. Simply tick-mark the box and hit Print to get your document printed.
- In case you don’t find the option, it’s located inside the submenus. To get to the option, click on the main dropdown menu where you see various printing options and select the option that says Quality & Media.
- It’ll open a new pane right beneath the dropdown menu. Here you’ll find a tick-box that says Grayscale Printing. Tick-mark the box and the option for black and white printing will be enabled.
- Hit the Print button at the bottom and your document will be printed in black and white.
There are some apps that have the black and white print option right on the main printing dialog box. Adobe Acrobat Reader, for example, is one of them, and in these cases, you can simply tick-mark the Print in grayscale option and that should do the job for you.
The options you’re looking for should say something like black and white, grayscale, and other similar words — you get the idea.
Create And Use a Preset To Print In Black & White on Mac
A preset is a set of configurations that automatically applies all of your saved settings to the document you’re printing. You can actually create a preset that when selected, prints your documents in black and white on your Mac.
Creating a preset doesn’t require any special skills. All you need to do is select your configuration, save it, and call it a preset.
- Launch your document and press Command + P to open the default print dialog box.
- When the dialog box opens, click on the main dropdown menu and select Quality & Media. It’ll let you choose your print type.
- Enable the option that says Grayscale Printing. It prints your documents in black and white.
- At the top of the dialog box, you’ll find a dropdown menu with the label that says Presets. Click on the menu and then choose the option that reads Save Current Settings as Preset.
- You’ll be asked to enter a name for your preset and the availability of this new preset.
You can enter any value in the name field but make sure it’s something you can recognize at a later time. In the availability section, you can choose to make the preset available for either all the printers on your Mac or only for the currently selected printer.
Then click on OK to save the preset.
- Next time you want to print something in black and white, simply open the print dialog box, select your preset from the Presets menu, and hit the Print button. It’ll auto-apply your print settings to your print job.
Since the preset is created in the default printing dialog box, it’ll be available for you to use in all the apps where you can open the default print dialog box.
Fix Black & White Printing Issues On Mac
It sometimes happens that your printer refuses to print your documents in black and white. In that case, you can do a few things like the ones mentioned below to get rid of the issue.
Remove The Printer From Your System
One of the ways to fix a broken black and white print feature is to remove the printer and then add it back to your system.
- Click on the Apple logo at the top and select System Preferences.
- Click on Printers & Scanners on the following screen.
- Select your printer from the list in the left sidebar and then click on the – (minus) sign at the bottom.
- A prompt will appear asking if you’d like to remove the printer. Hit Delete Printer and your printer will be removed.
- Follow the instructions for your printer to add it back to your machine.
Reset The Entire Printing System On Mac
If removing and adding the printer didn’t fix the issue for you, you might want to reset the entire printing system.
- Head into System Preferences and select Printers & Scanners.
- Right-click on any of your printers and select Reset printing system.
- Choose Reset in the prompt that appears on your screen.
You’ll then need to re-add your printers to your Mac.
