Grayscale Image
This article provides information on the following topics:
- What is the Grayscale Image Action?
- Creating a Grayscale Image Action
- Grayscale Image Action Examples
Note: The Actions Quick Reference provides a complete list of actions that you can print for easy reference.
What is the Grayscale Image Action?
The Grayscale Image Action converts an image to grayscale. In most cases, this is a useful trick to reduce the size of the image file.
Creating a Grayscale Image Action
Select Images Actions
to expand the Action list. Select theGrayscale
Image 
Action from the Actions list to display
the Action Builder.
Select the Rules
to specify how the Image should be previewed
once executed. The Error 
settings for this action may be configured to fine
tune the how the Action will run.
Note: For more information about the timing and error settings, go to Action Builder.
Choose to either work with the Open
Image or an Image File
.
Note: Read the Image Editor article to learn more about working with images, including image types and their Rules..
Optionally add Notes
to the Action to document any special instructions
or functionality. When the Run Switch
is set to Run, the action
will be executed after clicking OK.
Note: The run switch is set to Run by default. To create or modify this action without executing it, click the slider to change the option to Don't Run. For more information, go to Action Builder.
Click the OK
button 
to
save the Action.
Grayscale Image Action Examples
Example: The Grayscale Image Action converting the image to grayscale.
