# How to print a PDF in black and white?

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**Created:** [November 8, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://www.spacequbegame.com/t/how-to-print-a-pdf-in-black-and-white/112 "2026-11-08T04:07:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![raptors1](https://www.spacequbegame.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@raptors1](https://www.spacequbegame.com/u/raptors1)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 4:07am UTC](https://www.spacequbegame.com/t/how-to-print-a-pdf-in-black-and-white/112/1 "2026-11-08T04:07:29Z")

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I need to print a 30-page PDF but my color ink is almost out and I don’t want to waste it on a document that’s mostly text anyway. I looked through the print dialog on my Windows laptop but couldn’t find a grayscale option. Where is that setting usually hidden?

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**Author:** ![ClumsyRed](https://www.spacequbegame.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@ClumsyRed](https://www.spacequbegame.com/u/ClumsyRed)\
**Post date:** [November 8, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://www.spacequbegame.com/t/how-to-print-a-pdf-in-black-and-white/112/2 "2026-11-08T04:08:02Z")

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had the same thing last month. grayscale is usually in printer properties, click that button in the dialog and look for color settings. if printing from edge or chrome just change the color dropdown to black and white in the preview. tbh that works for text heavy pdfs.