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Create a Black and White Printing Preset on Mac

Instructions for creating printing presets for Mac

  1. Open any program and print. If it gives you the option to print using the system dialog, select it.

  2. Scroll down to "Printer Options" open drop down and click the ⓘ next to "Quality".

    Scroll down to printer options, click quality

  3. Set the "Color Mode" to "Black and White".

    Set color mode to black and white

  4. If you have any other settings you would like to add to the preset, set them now.

  5. Select "Save Current Settings as Preset..." from the Presets menu.

    select save current settings as preset

  6. Name the preset and click "OK".

    name the preset

  7. Click "Print." This will make sure that the preset is selected next time you print. You can cancel the job afterwards if you'd like.

    print

Keywords:
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Doc ID:
93193
Owned by:
Spencer K. in DiscoverIT
Created:
2019-07-17
Updated:
2025-12-18
Sites:
Discovery Building IT