Convert to mono

Try our advanced black-and-white conversion technique using adjustment layers in Photoshop Elements

Unlike Photoshop where you can convert your image to black and white using an adjustment layer or the Grayscale tab in Camera Raw, Photoshop Elements doesn't have these options. The biggest benefit of using an adjustment layer is that you can individually tweak the colours in the image, giving you far more control over the final outcome. Adjustment layers are also a useful non-destructive editing technique that you can return to later on, and keep adjusting. The basic way to convert your image to black and white in Elements is to go to Enhance>Convert to Black and White. This is a good feature, but you're limited in what you can do. For starters the feature only works by applying the effect to a layer (not an adjustment layer), and in…

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