gray looking light blue after saving as EPS

[Chris_Jerdonek@adobeforums.com]

I'm trying to generate EPS files that are "gray scale" using Illustrator.

I'm using CMYK mode in Illustrator 10, and my figures look gray.
But when I save them as EPS, the gray parts look light blue on the screen when I use a different postscript viewer.

I even tried saving using the "Mac black and white" EPS format, and it still did the same thing. Any advice? Does Illustrator have a gray scale mode?

Thanks,
Chris

[Doug_Katz@adobeforums.com]

Have you tried selecting your objects and choosing Filter>Color>Convert to Grayscale before saving as EPS.

[Chris_Jerdonek@adobeforums.com]

Thanks a lot -- this worked!
CHRIS

PS - I don't see why Illustrator doesn't have a gray scale *mode* like Photoshop. It only has CMYK and RGB...

[Wade_Zimmerman@adobeforums.com]

It is a feature request often made as well as to have a spot color only mode which would include grayscale.

[Chris_Jerdonek@adobeforums.com]

What do you mean by "a spot color only mode..."?
And why is it desirable?