Making a gray scale

[yogart]

I need to make a print out gray scale and don't know how to make one with MS Word or Excel. How can I make a calabrated gray scale on my pc?

[redwudz]

Print out of what? Excel and Word won't be much use. Your printer should be able to do gray scale with the printer settings.

If it's a graphic file, then you might want to use a graphics editor. You can usually set how many gray levels you want. 256 is fairly common. The Gimp or Irfanview are a couple of freeware options.

EDIT: OK, now I'm guessing you might be trying to create a gray card or similar for camcorder or video calibration?

You might take a look here: http://www.normankoren.com/makingfineprints1A.html

[lordsmurf]

You want to print a 17% gray card?

[yogart]

yes

[redwudz]

I think you would need to calibrate your printer first to make a calibrated card. If you can't find one at a local photo shop, go to a art store and look for some gray posterboard that comes close in shading. That would be better than nothing.

You can purchase them on line also, like these at B&H: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=search&A=search&Q=&ci=0&sb=bs%2Cuppe...ay+card&ci=916