newbie w/ question about B&W

I have the digital rebel xt and basically I always shoot in the green rectangle although I do want to learn about using the manual modes - I've got a lot to learn.

My question, how do I get black and white shots? Would I use the photo editing software? If so, I have the following and don't know how to get the best B&W quality in any of them: Photoshop 7.0 and Digital Photo Professional 1.6.1 and the ZoomBrowser but I don't think you can edit much with that one.

Any help is much appreciated!!!

Carri

Try Av - it's semi-automatic. Don't worry about full manual for now, there's no need to start with.

I take everything in color and process to B&W in photoshop. This book will tell you how

Or if you have time read this stickywhich is located at the top of this section of the forum. And if you have further question(s) don't hesitate to ask Martin, he'll be glad to help.