Creating Slices; To Create A Slice With The Slice Tool; To Create Slices From Guides - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

User slices, layer-based slices, and auto slices look different—user slices and layer-based slices are defined by a solid
line, whereas auto slices are defined by a dotted line. In addition, each type of slice displays a distinct icon. You can
choose to show or hide auto slices, which can make your work with user- and layer-based slices easier to view.
A subslice is a type of auto slice that is generated when you create overlapping slices. Subslices indicate how the image
is divided when you save the optimized file. Although subslices are numbered and display a slice symbol, you cannot
select or edit them separately from the underlying slice. Subslices are regenerated every time you arrange the stacking
order of slices.
Slices are created using different methods:
Auto slices are automatically generated.
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User slices are created with the Slice tool.
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• Layer-based slices are created with the Layers palette.
Table slices are created with the Web Content palette in ImageReady.
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See also
"Slice content types" on page 588

Creating slices

To create a slice with the Slice tool

1 Select the Slice tool
Choose a style setting in the options bar:
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Normal Determines slice proportions as you drag.
Sets a height-to-width ratio. Enter whole numbers or decimals for the aspect ratio. For example,
Fixed Aspect Ratio
to create a slice twice as wide as it is high, enter 2 for the width and 1 for the height.
Specifies the slice's height and width. Enter pixel values in whole numbers.
Fixed Size
Drag over the area where you want to create a slice. Shift-drag to constrain the slice to a square. Alt-drag
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(Windows) or Option-drag (Mac OS) to draw from the center. Use View > Snap To to align a new slice to a guide or
another slice in the image. See "To move or resize a user slice" on page 579.

To create slices from guides

Add guides to an image.
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Do one of the following:
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(Photoshop) Select the Slice tool, and click Slices From Guides in the options bar.
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• (ImageReady) Choose Slices > Create Slices From Guides.
When you create slices from guides, any existing slices are deleted.
See also
"To place a guide" on page 61
. Any existing slices automatically appear in the document window.
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