Slice Content Types; To Specify A Slice Content Type; To Rename A Slice; To Choose A Background Color For A Slice - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

Slice content types

You can specify how the slice data appears in a web browser when exported with an HTML file. The available options
vary according to the application and the slice type you select.
• Image slices contain image data, including rollover states. This is the default content type.
No Image slices let you create empty table cells that can be populated with text or a solid color. You can enter
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HTML text in a No Image slice. If you set the "Text is HTML" flag, the text is interpreted as HTML when viewed
in a browser. Slices of type No Image aren't exported as images and can be previewed in a browser.
(ImageReady) Table slices act as containers for a subset of slices that, upon export, are written into the HTML text
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file as a nested table.
Note: Setting options for an auto slice promotes the slice to a user slice.

To specify a slice content type

Select a slice. If you are working in Photoshop, double-click the slice with the Slice Select tool to display the Slice
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Options dialog box.
2 In the Slice Options dialog box (Photoshop) or the Slice palette (ImageReady), select a slice type from the Type
pop-up menu.

To rename a slice

As you add slices to an image, you may find it helpful to rename slices based on their content. By default, user slices
are named according to the settings in the Output Options dialog box. Layer-based slices are given the name of the
layer from which they are derived.
Do one of the following:
Select a slice. If you are working in Photoshop, double-click the slice with the Slice Select tool to display the Slice
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Options dialog box. In the Slice Options dialog box (Photoshop) or the Slice palette (ImageReady), type a new
name in the Name text box.
Note: The Name text box is not available for No Image slice content.
• (ImageReady) Double-click the slice name in the Web Content palette, and enter a new name.

To choose a background color for a slice

You can select a background color to fill the transparent area (for Image slices) or entire area (for No Image slices) of
the slice.
Photoshop and ImageReady do not display the selected background color—you must preview the image in a browser
to view the effect of selecting a background color.
1 Select a slice. If you are working in the Photoshop Save For Web dialog box, double-click the slice with the Slice
Select tool to display the Slice Options dialog box.
2 In the Slice Options dialog box (Photoshop) or the Slice palette (ImageReady), select a background color from the
Background Color pop-up menu:
(Photoshop) Select None, Matte, Eyedropper (to use the color in the eyedropper sample box), White, Black, or
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Other (using the Adobe Color Picker).
(ImageReady) Select None, Matte, Foreground Color, Background Color, or Other (to use the Adobe Color
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Picker), or select a color from the pop-up palette.
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