Working With Slices During Optimization - Adobe GOLIVE CS2 User Manual

See also
"To optimize and save web graphics" on page 365
"Comparing web graphics formats" on page 369

Working with slices during optimization

Using slices
If your Photoshop PSD or Illustrator SVG file contains slices, you can specify unique optimization settings for each
slice. You can also share optimization settings between slices by linking slices together. Linked slices in GIF and
PNG-8 format share a color palette and dither pattern to prevent the appearance of seams between the slices.
For each slice, you can also add a URL link, Alt text, a status message, and a background color.
To show or hide slices in the Save For Web dialog box
Click the Toggle Slice Visibility button
To select slices in the Save For Web dialog box
1 Select the Slice Select tool
2 Click a slice to select it. Shift-click or Shift-drag to select multiple slices.
To set options for a user slice
1 Double-click the slice with the Slice Select tool
In the Slice Options dialog box, do any of the following, and click OK:
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Type the slice name in the Name text box. By default, GoLive uses the slice name as the file name when you save
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the web page.
Specify a URL to make the slice area a hotspot in your web page. You can type a relative URL or a full URL
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(including http://), or choose a previously created URL from the pop-up menu.
If you specified a URL, specify the frame you want the link to target in the Target text box. You can type the name
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of a target frame, or choose a standard option from the pop-up menu.
• Type text in the Message text box that will appear in the browser's status area when the mouse is positioned over
an image.
Type text in the Alt text box that will appear in place of image data in nongraphical browsers (and will be used by
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voice-recognition software).
Choose a color that will appear in the slice area of your web page from the Background pop-up menu.
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