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#Web slices how to#

If you want the image to be an HTML link, enter a URL and target frameset.

Select Image type if you want the slice area to be an image file in the resulting web page. Select a slice type and set the corresponding options:

Double-click a slice in the Save For Web & Devices dialog box with the Slice Select tool.Ī slice’s options determine how the content of the slice will look and function in the resulting web page.

Select a slice in the illustration window, and choose Object > Slice > Slice Options.

Use the Slice Select tool to select a slice in the illustration window or the Save For Web & Devices dialog box.ĭo one of the following with the Slice Select tool:

To hide slice numbers and change the color of slice lines, choose Edit > Preferences > Smart Guides & Slices.

To hide slices in the Save For Web & Devices dialog box, click the Toggle Slices Visibility button .

To hide slices in the illustration window, choose View > Hide Slices.

Select an existing slice, and choose Object > Slice > Duplicate Slice.

Place guides where you want to slice the artwork, and choose Object > Slice > Create From Guides.

Select one or more objects on the artboard, and choose Object > Slice > Create From Selection.

Select the Slice tool and drag over the area where you want to create a slice.

Select one or more objects on the artboard, and choose Object > Slice > Make.

To create slices do one of the following: If you change the arrangement or total number of slices, slice numbers are updated to reflect the new order. Illustrator numbers slices from left to right and top to bottom, beginning in the upper left corner of the artwork. You can view slices on the artboard and in the Save For Web & Devices dialog box. By default, the slice area is exported as an image file that is enclosed in a table cell.

Slices in an Illustrator document correspond to table cells in the resulting web page. When you save the artwork as a web page using the Save For Web & Devices command, you can choose to save each slice as an independent file with its own format, settings and colour table. For example, if your artwork contains a bitmap image that needs to be optimized in JPEG format, while the rest of the image is better optimized as a GIF file, you can isolate the bitmap image using a slice. In Illustrator, you can use slices to define the boundaries of different web elements in your artwork. How do we save each icon to a separate file? Now you can easily see and prevent the image from exceeding the 32 x 32 pixel dimensions of the icon. In my case it is 32px.Īlso you can choose grid style (lines or dots), grid colour, or whether grids appear in the front of or behind the artwork. You need set spacing between gridlines value to the size of icons. Choose Edit > Preferences > Guides & Grid. Then specify the spacing between gridlines.

The grid will help you accurately place and measure objects in the illustration window or in an artboard.

#Web slices how to#

This tutorial will explain how to organize the workspace to make working with such a file comfortable and how to optimize the process of saving each icon into the required format.įirst, turn the grid on, choose View > Show Grid. I find this very important and convenient when trying to ensure a consistent style across all the icons I am designing.įor example, I have a file in Adobe Illustrator format with a set of icons at 32 x 32 pixels: When designing Icons I prefer to create a page with multiple icons displayed so I can see how the icons look together as a set.