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Adobe Illustrator Help Preparing Graphics for the Web
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To select a slice:
Do one of the following:
• Select the slice select tool and click on a slice. Shift-click to select additional slices.
When working with overlapping slices, click the visible section of an underlying slice to
select it.
• To select a slice that was created using the slice tool, the Object > Slice > Create from
Selection command, or the Object > Slice > Create from Guides command, select the
corresponding <Slice> item in the Layers palette.
• To select a slice that was created using the Object > Slice > Make command, select the
corresponding artwork on the artboard. Use the Layers palette to select the artwork if
the slice is tied to a group or layer. (See “
Selecting artwork in layers” on page 221.)
For information on selecting slices in the Save for Web dialog box, see “
Working with slices
during optimization” on page 306.
To move or resize a slice:
1 Select a slice.
2 Do one of the following:
• To move a slice, select the slice select tool, move the pointer inside the slice selection
border, and drag the slice to a new position. Press Shift to restrict movement to a
vertical, horizontal, or 45° diagonal line. If the slice was created using the Object > Slice
> Make command, the corresponding artwork also moves.
• To resize a slice, select the selection tool, and drag a side or a corner handle of the slice.
You cannot resize a slice that was created using the Object > Slice > Make command.
• To resize or move a slice using numeric coordinates, choose Window > Transform,
and enter the desired coordinates. (See “
Using the Transform palette” on page 121.)
To divide a slice:
1 Select a slice that was created using the slice tool, the Object > Slice > Create from
Selection command, or the Object > Slice > Create from Guides command. You cannot
divide a slice that was created using the Object > Slice > Make command.
2 Choose Object > Slice > Divide Slices.
3 In the Divide Slice dialog box, select from the following options:
• Divide Horizontally Into to divide the slice or slices lengthwise.
• Divide Vertically Into to divide the slice or slices width-wise.
4 Define how you want to divide each selected slice, and click OK:
• Enter a value for slices down or slices across to divide each slice evenly into the
specified number of slices.
• Enter a value for pixels per slice to divide each slice based on the specified number of
pixels. Any section of a slice that is left over is made into another slice.