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Modifying and Compressing Individual Slices

Not only does ImageReady make slicing an image easy, it also gives you the ability to modify the slices. Remember that each slice is an individual image fileit can be compressed, or modified in the same way as any other image file. When you compress an image, the image can only be compressed down based on the most complex area of the image. You can create a smaller image by slicing and compressing each slice down to its maximum values. When you work with ImageReady's slicing options, you can actually create several smaller images, which will load faster than the original.

Modify and Compress Individual Slices

Open a document in ImageReady.

Select the

Slice Selection tool on the toolbox.

Click on the slice you want to modify.

Select the

Slice palette, and then select from the following options:

• Name. Enter a name for the slice or use the default.

• URL. Enter a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for the selected slice.

• Target. Select a target for the URL, such as _blank (load the URL into a separate browser window).

• Alt. Enter the alternate text for the selected image slice.

Click the

Dimensions arrow, and then select the following options:

• X and Y. Enter precise values for the X and Y coordinates of the slice.

• Width and Height. Enter precise values for the width and height of the slice.

• Constrain Proportions. Check to maintain the aspect ratio of the selected slice.

Click the

Cell Alignment arrow, and then select from the following options:

• Horizontal. Click to instruct th410 table document where to place the slice horizontally.

• Vertical. Click to instruct th410 table document where to place the slice vertically.

Click the

Background arrow, click the

Color list arrow, and then select a color for the transparent areas of the selected slice.

Click the

Status Bar Message arrow, and then enter a text message that appears in the status bar of the visitor's browser window.