Technique 56: Slicing Web Graphics
Creating slices
Converting and resizing slices
Slices are a really important part of creating Web graphics using ImageReady. You can use slices to speed up image load time, create image maps, and other fancy graphics such as rollovers and animations.
This technique tells you about the kinds of slices that you can create in ImageReady. Then I show you how to create slices manually, using layers or guides, and even automatically. From there, you find out how to convert slices, divide them, assign Web addresses to them, and even delete them.
If you want to create great Web graphics, start slicing up your images because slices are the springboard from which most Web graphics are made.