can only be accomplished when either of these two tools are acti- vated. The slicing tools lets you optimize and export any Canvas object for use on the Web. In addition to creating slices, you also have the option to assign a URL to a specific slice. If you are new to slicing, then you need to know that Canvas contains default settings that allow you to quickly perform the slicing func- tion. In other words, you may immediately begin slicing an image and Canvas will assign default settings; however, so that you can achieve the optimal results, we suggest that you review Slicer Prefer- ences (see “Slicer Preferences” on page 14.191). By using the Slicer Preferences dialog box prior to exporting an HTML table, you can efficiently manage your slices and significantly reduce the likelihood of potential problems. The procedure for prop- erly setting up the export of your slices into an HTML table is detailed later in this section. Slicer Preferences Double-click on either the Slice Creator icon (A) or the Slice Selector icon (B) to open the Slicer Preferences dialog box. Slicer Preferences dialog box Name template (C  ) The Name template drop-down menu allows you to assign a name to the slice template. This default name will be shared by all of the slices. The name specified here must always use one of the formatting marks (either “# ” for numbers or “&” for a letter). If these marks are not used, then the application will automatically add a (#) to the end of the name. Other formatting keywords such as [document] and [page] or a combination of these keywords could be used together with the formatting marks. Additional naming information will be provided later in this section. A default name will be automatically applied to a template if you do not enter one; however, if a Web page is going to have more than one HTML table (which will contain a sliced image), then it is a good idea to assign a unique template name before you export the slices. Split preference (D  ) Using this option, you can choose a way of splitting overlapped slices. By default, slices are split without any preference. In that case, A B Slicer Preferences dialog box C D E
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