Building a Web page using tracing imagesYou can design Web pages by using tracing images as visual guides. As a design develops, you can cut out parts of a tracing image and convert them into Smart Objects on the final Web page. (See Working with Smart Objects.) You can import the following formats as tracing images: Illustrator AI, Photoshop PSD, JPG, JP2, GIF, PNG, BMP, TARGA, EPS, PCX, PDF, PICT, PIXAR, SVG, TIFF, and Amiga IFF. To add a tracing image to your Web page:
Note: You can quickly resize the window to fit the tracing image by selecting Tracing Image from the Change Window Size pop-up menu in the bottom right corner of the document window. To align a tracing image with an object in the document window:
To return a tracing image to the default position: From the Tracing palette menu, choose Reset Position. The image returns to the upper left corner of the page. To remove a tracing image: Deselect the Source check box in the Tracing Image palette. To cut out a portion of a tracing image:
Note: You can cancel the cut out process by clicking the Cut Out tool again. ![]() Cutting out a portion of a tracing image A. The Cut Out tool selects a portion of the tracing image. B. Save For Web generates a target file from the cut out portion. |