Keyboard shortcut
K
Hold down
shift ⇧ to draw or resize slice constrained.
Hold down
opt ⌥ to draw slice from center.
Hold down
opt ⌥ to force a new slice.
Use the Slice tool to divide an image into smaller sections.
To create a new slice:
- Select
Slice tool in the Tools palette.
- Draw the slice.
- To move or resize the slice, drag the slice area or its handles.
Alternatively, to export a slice you can drag & drop thumbnail from Tool Options to Finder.
To export a slice:
- Select
Slice tool in the Tools palette.
- Select the slice. To select multiple slices, hold down the Shift ⇧ key and select additional slices.
- In the Tool Options palette choose, if needed:
- Slice name.
- File format and its adjustments.
- Click Export for Web in Tool Options.
- Choose where you want to save the document.
- Click Export.
You can export to the Web using these formats:
- Use JPEG file format to save images with many details. This file format doesn't preserve transparent pixels.
- Quality allows you to adjust image quality.
- Matte color will be used to fill transparent pixels in the image.
- Use PNG file format to export images with a transparent background.
- Uncheck Transparent control to fill transparent pixels with matte color.
- Matte color will be used to fill transparent pixels in the image.
- Use PNG Indexed to export images to be used as web site backgrounds or small icons.
- Colors control allows you to restrict the size of the color palette.
- Uncheck Transparent control to fill transparent pixels with matte color.
- Matte color will be used to fill transparent pixels in the image.
- GIF
- Colors control allows you to restrict the size of the color palette.
- Uncheck Transparent control to fill transparent pixels with matte color.
- Matte color will be used to fill transparent pixels in the image.