Adobe Photoshop CS4 - Manual (Page 516)

509 USING PHOTOSHOP CS4
Web graphics
Last updated 1/10/2010
Change the stacking order of slices
When slices overlap, the last slice you create is the top slice in the stacking order. You can change the stacking order
to gain access to underlying slices. You can specify which slice is on the top and bottom of the stack and move slices
up or down in the stacking order.
Note: You cannot arrange the stacking order of auto slices.
1 Select a slice or multiple slices.
2 Choose the Slice Select tool, and click a stacking order option in the options bar.
Stacking order options
A. Bring To Front B. Bring Forward C. Send Backward D. Send To Back
Align and distribute user slices
You can align user slices along an edge or their centers, and distribute user slices evenly along the vertical or horizontal
axis. By aligning and distributing user
slices, you can eliminate unneeded auto slices and generate a smaller, more
efficient HTML file.
Note: To align or distribute layer-based slices, align or distribute the contents of the layers.
1 Select the user slices you want to align.
2 Choose the Slice Select tool, and select a option in the options bar.
Alignment options
A. Top B. Vertical Centers C. Bottom D. Left E. Horizontal Centers F. Right
Distribute options
A. Top B. Vertical Centers C. Bottom D. Left E. Horizontal Centers F. Right
More Help topics
“ Align objects on different layers ” on page 291
Delete a slice
When you delete a user slice or layer-based slice, auto slices are regenerated to fill the document area.
Deleting a layer-based slice does not delete the associated layer; however, deleting the layer associated with a layer-
based slice does delete the layer-based slice.
Note: You cannot delete auto slices. If you delete all user slices and layer-based slices in an image, one auto slice covering
the entire image remains.
1 Select one or more slices.
2 Choose the Slice or Slice Select tool and press the Backspace key or the Delete key.
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