The Slice Select tool
The Slice Tool Options Bar
Style
Style is used to determine how the slices will be created. The Normal setting sets the slice proportions by dragging the tool. Fixed Aspect Ratio creates fixed width and height ratio slices, and Fixed Size allows the height and width of the slice to be specified.
Slices from Guidelines
Creates slices from the guides within the image.
The Slice Select Tool Options Bar
Slice Order Buttons
Changes the order of the slices.
Slice Options
Used to determine the file name, URL, Target, Message Text, Alt Tag, slice coordinates, and size of the sliced image.
Promote User Slice
Converts from Auto Slice mode to the editable User Slice mode.
Divide Slice
Divides the slice according to the number of specified horizontal and vertical slices.
Hide Auto Slice
Hides the guidelines in Auto Slice mode.
The Transform and Free Transform Commands
The [Edit] – [Transform] and [Edit] – [Free Transform] commands on the menu bar let you apply transformations by creating a bounding box that you can adjust around an image. The Free Transform command can also be accessed with the shortcut keys, [Ctrl] – [T].
Whichever way you create a bounding box, you can use it to apply one or more transformations, such as rotation, scale, skew, distort, and perspective. You can also move the image by dragging inside the box.
After you’ve adjusted a bounding box, you must press the [Enter] key to apply the changes and transform the image. You can press [Esc] to ignore the changes you have made and revert the image to its original state.
Rotation Point
Placing the mouse outside the adjustable points will allow you to rotate the image.
Center Point
This is the center point for rotation or size adjustments and can be used to move the image to another location.
Width Adjustable Points
You can use the width adjustable points to increase or decrease the width of an image. Dragging the point inside the image beyond the center point will flip the image.
Size Adjustable Points
Placing the mouse on the size adjustable points will allow you to adjust the size of the image. Hold down [Shift] as you drag a corner handle to scale the image proportionately.
Height Adjustable Points
You can use the height adjustable points to increase or decrease the height of an image. Dragging the point inside the image beyond the center point will flip the image. When the anchor point is dragged to scale or rotate, the center anchor point will change.
