View slices and slice options
You can view slices in Photoshop and the Save For Web & Devices dialog box. The following characteristics can help you identify and differentiate between slices:
- Slice lines
- Define the boundary of the slice. Solid lines indicate that the slice is a user slice or layer-based slice; dotted lines indicate that the slice is an auto slice.
- Slice colors
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Differentiate
user slices and layer‑based slices from auto slices. By default,
user slices and layer-based slices have blue symbols, and auto slices
have gray symbols.
In addition, the Save For Web & Devices dialog box uses color adjustments to dim unselected slices. These adjustments are for display purposes only and do not affect the color of the final image. By default, the color adjustment for auto slices is twice the amount of that for user slices.
- Slice numbers
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Slices
are numbered
from
left to right and top to bottom, beginning in the upper left corner
of the image. If you change the arrangement or total number of slices,
slice numbers are updated to reflect the new order.
- Slice badges
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The
following badges, or icons, indicate certain conditions.
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- User slice has Image content.
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- User slice has No Image content.
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- Slice is layer based.
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Show or hide slice boundaries
Choose View > Show >
Slices. To hide and show slices along with other items, use the
Extras command. See Show or hide Extras.Show or hide auto slices
Do one of the following:-
Select the Slice Select tool, and click Show Auto Slices or Hide Auto Slices in the options bar.
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Choose View > Show > Slices. Auto slices appear with the rest of your slices.
Show or hide slice numbers
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Do one of the following:
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In Windows, choose Edit > Preferences > Guides, Grid, Slices & Count.
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In Mac OS, choose Photoshop > Preferences > Guides, Grid, Slices & Count.
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- Under Slices, click Show Slice Numbers.