Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Changing the attributes of the slices
In the following steps, you will change the individual slice attributes to add alternative text and individu-
al hyperlinks.
1
Using the Slice Select tool, which is hidden under the Slice tool, make sure no slices are active by
clicking between any two slices.
You cannot have any slices selected before changing individual attributes of the slices.
2
Using the Slice Select tool ( ), select the About Slice, and then click the Set Options for the Current
Slice button ( ), which is located in the upper-right corner of the Options bar. The Slice Options win-
dow appears.
3
In the Name text field, type
about
.
4
In the URL text field, type
about.html
. To create a link to an existing page, you would type the URL
address here. To allow the user to navigate to an external link, you would enter a full address. For this
exercise, you are linking to a local page located inside the same folder where you will be saving this
sliced image.
5
In the Alt Tag text field, type
About
. The text in the Alt Tag text field is visible to users when they
place their mouse cursor over the link, or choose to not have the graphics on the web page visible. An
accurate Alt tag also gives search engines more information about your web page. Click OK.
Changing the first slice's options.
6
With the Slice Select tool, click the Recipes slice, and then click the Set Options for the Current Slice
button ( ).
7
Type
recipes
into the Name text field,
recipes.html
into the URL text field, and
Recipes
into the Alt
Tag text field. Click OK.
8
Continue this process by double-clicking the third slice, Books. (Double-clicking a slice is another
way to open the Slice Options dialog box.) In the Slice Options dialog box, type
books
in the name
text field,
books.html
in the URL text field, and
Books
in the Alt Tag text field; then click OK.
