Save or delete optimization presets, Compress a web graphic to a specific file size – Adobe Illustrator CS3 User Manual

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Save or delete optimization presets

You can save optimization settings as a named set and apply the settings to other images. Settings that you save
appear in the Preset pop-up menu, together with the predefined named settings. If you edit a named set or a
predefined set, the Preset menu displays the term “Unnamed.”

Set optimization options as desired, and choose Save Settings from the Optimize palette menu.

Name the settings, and save them in the Presets/Optimized Settings folder inside the Photoshop program folder,

or Presets/Save For Web Settings/Optimize folder inside the Adobe Illustrator application folder.

Note: If you save the settings in a another location, they will not be available from the Preset pop-up menu.

To delete a preset, select the preset from Settings menu, and select Delete Settings from the Optimize menu.

Work with slices in the Save For Web & Devices dialog box

If your image contains multiple slices, you must specify the slices to be optimized. You can apply optimization
settings to additional slices by linking the slices. Linked slices in GIF and PNG-8 format share a color palette and
dither pattern to prevent the appearance of seams between the slices.

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To show or hide all slices, click the Toggle Slices Visibility button

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(Photoshop only) To show or hide auto slices, choose Hide Auto Slices from the Preview pop-up menu.

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To select slices in the Save For Web & Devices dialog box, choose the Slice Select tool

, and then click a slice

to select it. Shift-click or Shift-drag to select multiple slices.

Note: In the Save For Web & Devices dialog box, unselected slices are dimmed. This does not affect the color of the final
image.

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To view slice options in the Save For Web & Devices dialog box, select the Slice Select tool, and double-click a slice.

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To link slices, select two or more slices and choose Link Slices from the Optimize pop-up menu

(to the right

of the Preset menu). The link icon

appears on the linked slices.

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To unlink a slice, select the slice, and then choose Unlink Slice from the Optimize pop-up

menu.

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To unlink all slices in an image, choose Unlink All Slices from the Optimize pop-up menu.

Compress a web graphic to a specific file size

Choose File > Save For Web & Devices.

Click a tab at the top of the Save For Web & Devices dialog box to select a display option: Optimized, 2-Up, or

4-Up. If you select 4-Up, select the preview you want to optimize.

(Optional) Select the slices you want to optimize and the file format you want to use.

Select Optimize To File Size from the Optimize menu (to the right of the Settings menu).

Enter the desired file size.