You can access the Save for Web dialog box by choosing File-->Save for Web from the menu bar. The dialog box has four tabbed pages, a tools palette, a clutch of options and menus, and a generous preview window that you can use to evaluate your results.
Tools palette and image preview
At the left edge of the dialog box is the Tools palette, which includes four tools and a preview box that closely resemble their counterparts in the main Photoshop program. Here’s a quick rundown, from top to bottom, of the Tools palette options:
- Hand tool (H): Select this tool and then drag in the preview window to move the image.
- Slice Select tool (K): Use this tool to select slices. For more information on creating slices.
- Zoom tool (Z): Use this tool or press the spacebar and press Ctrl in Windows (or press the spacebar and press Ô on the Mac) to zoom in. To zoom out, press the spacebar and press Alt in Windows. On the Mac, press the spacebar and press Option. If you’re using the Hand tool, you don’t have to press the spacebar if you want to zoom out or in. Hold down Alt or Ctrl (Option or Ô on the Mac) to zoom out and in, respectively.
- Eyedropper (I): Use the Eyedropper tool to sample colors in the preview image. If you’re sampling in a GIF or PNG image, the Color Table is available and, if shown, highlights the color you sample in the table.
- Eyedropper tool color: This patch shows the color most recently sampled by the Eyedropper tool. Click the patch to access the Color Picker and select a color of your choice.
- Toggle Slices Visibility (Q): Click this icon to turn the display of slices on or off.
- Edit in ImageReady: Click this button, located in the lower-right corner, to jump into ImageReady, where you’ll find more Web tools.
The Save for Web dialog box also lets you control your view of images. Along the bottom of the window, you see these options:
- Zoom Level: Type in a zoom value here, or choose zoom levels from 12.5 percent to 1,600 percent, or select Fit on Screen.
- Status bar: This bar shows the RGB values of the color under the cursor, the value of any alpha channel, and the Hex values and Index.
- Browser preview: Click to preview the image in the browser selected from the pop-up menu.
The majority of the Save for Web dialog box shows you a preview of the image you’re working with:
- Preview windows: The tabs at the top of the window show the original image, or one of three other optional views. See the “Introducing Preview options” section, later in this chapter.
- Preview status: This area shows the size of the original image, as well as various parameters of optimized images, such as download speed and number of colors.
Change settings
Along the right side of the window, you can make adjustments to the various color, file, and size settings for your image. Here’s a rundown of what you see:
- Save/Cancel/Done buttons: Use these buttons to save an optimized image, cancel the operation, or indicate that you’re done optimizing.
- Preset: You can choose settings, including the type of file. These settings are described in detail later in this chapter.
- Color Table: Shown only when a GIF or PNG image is selected in the Preview window, this tab displays the Color Table for the optimized image.
- Image Size: Click this tab to resize your image.
Introducing Preview options
You have four Preview options:
- Original: Fills the preview with the original image, giving you a chance to review it, zoom to the desired size, or divide the image into slices to be optimized separately.
- Optimized: Fills the preview window with the optimized version of the original image. If you like, you can make all your optimization settings with only this view available. You can compare your results with the original by clicking the Original tab.
- 2-Up: Divides the preview window in two and shows the original on the left and the optimized version on the right, with information about each in the status box below the previews.
- 4-Up: Divides the preview window into four panes. The original image is shown in the upper-left corner, and three different optimized versions are shown in the other three panes.
Tools palette and image preview
At the left edge of the dialog box is the Tools palette, which includes four tools and a preview box that closely resemble their counterparts in the main Photoshop program. Here’s a quick rundown, from top to bottom, of the Tools palette options:
- Hand tool (H): Select this tool and then drag in the preview window to move the image.
- Slice Select tool (K): Use this tool to select slices. For more information on creating slices.
- Zoom tool (Z): Use this tool or press the spacebar and press Ctrl in Windows (or press the spacebar and press Ô on the Mac) to zoom in. To zoom out, press the spacebar and press Alt in Windows. On the Mac, press the spacebar and press Option. If you’re using the Hand tool, you don’t have to press the spacebar if you want to zoom out or in. Hold down Alt or Ctrl (Option or Ô on the Mac) to zoom out and in, respectively.
- Eyedropper (I): Use the Eyedropper tool to sample colors in the preview image. If you’re sampling in a GIF or PNG image, the Color Table is available and, if shown, highlights the color you sample in the table.
- Eyedropper tool color: This patch shows the color most recently sampled by the Eyedropper tool. Click the patch to access the Color Picker and select a color of your choice.
- Toggle Slices Visibility (Q): Click this icon to turn the display of slices on or off.
- Edit in ImageReady: Click this button, located in the lower-right corner, to jump into ImageReady, where you’ll find more Web tools.
The Save for Web dialog box also lets you control your view of images. Along the bottom of the window, you see these options:
- Zoom Level: Type in a zoom value here, or choose zoom levels from 12.5 percent to 1,600 percent, or select Fit on Screen.
- Status bar: This bar shows the RGB values of the color under the cursor, the value of any alpha channel, and the Hex values and Index.
- Browser preview: Click to preview the image in the browser selected from the pop-up menu.
The majority of the Save for Web dialog box shows you a preview of the image you’re working with:
- Preview windows: The tabs at the top of the window show the original image, or one of three other optional views. See the “Introducing Preview options” section, later in this chapter.
- Preview status: This area shows the size of the original image, as well as various parameters of optimized images, such as download speed and number of colors.
Change settings
Along the right side of the window, you can make adjustments to the various color, file, and size settings for your image. Here’s a rundown of what you see:
- Save/Cancel/Done buttons: Use these buttons to save an optimized image, cancel the operation, or indicate that you’re done optimizing.
- Preset: You can choose settings, including the type of file. These settings are described in detail later in this chapter.
- Color Table: Shown only when a GIF or PNG image is selected in the Preview window, this tab displays the Color Table for the optimized image.
- Image Size: Click this tab to resize your image.
Introducing Preview options
You have four Preview options:
- Original: Fills the preview with the original image, giving you a chance to review it, zoom to the desired size, or divide the image into slices to be optimized separately.
- Optimized: Fills the preview window with the optimized version of the original image. If you like, you can make all your optimization settings with only this view available. You can compare your results with the original by clicking the Original tab.
- 2-Up: Divides the preview window in two and shows the original on the left and the optimized version on the right, with information about each in the status box below the previews.
- 4-Up: Divides the preview window into four panes. The original image is shown in the upper-left corner, and three different optimized versions are shown in the other three panes.
Exploring the Save for Web Dialog Box
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