Creating and Editing Cells

In the Image Slicer dialog, use the tools in the Tools group box to divide the image into cells and to edit the cell boundaries. The Grid tool creates a grid of evenly spaced cells, either over the entire image or within another cell. The Line tool creates a horizontal or vertical line.

Before you begin:
Use the Pan tool drag the image in the preview to view hidden areas of the image.
Increase the size of the dialog to view more of the image in the preview area.
Use the Zoom buttons to magnify a specific area of the image.

To create the cells:

  1. Choose File > Export > Image Slicer to open the Image Slicer dia­log.

  2. Do either of the following:

  3. To create evenly spaced and sized cells, click the Grid . Click in the image. The Grid Size dialog opens. Set the number of Rows and Columns.

  4. To isolate a specific area, such as a logo, click the Slice tool . Click and drag in the image where you want a line to appear. To create a vertical line, click and drag vertically; to create a horizontal line, click and drag horizontally.

To move a line or grid border:

  1. Choose either the Pan tool or Slice tool .

  2. Move the cursor over a line.

  3. When the cursor changes to the double-sided arrow , click and drag the line to a new position. To move only the segment within the current cell, press the Shift key before clicking the line.

Note: You can move lines up, but not across adjacent parallel lines. You can move individual lines and lines that are part of a grid. As you drag a line, Paint Shop Pro moves the longest segment that can be repositioned without creating a non-rectangular cell.

To delete a line or grid border:

  1. Select the Eraser tool and move the cursor over the line.

  2. When the cursor changes to the Eraser, click to delete the line. If deleting the line would create an invalid area, Paint Shop Pro displays an icon to indicate that you cannot erase the line.

Related Topics

Creating and Editing Cells

Assigning Slice Cell Properties

Setting Slice Preferences

Saving and Loading Slice Settings

Saving Image Slices to the Clipboard

Saving Slices