Photoshop Slices and FrontPage

[Eric Graig]

I have a neat layout I created in Photoshop. I would like
to use it as background for my web site but lay text on
top of it. I used ImageReady's slice function and can see
the slices in FP but can not place text on top of them.
What am I missing?

Thanks.

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

You can not use a sliced image as page background, only as cell backgrounds
in a table, if you want to place text over the image, plus you will be
limited to what you can place in individual cell based on the size of each
cell.

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[Eric Graig]

I suppose what I wanted to do is create my table structure in PhotoShop but add my copy using FrontPage. From what I've read elsewhere, it seems as if one must essentially re-create a table in FP using the same table and row and column dimmesions used in the PS sliced file and then import the individual images into each cell.

I wonder if other html editors such as GoLive or Dreamweaver have this limitation. I'd really rather stick with FP for ease of use.

Eric

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

If PhotoShop has created the table, then import the table and image into
your current open FP web. As long as PS did write any absolute image to a
folder on your HD, then it should work just fine.

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I suppose what I wanted to do is create my table structure in PhotoShop

but add my copy using FrontPage. From what I've read elsewhere, it seems as
if one must essentially re-create a table in FP using the same table and row
and column dimmesions used in the PS sliced file and then import the
individual images into each cell.

I wonder if other html editors such as GoLive or Dreamweaver have this

limitation. I'd really rather stick with FP for ease of use.

 

[Tina Clarke]

I have a neat layout I created in Photoshop. I would like
to use it as background for my web site but lay text on
top of it. I used ImageReady's slice function and can see
the slices in FP but can not place text on top of them.
What am I missing?

Thanks.

Why bother to move out of FrontPage to slice? This is a Free FrontPage Addon
that will do slicing and make the tables for you.
http://www.msofficegeeks.com/frontfx/fpapicsplit.asp

hth Tina

http://accessfp.net/ - FrontPage Resource Centre
http://anybackpage.com/bytes/ - Free E-books
http://artdoodle.com/ - Original Art
http://addonfp.com - FrontPage Add-ons

 

[Jimmy]

Why bother to move out of FrontPage to slice? This is a Free FrontPage Addon
that will do slicing and make the tables for you.
http://www.msofficegeeks.com/frontfx/fpapicsplit.asp

I'd suggest that the answer to your question is "because as you slice
you often find that there are things that need to be tweaked in the
graphic itself and it's easy to do when you are already in your
favorite drawing program".

But, I'd be willing to give the Addon a shot. Does it do anything
annoying like nag you to death with offers to buy ? Is is removable
if you don't like it ?

Thanks,

 

[Andrew Murray]

does it work in FP 2002?

I'd suggest that the answer to your question is "because as you slice
you often find that there are things that need to be tweaked in the
graphic itself and it's easy to do when you are already in your
favorite drawing program".

But, I'd be willing to give the Addon a shot. Does it do anything
annoying like nag you to death with offers to buy ? Is is removable
if you don't like it ?

Thanks,

 

[Eric]

I think I see what I'm doing wrong. I've been saving the sliced image as html and then opening it as such in FP. I think what I'm supposed to be doing is saving it as a graphic then importing it. I'm in the process of evaluating GoLive vs FrontPage but unfortunately have only FP 2002 as my comparison to the full version of GoLive. Down the road I may want to include some Flash stuff and definitely will need to make my site very PDF friendly (I'll be posting white papers that I want visitors to be able to conveniently download). These seem to argue strongly for GoLive although in the final analysis fancy design controls will be secondary for me. I found an FP template I love however although I've sure it can be easily setup on GoLive (html is hmtl I'm assumong)

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated

Eri

(My next click is to that add-in, thanks)

 

[Thomas A. Rowe]

As far as PDF files, go the not matter with application you use, you will
have to place the files into your web (in FP that means import them), then
create link to them.

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Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage)
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I think I see what I'm doing wrong. I've been saving the sliced image as

html and then opening it as such in FP. I think what I'm supposed to be
doing is saving it as a graphic then importing it. I'm in the process of
evaluating GoLive vs FrontPage but unfortunately have only FP 2002 as my
comparison to the full version of GoLive. Down the road I may want to
include some Flash stuff and definitely will need to make my site very PDF
friendly (I'll be posting white papers that I want visitors to be able to
conveniently download). These seem to argue strongly for GoLive although in
the final analysis fancy design controls will be secondary for me. I found
an FP template I love however although I've sure it can be easily setup on
GoLive (html is hmtl I'm assumong).