Applying optimization settings

You use the Settings panel in the Save for Web dialog box to set optimization options. If you're working in 4-Up mode, you can repopulate the views to automatically generate lower-quality versions of the image based on the selected settings.

To apply optimization settings:

1. Select a view in the Save for Web dialog box to which you want to apply optimization settings. If your artwork contains multiple slices, select one or more slices to which you want to apply the optimization settings. (See Using the Save for Web dialog box.)
2. Do one of the following:
• Choose a named optimization setting from the Settings menu. (See Saving and resetting optimization settings.)
• Choose a file format from the File Format menu.
3. Set additional optimization options. The file format you chose in Step 2 determines which options are available to you.

(See Optimization options for GIF and PNG-8 formats, Optimization options for JPEG format, Optimization options for PNG-24 format, Optimization options for SWF format, Optimization options for SVG format.)

To apply optimization settings based on file size:

1. Choose Optimize to File Size from the Optimize pop-up menu .
2. Choose a Start With option:
• Current Settings to use current optimization settings.
• Auto Select GIF/JPEG to automatically generate a GIF or JPEG file. (Illustrator selects GIF or JPEG format, depending on its analysis of colors in the image.)
3. Enter a value for file size, and click OK.

To repopulate optimization settings:

1. Apply optimization settings to a view in 4-Up mode.
2. Choose Repopulate Views from the Optimize pop-up menu.

The selected view and the original view are not altered during repopulation.