Hide or lock slices

You can hide and lock slice layers just as you would other layers in your document.

Hide a slice

To hide a slice

1. Expand the Slice Layer in the Layers panel.

2. Next to the slice that you want to hide, click the Toggle Visibility  button. The slice's bounding box disappears from the artboard, and the objects remain so that you can work with them.

   Note

   Any changes you make to the artboard within the slice's bounding box will update what is exported with the slice. For more information, see Change what appears in a slice.

To show a slice

1. Expand the Slice Layer in the Layers panel.

2. Next to the slice that you want to show, click the Toggle Visibility  button. The slice's bounding box appears on the artboard.

Lock a slice

You can lock a slice to prevent any changes to the slice properties.

To lock a slice

1. Expand the Slice Layer in the Layers panel.

2. Next to the slice that you want to lock, click the Toggle Lock  button. The slice is locked and cannot be selected, moved, or modified. However, you can change the order of the slice by dragging it under Slice Layer in the Layers panel.

   Note

   Locking a slice does not prevent changes from being made to the objects that the slice contains.

To unlock a slice

1. Expand the Slice Layer in the Layers panel.

2. Next to the slice that you want to unlock, click the Toggle Lock  button. The slice becomes unlocked.

See also

Tasks

Modify slice properties

Change what appears in a slice

Move, cut, or copy a slice

Change what appears in a slice