# Illustrator/flash help

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-flash-help/67443>\
**Category:** design\
**Created:** [October 16, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-flash-help/67443 "2004-10-16T00:14:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![meatcake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d2c977/32.png) [@meatcake](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/meatcake)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 12:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/illustrator-flash-help/67443/1 "2004-10-16T00:14:35Z")

</div>

I’m having a bit of a strangeness.

I designed a layout in illustrator. I made a large slice in the center and four smaller ones around the outer edges. The center slice will be a flash movie and the four outer ones will just be .gifs. All will be in a table in the html page.

When I do save for web I get image ready and tell it what kind of file each slice is supposed to be and all is well.

The html looks great.

BUT here’s the problem: When I drag the swf slice into flash, it’s not a slice.  
it’s the whole thing. Including the outer edges.  
How can I isolate the slice meant for flash and actually get it into flash?

If you know, please share your knowledge 🙂

-mike :ear: