Slicing and Chopping

I'm using Illustrator CS5 on OSX 10.6.8. I'm using AI for print ads. When I save the files and reopen them, the elements are chopped up into pieces and and backgrounds combined with masked images. I cannot figure out how to disable this or retain my content as I compose it. It's difficult to edit the files later. Can someone help understand this function an how to prevent it from doing this?
As you can probably tell, I'm new to Illustrator.
Thanks

Well we are a professional art dept; the problem is this particular project has requirements we aren't accustomed to. We've used Illustrator since it came out, but only for creating supporting vector art for our primary composition apps which over the years changed from Multi-Ad Creator, to Quark to In-Design. So composing ads in Illustrator and saving them down to 8 is very unusual to us (hence the questions). As for the warming, unfortunately, the files were saved down prior to me getting them, so I was never presented with a warning dialog with the command-s (since the file was already in a legacy version). However, I was able to pass your suggestions on to the person giving me the files and saving the file to native CS5 indeed fixed the problem (thank you). But I need to explain to the client that they can either have a legacy file as they required, or an editable one (another requirement). They can't have it both ways. Thank you for your time and help with this.

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> First, I am a newbie to all of this web design stuff and
coding and
> dreamweaver. I wanted to create my first website so here
I am. I went
> through 2
> different tutorials (youtube and on lynda.com) I created
a layout in
> photoshop
> and I also sliced it. I imported it into dreamweaver
(CS3 by the
> way).....I
> somewhat understand what I am doing. I did all the
defining a site and I
> clicked on the content box that I sliced and deleted it
and inserted a div
> /
> added the image that go there, then I made that area
editable. The layout
> I
> imported I saved it as a template.Anyway, so basically I
am clicking on
> each
> sliced area, deleting it, and inserting a div there. No
problem. Now, the
> sliced areas that has about, home, contact,
etc.....those I needed to make
> as
> links/clickable images. So, before performing the delete
then inserting a
> div
> part.....I first clicked on the sliced area then at the
bottom of the
> screen,
> where it says link, I did a point to file, basically
linked it. Now, when
> I
> preview it in the browser, it displays boxes around the
sliced navigation
> menu,
> which it is nit suppose to. see here is a screen shot...
>
>
http://i36.tinypic.com/2eowewm.jpg
>
> What did I do wrong? Why is it showing up in a table
when I didn't create
> it
> in a table? How can I remove that purple looking table
border?
>
> Also, when I go to each of the sliced navigation menu,
then delete it and
> insert a div..... the image there...it will not let me
turn it into a
> link.
>
> How do I turn my sliced navigation menu images into
links. I know I am
> doing
> something wrong but just don't know what it is. Is there
a code I can use
> or am
> I suppose to modify or insert something? and how do I
remove the box from
> around it?
>
> What is an easy way? Is there a tutorial out there?
>
> I want my layout to look like what I mocked up in
photoshop. Is there a
> way I
> can create the same layout in dreamweaver? The problem
isn't the
> background,
> it's trying to get the pink area in the center of the
lalayout. I didn't
> know
> how to do that so thats why I tried the way of creating
it in photoshop.
>
> Please help
>

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> Hi there,
>
> Thank you for your reply... Great..
>
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>
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