Image maps

Create an image map

1)In the Design Editor, open a topic containing an image.

2)Right-click the image. Select Insert Image Map.

3)Select Rectangle, Circle, or Polygon.

The cursor becomes a cross hair crosshepsrs.png.

4)Draw a clickable area within the image border.

5)In Link To, click the triangle pop-up menu dropdown_arrow.png. Select a file under Select Destination (File Or URL) or another destination.

6)In Screen Tip Text, enter text to display when users hover the mouse over the image map.

7)Click OK.

tip:   The Project Manager saves the image map with the image in the Images folder. A plus sign at the left side of the Image button indicates an image map: imagemap_ico.png. Click the plus sign to see a list of all hotspots in the image map. Hotspot links appear with the Hotspot icon hotspot.png.

8)To test, click the View button in the toolbar. Click the hotspot.

Change an image map

1)In the Design Editor, open the topic containing the image map.

2)Double-click the hotspot.

3)In Link To, click the triangle pop-up menu dropdown_arrow.png. Select a file under Select Destination (File Or URL) or another destination.

4)Select OK. If prompted, select OK to copy the file into the project.

5)To test, click the View button View.png in the toolbar. Click the hotspot.


September 30, 2016

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