Image map

This command allows you to make reference to different zones in an image that link each of them to an internal or external destination.

To insert an image map in your document:

  1. In the Specialized tab, click on the icon Image map. You can also use the shortcut SHIFT+ALT+M (Refer to list of shortcuts).

  2. In the text box Identifier Name of the Image Map, enter a name for the image.
    In the case of an image map, the Identifier Name of the Image Map is mandatory because it is used as an image reference (USEMAP) when defining the areas.

  3. Click on the button Insert Image (located to the left of the preview area). The Insert image window will appear. You can enter the image's address or you can search for it using the button Open a graphic file.
    Once an image is selected, you can see it in the Preview.

  4. Click on the OK button to return to the Image map dialog box.

  5. Choose the shape you want to use to designate a hotspot zone by pressing on the Type of shape (to the left of the Preview window).
    You can manually adjust the size of your first hotspot zone using the arrows located next to the letters X, Y, or the words Width, Height, or Rayon or by tracing the shaping yourself.

  6. Once the first hotspot zone is defined, press on the button Add zone to indicate the reference.
    You can choose between an external link , an internal link or no link at all. The last option is useful if you want to define one region as a dead zone in your image.

The hotspot zone coordinates are displayed on the window above the preview. Proceed in the same manner to define the next reference regions.

The context menu (accessed with the right mouse button) displayed in the coordinates area of the dialog box gives you access to different commands.

If you want to erase one of the hotspot zones you defined, you must select it from the list box above the Preview window, and press the right mouse button. Select the Erase zone option from the context menu

To delete all the hotspot zones you have defined for an image, click on the Reset button. It resets all fields to their default values.

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