Using Image Maps on an NCSA Server With an imagemap.conf File

If you are running a Web server that requires an imagemap.conf file, complete the following steps before publishing your file.

  1. Ask the server administrator for the pathname to the imagemap program.

  2. Place your cursor in the document, then click the mouse button once.

    This ensures that you're in the proper mode when you create the link. If the Image Map Tool window is open, you can click the text insertion button .

  3. Select the image, then choose Tools > Link. . . or click the Link button .

    The Link To field displays the name of the map file associated with that image.

  4. In the Link To field, type the pathname to the imagemap program, followed by a symbolic name for your file.

    For instance, suppose the program path is /cgi-bin/imagemap and you want to use the symbolic name "bicycle." Type: /cgi-bin/imagemap/bicycle.

  5. Ask the server administrator to edit the imagemap.conf file to include the symbolic name followed by the path to your image map file.

    For instance, the file might contain an entry like:

    bicycle: bicycle.map

Note: Next time you open this document, you will get an error message because Cosmo Create will not be able to find this file. If you want to edit the map file, you'll need to restore the original link. When it's time to publish the file, you'll need to change the link again.