An image map is a single image with different hyperlinks assigned to defined regions of the image. Use the Image Map Editor to graphically create and edit client-side image maps.

Client-side image maps store the hyperlink information in the HTML document, not in a separate map file as do server-side image maps. When the user clicks a hotspot in the image, the associated URL is sent directly to the server. This makes client-side image maps faster than server-side image maps because the server does not need to interpret where the user clicked. Client-side image maps are supported by Netscape Navigator 2.0 and later, NCSA Mosaic 2.1 and 3.0, and all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer.

Dreamweaver does not alter references to server-side image maps in existing documents. You can use both client-side image maps and server-side image maps in the same document. Browsers that support both types of image maps give priority to client-side image maps. To include a server-side image map in a document you have to write the appropriate HTML code.

To create an image map:

1	Select the image and click the Map button in the Property inspector.
	You may need to click the expander arrow in the lower right corner of the Property inspector to see the Map button.
2	Type the name for the map in the Map Name box.
3	Select a drawing tool and drag over the image to draw a shape.
4	Type the link for the hotspot in the Link box or click the folder to choose a file.
5	To make the linked document appear somewhere other than the current window or frame, choose a frame name from the Target option.
	See Creating links between documents.
6	Type in the Alt box alternate text that is displayed for text-only browsers.
7	Repeat steps 3 through 6 until you have defined all hotspots; then click OK.