Find Coordinates for a Clickable Map

Some Web browsers, such as Netscape, allow you to use an image such as the one below for your home page. It has button images for links to other pages.

This is very attractive, but how do you get the coordinates of the buttons for your HTML script? You can use the Info Window in Picture Publisher to get the coordinates of the top left corner and bottom right corner of the button.

Display the image of your home page with the buttons located in the positions that you want. Activate the information window by clicking Info on the View menu. The Info window displays and provides coordinates for the position of the pointer as you move it across the screen.

Note: Change units to pixels.
If necessary, change the units to pixels by clicking Options on the Tools menu. In the Units panel, set the units to Pixels. Click OK if you want to use the pixel units for only this session. Click Save to use pixel units for this and future sessions.

Now you can get the coordinates from the listing. Point to the top left corner of the image and write down the coordinate information displayed in the Info box.

Now point to the bottom right of the image and write down the coordinates.

You now have the coordinates and can put this information into your HTML script to add a clickable map to your home page.

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