Image Map Palette

Basics	Image Maps	Slices	Rollovers	Animation

Introduction	Introduction	Introduction	Introduction	Introduction
Jumping	Creating	Creating	Creating	Working with Frames
File Formats	Modifying	Modifying	Previewing	Working with Layers
Optimization	Image Map Palette	Slice Palette	Matching Layers	Animation Palette
Saving				Saving Animations


	What is the Image Map palette?	Once you have drawn your image map areas, you will want to set the options for each one, and the Image Map palette lets you do that. You can name the area, specify link options, set up frame options, and assign an Alt tag to the area. To view the Image Map palette: Pull down the Window menu and select Show Image Map. OR Pick the Image Map Select tool, then double-click on an image map area. OR Pick the Image Map Select tool, then click the Image Map Palette button on the options toolbar. The following window should appear:

		This is the Image Map palette. (Note the Animation, Rollover and Slice tabs; in later lessons we will explore those palettes as well.)

	How do I set my image map options?	In the graphic above, the Image Map palette is blank because no image map area has been selected. The first step in setting the options for an image map area is to select the desired area (see the previous lesson). Once the area is selected, the palette looks like this:

		There are four fields on the Image Map palette for setting your image map options (not including Dimensions). They include Name, URL, Target, and Alt. Name field To name the image map area, highlight the default name in the name field of the Image Map palette and type a new name. (Choose a name that will make it clear what that area is for.) URL field To create a link that will take the user to a new web page when the area is clicked on, enter the destination URL in the URL field. You can enter a relative URL if the desired page is in the same site (for example, *modifying.htm) or you can enter a full URL. If you enter a full URL, be sure to include "http://" at the beginning (e.g., http://iit.bloomu.edu, not iit.bloomu.edu). Target field* If you want the link to open a new window, leaving the current page open, then select _blank from the Target pull-down menu. Otherwise, if you want the new page to open in the same window, select _self or leave the Target field blank. If you are using frames, you can enter the name of the target frame, or choose *_self, _parent, or _top* from the Target pull-down menu to specify what kind of frame behavior you want. Alt field Sometimes it can take a long time for a graphic to download, or sometimes it won't load at all. When this happens, it is helpful to the user if text is displayed where the image map areas are so that they can still use the links even though they can't see the graphic. The Alt field lets you specify appropriate text for each image map area.
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