
Creating an image map
An image map defines areas of the image (called hotspots) associated
with a URL (a web address or a file on the computer). Hotspots are the
graphic equivalent of text hyperlinks. Clicking on a hotspot causes
Impress to open the linked page in the appropriate program (for
example, the default browser for an HTML page; OOo Writer for a
.ODT file; a PDF viewer for a PDF file). You can create hotspots of
various shapes, and include several hotspots in the same image.
To use the image map tool:
1) Select the picture where the hotspots will be defined.
2) Choose Edit > ImageMap from the menu bar. The ImageMap
Editor dialog box opens. The main part of the dialog box shows
the image on which the hotspots will be defined. On this image an
active hotspot is indicated by a white shading, while an inactive
hotspot is identified by a red border but no shading.
3) Use the tools and fields in the dialog box to define the hotspots
and links necessary.
4) Click the Apply icon to apply the settings.
5) When done, click the Save icon to save the imagemap to a file,
then click the X in the upper right corner to close the dialog box.
Figure 66: The dialog box to create image maps. The
last ‘o’ is set as an active hotspot
Chapter 4 Adding and Formatting Pictures 101
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