Getting Started Guide

Creating an image map
An image map defines areas of an image (called hotspots) with hyperlinks to web
addresses, other files on the computer, or parts of the same document. Hotspots are
the graphic equivalent of text hyperlinks (described in Chapter 12). Clicking on a
hotspot causes OOo to open the linked page in the appropriate program (for example,
the default browser for an HTML page; OOo Calc for a .ODS 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 editor:
1) In your OOo document, select the picture where you want to define the
hotspots.
2) Choose Edit > ImageMap from the menu bar. The ImageMap Editor (Figure
286) opens.
3) Use the tools and fields in the dialog (described on the next page) 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.
Figure 286: The dialog to create or edit an image map
The main part of the dialog shows the image on which the hotspots are defined. A
hotspot is identified by a line indicating its shape.
The toolbar at the top of the dialog contains the following tools:
• Apply button: click this button to apply the changes.
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