PhotoPlus X2 User Guide - Serif

170 Making Images for the Web
To draw a hotspot:
1. Click the Image Map Tools flyout on the Standard toolbar and choose one of
the following tools:
Image Map Rectangle
Image Map Circle
Image Map Polygon
2. For rectangles and circles, use the tool to drag out a hotspot on the active layer.
To draw a polygon, drag and release the mouse button to define each line
segment; double-click to close the polygon. All hotspots are shaded in
turquoise.
Tip: When using the Image Map Rectangle, hold down the Ctrl key
while dragging out to constrain the hotspot's shape to a square.
To edit a hotspot:
1. Click the Image Map Tools flyout and choose the Image Map Selection
tool.
2. To resize the hotspot, drag from an edge.
3. To move the hotspot, drag from the centre.
4. Right-click the hotspot to set hotspot Properties.... Enter hover-over Text and
add an associated target URL. Previously used URLs are saved and can be
selected from the drop-down list by clicking on the arrow at the end of the
box. On export, entered text will pop up when the cursor moves over the
hotspot.
5. (Optional) The right-click menu also lets you order overlapping hotspots and
to Delete selected hotspots.
To export an image map:
• When exporting via Export Optimizer, check the Create HTML for Image
Maps box on the Export dialog.