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Image Maps
Image maps create clickable regions in an image. This is very helpful for a navigation bar. This method is an alternative to slicing up the image into many parts. If you don't want to use Javascript in order to have image rollovers, then image maps is the best route to go.

Image Maps
Learn how to create clickable regions in an image. Image maps create clickable regions in an image. This is very helpful for a navigation bar. This method is an alternative to slicing up the image into many parts. If you don't want to use Javascript in order to have image rollovers, then image maps is the best route to go.

Image Map
There are in fact two major types of Image Maps: Server Side: This is the older method of doing image maps. The reason for finding out what type of server you are on is so you know what format to make your map files in. Client Side: These maps are implemented by placing the map coordinates in your document's HTML code. This method is supported by most modern browsers. It is much more efficient than the Server Side map in that you do not transmit mouse coordinates back to the server. Most of this page will be dealing with this type of mapping.

Client Side Image Maps
Image maps aren't as bad as they seem, at least if you use a client side image map using HTML rather than a cgi program. I may add a section on using a cgi driven image map later on, but for now, lets look at one that just uses HTML and an image!

Creating Server-Side Image Maps
Learn how to create server-side image maps in this tutorial.

Image Maps
An image map is an image that has been divided into regions, or "hotspots"; when a hotspot is clicked an action occurs, for example a new file opens. The image found at the bottom is an example of an image map.

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Image Maps in HTML
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Client Side Image Map
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Hyperlinking Text and Images
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