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Making Image Maps with Image Ready CS2
Written by: Pup | This tutorial will teach you how to create an Image Map navigation system.
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First, open up the image you want to add the image map to in Adobe Photoshop. I will be using this one:
Image Copyright Neopets, Inc.

Now, add your text that you want to become clickable hyperlinks on your image. Mine looks like this:


Okay, now jump to Image Ready (hold down 'Ctrl, Shift, and M' for 'Windows or Command, Shift, and M' for Macs). Select the Image Map palette by going to Window>>Image Map. Now, select the Rectangle Image Map Tool from the Tools palette.


Using that tool, select the text you want I-mapped.


Now, jump down to your Image Map window. In the "Name" box, type a name for that map. It's just a way to identify the link. In the URL box, type the URL you want your map to link to. That's all you really need, but you can type in the Target and Alt if you want to, but I'm not going to for this tutorial.

After doing all of this for each link you wish to add to your image, click Edit>>Copy HTML Code>>For All Slices. That, my friend, is the code for your Image Map. Paste it into your web page from there. ;)
(Hover over the words below, and click to see my special friends & partners!) (May result with broken links)


I hope this tutorial has helped you! Feel free to email me with any questions or comments!
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| Written by: Pup | Added: Jul 14 2008 | Last Modified: Dec 21 2009 | Views: 3,859 | (Log in to rate) |

Member Comments

Haily of icecaves.netJuly 14 2008, 10:11 pm PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Really great tutorial, Pup! I learned something new with this tutorial that I may use some time in the future. =)
StephJuly 15 2008, 9:42 am PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Nice tutorial,
PupJuly 15 2008, 11:15 am PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Thank you   Glad you learned something new, Haily  
MarcusJuly 15 2008, 8:03 pm PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Thanks Pup. I have always had trouble with making an image map... always had to get someone else to do it for me
jules of rabidish.orgOctober 4 2008, 9:27 pm PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Thanks for this I never knew you could imagemap with photoshop & imageready.
Banana President of rockyr...March 1 2009, 1:31 am PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
I usually just imagemap in GIMP, but this will come in handy some time
Sabriel of serenium.falene...April 20 2009, 8:20 pm PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Thanks for that, ive been looking for this kind of tutorial and ive finally found one ^^ thanks (:
EdgarJuly 12 2009, 11:34 pm PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Epic =O
ZachJuly 27 2009, 5:13 pm PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Cool but like Dezi I just use Gimp xD
kyraJuly 27 2009, 5:56 pm PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Haha, same. I'm a GIMP user ;D
Grace of moonwalked.netJuly 28 2009, 12:28 am PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Me too, Gimp rules.
Its the only image editor I can get on my linux minibook.

Handy tutorial, I learnt image maps a while ago
yourcinderellaJuly 28 2009, 3:48 am PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
Cool! I've always wanted to learn how to image map. Some sites who offer free image mapping has errors. THANKS FOR THIS!
ZaphiieSeptember 27 2009, 4:25 am PST - Karma: 0 - Quote - Link -
5/5
Finally! A decent image mapping tutorial! You don't know HOW LONG I've been looking for how to do this!!! 5/5 Thankyou sooo much   

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