Developing a Web Site - HTML, CSS, and Dynamic HTML - page 101

IMAGE MAPS AND EXTERNAL LINKS

An inline image is
attached to an image
map with the usemap
attribute.

An image map maps
areas called hotspots
within an image to
different linked
documents.

Circular hotspots are
defined with a shape
attribute of "circle".

Rec t angular hotspots are defi n ed
with a shape attribute of "rect".

Sample URLs to link to Internet resources

URL Description

file:///C|\server\camshots.htm Links to the camshots.htm file in the server folder on the C drive

ftp://ftp.microsoft.com Links to the FTP server at ftp.microsoft.com

http://www.camshots.com Links to the Web site www.camshots.com

https://www.camshots.com Links to the Web site www.camshots.com ov er a secure connection