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Maintain Image Map

Purpose

To create and maintain Callista Connect image map elements for images in web pages

SubSystem

Callista Connect
Normally Run By Connect Administator Specialist
Anticipated Frequency As required
Structure  Blocks Maintain Image Map (Chooser)
Maintain Image Map

 

This form is used to create and maintain for image maps used against images in web pages. Image maps are areas of an image that link to other pages within Callista Connect, external web pages or sites.

To set up an image map in a web page an Image Map is applied to an image in the Maintain Image form. The image and the image map (created in the this form) are applied to the web page body in Connect Builder. The image and the image map should be siblings within the web page body. Area tags must also be recorded to define the areas of the image where each link can be accessed. This is done in the Maintain Image Map Area Tag form. Area tags are applied as subordinates of the image map in Connect Builder.

For more details on the creation of web pages refer to the specialist topic Understanding the Web Administrator.

 

1. Navigate to this form via the Site Map button. 

2. Select Current Window to open this form in the current browser window or New Window to open this form in a new browser window.

3. To open the Maintain Image Map window and create a new image map web element:

i. Add,

ii. System Web Element,

iii. MAP

4. Record details of the image map to be created.

An image map Element code must be recorded for a new image map; and cannot be altered when an image map is edited.

Image map Element code:

i. Record a description of the image map.

ii. Record the Class - used to define the web element for cascading style sheets (optional).

iii. ID - similar to the CLASS command in HTML, ID is used when inserting style sheets into Javascript or DHTML. (optional)

iv. Name - again used to identify the particular item, similar to ID. (optional)

v. Style - define a style for the image map. (optional)

vi. Select the Insert button to save

5. To open the Choose Image Map window:

i. Edit,

ii. System Web Element,

iii. MAP,

iv. Select the required element,

v. Then OKAY to navigate to the Maintain Image Map window and edit or view an existing image map web element. 

vi. Select UPDATE to save changes that have been made.

6. If the Style Override indicator is selected, the global or individual style overrides any inline style elements applied to the image map. If the Style Override is de-selected, an inline style applied to the image map overrides the global or individual style for the element unless it has been listed as a replacement element in the global or individual style.

7. Select the Closed indicator to prevent further use of the image map.

8. Unwanted image map elements can be removed by selecting the Delete button.

Rules/Notes:

An image map element cannot be deleted if it is currently being used in a web page.

 

Last Modified on 17 January, 2002