
858 Corel Painter X3 Getting Started Guide
Because server-side image mapping is becoming obsolete, be sure to read the previous
section on client-side image mapping support.
To create a server-side image map
1 Select or create a layer or shape in the exact place in your image where you want a
link created.
2 In the Layers panel, select a layer in the Layer list.
3 Click the Layer options button , and choose Layer Attributes.
4 In the Layer Attributes dialog box, specify a name for the layer.
5 Enable the WWW Map Clickable Region check box.
6 In the URL box, specify a URL to associate with this portion of your image, for
example, http://www.corel.com.
7 Click OK to return to the image.
8 Deselect the layer, then select the next hotspot in your image map. Try to avoid
overlapping hotspot areas within an image map.
You can set a default base URL to use if the user clicks outside of your defined
hotspot areas.
9 Export your image to the GIF or JPEG file format. In the Save As GIF Options or
Save As JPEG Options dialog box, enable either the NCSA Map File check box
or the CERN Map File check box, depending on which format is recommended by
your Internet Service Provider.
When you save the image, Corel Painter creates an additional text file that
describes the clickable regions and their associated URLs.
10 Store both files (the image file and its associated image map definition file) on your
web server, as directed in the documentation for your image mapping CGI script/
program. Both files must be present for the server-side image map to work.
The RIFF format contains data about your image that is lost when you
convert it to GIF or JPEG. If you want to edit the file later, save a RIFF copy
before you generate a GIF or JPEG version.
Creating web page backgrounds
Corel Painter offers tools for creating web page backgrounds.
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