Make an Image Map

**chris8186** · 28 May 2009, 09:10 PM

I have this banner image with multiple logos on the image. I want to create a link over each of the logos. I just cant seem to find the right tools to do it with within xara. Can someone point me in the right direction? thanks!

**chris8186** · 28 May 2009, 09:17 PM

Ok i think i may have figured it out. Over each logo i just created a rectangle and cleared the fille and line color. then i right clicked on that square and inserted a web address. Is that the right way to go about this or is there a "better" way?

**chris8186** · 28 May 2009, 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by chris8186

Ok i think i may have figured it out. Over each logo i just created a rectangle and cleared the fille and line color. then i right clicked on that square and inserted a web address. Is that the right way to go about this or is there a "better" way?

Ok so no that didnt work. When i clear the fill and line color the link also disappears. Any suggestions? i basically need to create an invisible layer over each logo that contains a link to that teams website. here is the image so you have an idea. Each on of those logos needs a link to it.

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**zaphodeist** · 28 May 2009, 09:57 PM

Have you tried with 95% transparency?

**Soquili** · 28 May 2009, 10:12 PM

Chris try the attached .web file.

There is a transparent rectangle over each logo and each has a link to http://www.xara.com

You can edit the links.

**chris8186** · 28 May 2009, 10:33 PM

Originally Posted by Soquili

Chris try the attached .web file.

There is a transparent rectangle over each logo and each has a link to http://www.xara.com

You can edit the links.

Hey Soquili, Although what you made does work perfectly, im trying to make the link layers invisible. The layers that you have on there makes the visibility of the logos bad.

**Soquili** · 28 May 2009, 10:37 PM

The most you can make a link object invisible is 99.5% if you make it 100% they become ineffective as link objects.

Simply marquee select all the small rectangles and change the transparency from 95% to 99.5%.

You may have your monitor gamma set too high so that the light colour rectangles are showing even at 95% transparency. If that is the case even 99.5% may still show on your screen.

You can marquee select the rectangles and make them a darker colour to see if that helps.

**Egg Bramhill** · 29 May 2009, 04:50 AM

You can also create the shapes that act as buttons below your image so they need no transparency. Open the xar, select the bitmap and move it to reveal the links underneath it. They all link to a new TalkGraphics window here.