Chapter 9. Mapping Images
In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use image maps to link one image to many pages.
What Are Image Maps?
You’ve learned how to use an image to link to another page, but did you know that you can subdivide a single image and link each part of that image to another page? This type of subdivided image is called an image map.
Image Map
An image that is divided into pieces that are linked to (or, mapped to) more than one resource, such as an HTML page, a file, or another image.
You’ve probably seen image maps on the Web, even if you didn’t know what they were. Rather than creating a different image for each button in the navigation ...
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