## Defining image maps

When you define a hyperlink for a graphic item, clicking anywhere on the graphic will link to the specified page.

Alternatively you can define an image map, which allows you to draw invisible buttons over different parts of the image, and define a separate hyperlink for each button. This is useful if you want to create a panel of buttons as a single graphic, or allow users to click on different areas of a single image, such as a map of the world.

### To create an image map

- Draw a graphic item and import an image into it, or drag an image onto the page to create a graphic item automatically.
- Click on the Map Area button in the toolbar to display a pop-up menu of the map area tools.
- Use the tools to define each of the areas on the graphic that you want to make into a hyperlink.
- Define the area as a hyperlink in one of the same ways as for graphics hyperlinks:

The following table explains how to use each of the Map Area tools:

Icon | Tool | Description
| Map Area | Drag to draw a square or rectangular map area.
| Oval Map Area | Drag to draw a circular or oval map area.
| Path Map Area | Click at each of the vertices to draw a polygonal map area. Click and drag to draw a smooth Bezier curve. Click again on the last point to complete the polygon or curve.

Once you have drawn a map area you can edit it by clicking anywhere on the outline to select it, and then dragging any of the points on the outline.

You can also use the rotate tool, skew tool, or mirror (reflect) tool to transform a map area.

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