Hi, I'm trying to create a new website and this is my first time. I'm using Nvu to create it. I have a picture of the United States and I want to link each state to a page. How do I make it so people can click on their state and that will lead them to the page? Thanks.

Either with php or flash; flash is a little more interactive. It also depends on the developer doing it. Php would be a little better for SEO, but again it depends on the site

Originally Posted by jdfreelance

Either with php or flash; flash is a little more interactive. It also depends on the developer doing it. Php would be a little better for SEO, but again it depends on the site

Not exactly
You don't even need PHP or Flash to accomplish this.

For an easy alternative just get Dreamweaver and use their image mapping tools.

Here's a random tutorial I found from Google:
Creating image map hot spots on images with Dreamweaver

Another way to make your U.S. map interactive with links is by using an HTML 'Map' and 'Area' structure. Simply create a table with the same dimensions as your pic and set the pic as the background. Then include a 'name' for your table (ex: name="map_nav") inline with the <table> tag (ex: <table name="map_nav">). After that, you simply add the following tag structure into your body and tweak it so that the links shown point to the appropriate pages and are located over their respective states via setting the coordinates.


<map name="map_nav">
<area alt="About Us" coords="58,15,211,40" href="http://www.example.com/aboutus.html">
<area alt="Our Services" coords="58,46,212,70" href=http://www.example.com/ourservices.html>
<area alt="Contact Us" coords="56,74,211,100" href="http://www.example.com/contactus.html">
</map>

I forget which is which, but I believe two of the numbers in the above coordinates are the height and width of the link's hit area. The other two are distances from the left and top, respectively. It'll take time for you to set everything properly, but don't rush it. Just keep trying to get it as close as you can. Your visitors will appreciate the effort, even if they don't realize it.

Post back if you have any problems...

Good luck,
The Lion.

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pnz i agree this would be the best way round the iusse just get Dreamweaver and use their image mapping tools.

Cory, if I understand you right, an easy way to achive this is into simply write in your code.

<A HREF="insert the the link to your new page here"><IMG SRC="your image name goes in here.jpg,bmp,tiff,"></A>

When you look at your page in a browser, you should be able to click on the picture and a new browser window should open up. Hope this helps.

There Called Image Maps If U are wanting to Have a Picture Of the United States On ur website and u want each state To go to Another Link,Or another website.

This Job can be Done using Image Ready Or u can do it By (Using X,y)
Coordinates.


If u want the links to be diferent colors when People Browse over ur united states Picture U can Use css/for that..

If ur not Understanding this I sure Be able to help you Out without a problom.
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There Called Image Maps If U are wanting to Have a Picture Of the United States On ur website and u want each state To go to Another Link,Or another website.

This Job can be Done using Image Ready Or u can do it By (Using X,y)
Coordinates.


If u want the links to be diferent colors when People Browse over ur united states Picture U can Use css/for that..

If ur not Understanding this I sure Be able to help you Out without a problom.
Or if this is Even what ur trying to talk about it well then im sorry.lol

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