HTML Image Map Software,
Tips, Tutorials, & Resources

CoffeeCup Image Mapper  has mouseover HTML capability, includes a fully functional image map wizard, and enables users to attach parts of an image to different links. Image Mapper can map any noninterlaced GIF, interlaced GIF, standard JPEG, and progressive JPEG, PNG as well as the first frame of an animated GIF. Users can choose from three different shape methods for mapping those hard-to-reach spots. Image Mapper supports mouseover pop-up tags, frame targeting, image previewing, and link and mouseover memory.

Creating a Client Side Image Map  Is a basic tutorial for creating an imagemap.

Creating Imagemaps  provides a step by step guide to creating imagemaps and using them in your HTML documents.

Dreamweaver Image Maps  Learn how to link to different pages from the same image using image maps in Dreamweaver.

Imagemap Help Page - IHiP  is an educational resource intended to provide assistance with the implementation of imagemaps.

Imagemap Tutorial  This document is a step-by-step tutorial for designing and serving graphical maps of information resources with either the external imagemap CGI script or with the built in imagemap.

Introduction to Image Maps  This page describes how to create image maps within your HTML documents .. and will guide you in the use of both server-side and client-side image maps.

Map Designer Pro  is a client-side and server-side Image Mapping Utility that lets you draw freehand, squares or circles to be mapped. It provides the coordinates and correct HTML tags for easy access. It is a utility to simplify creation of clickable image maps. You can select from different area shapes and specify the URL as well as mouseover and target action. Map Designer supports area movemnet, custom area colors, freestyle shapes and more. It comes with a built-in visual HTML editor to edit the generated code if needed. Supports BMP, JPEG, GIF and PNG.

Mapedit  adds client-side imagemaps to web pages, simply by opening the page, selecting the image, and drawing rectangles, polygons and other shapes. There is no easier way to make an imagemap, and zoom support allows easy detail work on large images.

So, You Want An Image Map, Huh?  This page will attempt to take you through the creation of an image map in plain English so hopefully you can place one on your own page. This tutorial refers to the use of a Common Gateway Interface (CGI). That's PERL script. You will need to attach to one to make it work.