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Setting hotspot properties

The properties listed below appear in the Property inspector when a hotspot is selected.

Map specifies the image map's name. Create a unique name for each image map within a document.

Link specifies the file or URL to be displayed when the user clicks the hotspot. If you are linking to a file from within the same site, enter a path that is relative to your document. (File names that begin with file:// are not relative).

Target specifies the frame or window in which the linked page should load. The target option isn't available until the selected hotspot contains a link.

The names of all the frames in the current document appear in the list. If you specify a frame that doesn't exist, when the document opens in a browser, the linked page loads into a new window that has the name you specified. You can also choose from the following reserved target names:

	_blank loads the linked file into a new, unnamed browser window.
	_parent loads the linked file into the parent frameset or window of the frame that contains the link. If the frame containing the link is not nested, the linked file loads into the full browser window.
	_self loads the linked file into the same frame or window as the link. This target is the default, so you usually don't need to specify it.
	_top loads the linked file into the full browser window, thereby removing all frames.

Alt specifies alternative text that appears in place of the image for text-only browsers or for browsers that have been set to download images manually.