Viewing image maps

When you select the image map select tool, image map areas show automatically. You can also show or hide image map areas using the Image Map Visibility button.

Image map preferences determine how image map areas appear in the document window. You can set preferences for image map lines, line color, and color adjustments.

To show or hide image map areas:

Do one of the following:

• Click the Image Map Visibility button in the toolbox.
• Choose View > Show > Image Maps.
• Choose View > Show Extras. This command also shows or hides selection edges, slices, text bounds, text baseline, and text selections. (See Working with Extras.)

To set image map display preferences:

1. Do one of the following:
• In Windows and Mac OS 9.x, choose Edit > Preferences > Image Maps.
• In Mac OS X, choose ImageReady > Preferences > Image Maps.
2. To change the color of image map lines, choose a color from the Line Color pop-up menu. Changing the color of image map lines also changes the line color of selected image map areas to a contrasting color.
3. To change the strength of image map color adjustments, enter a value, or choose a value from the Image Map Overlay pop-up slider. The value determines the extent of color adjustments that dim the brightness and contrast of unselected image map areas.
4. To display image map lines only and deselect color adjustment display, select Show Lines Only.
5. To show a bounding box for circular image map areas, select Show Bounding Box.