What are image maps?

An image map is an image in an HTML topic that contains graphical links to other topics. The clickable areas in the image are referred to as the "hotspots." When users click these hotspots, the viewer displays the target topic.

You can use any image in your project to create an image map. Think of the image map file as an accessory for the image. You can reuse the same image and create a variety of image maps for it. For each image map that you create, a separate image map file is created and saved in your project.

This image below is an image map; click on a country for more information.