Editing Projects
iMapBuilder - Interactive Flash Map Software offers you a variety of
ways to fine tune your map's attributes. How to modify the attributes
is discussed below.
Changing the Layout of the map
This can be done using the layout buttons available in three distinct
places.
The layout
buttons on the Information Bar
above the Preview window. Click
on any of the buttons and the map is repositioned accordingly in the Preview area. You can also achieve the
same result by using the Layout buttons of the Map
Options and Settings panel.
You will also notice that if any of the layout buttons in the Information
Bar is selected, its counterpart in the Map
Options and Settings panel is automatically highlighted and vice
versa. The following table summarizes the various buttons.
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Buttons |
Description |
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Aligns the map to the left of
the page. |
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Aligns the map to the center
of the page. |
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Aligns the map to the right
of the page. |
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Spreads the map across the full
page. |
Defining the HTML properties for a page containing the map
Click the HTML
Settings tab of the Preview panel where a map is displayed. The
following window is displayed.
Enter a title for the page containing the map
in the Page Title field. By default
the message "Your Company Name, iMapBuilder" is inserted. Enter a description for your page in the META Description field. This description
for your page is displayed in the search results of a search engine. Enter keywords (internet users use these keywords
to search for information or products using the search engines) related
to your web page in the META Keywords
boxes. Set a background color for your page by entering
color codes into the Background Color
field. If you are unsure about the codes click the small box adjacent
to the color codes box. The Color
dialog is displayed.
Select a color or create your own using the dialog
and when finished click OK. The
color codes will automatically be transferred to the color code box for
the Background Color field and
the color to the small box adjacent to the color code field. Click Save As
Default to save the HTML settings for the entire project. A confirmation
dialog opens.
Click Yes
to confirm the changes. The color changes will be reflected in the Preview panel.
 Note: To use the HTML settings for only
the current. map you are editing there is no need to click the Save
As Default button.
Setting the Background color using the Map Options and Settings panel
Note: The background color set in the
Map Options and Settings panel
takes precedence over the default background color set in the previous
section on Defining HTML properties for the page containing the map if
only you check the Color checkbox in the Map Options and Region Settings
panel.
To set the color, opacity and background image in
the Map Options and Settings panel
Check the Color
checkbox. Click the down arrow of the Color
field. A color palette is displayed.
Select a color from the palette.
(or)
Click the color button adjacent to the field.
The Color dialog is displayed.
Choose or create a color from the dialog and when
done click OK. Increase or decrease the opacity of the color
in the background by sliding the slider of the Opacity
field to the left or right. Sliding it to the right decreases opacity. To set an image as background select the Image checkbox.
Select the Browse
 button to search for an image from your computer.
The background
file is displayed behind your map in the Preview
panel as shown below.
Setting the Map title
You can do this using the Map Options
and Settings panel.
In the Map Title
section enter a title in the Title Text
field. To set the font for the text click the Font
Settings  button.
The Font dialog opens.
You can select or customize a font for the text
and when done click OK. The text
in the Title Text field is modified
accordingly. To change the color of the text click the Color Settings  button.
As before the Color dialog is displayed from where you can select or customize
a color. Click OK when done with
the Color dialog and the color
of the text will be changed accordingly. Align the text vertically or horizontally in three
different ways using the buttons for vertical and horizontal alignment.
The text is instantaneously aligned on the map in the Preview
panel. To allow a tool tip to display a region's name
on a map when the mouse is hovered over it check the Show
name label when a place is highlighted checkbox. The following
is the result.
Setting Region Settings
Using the Region Settings tab
of the Map Options and Settings panel
you can add colors to the various regions of a map
To set these settings
Click the Region
Settings tab.
The various regions of the map are listed
in the box on the left.
To set a name for the region enter a name in the
Name to Display field. To set the color or link for a region click that
region in the list. To set a normal color for the region select the
Normal Color radio button. Select a color from the palette on the right now
titled Normal Color. To set a highlight color (the color when the mouse
points to the particular region on the map) select the Highlight
Color radio button and select a color from the palette on the right
now titled Highlight Color. You can also change the general map color for all lands, you can find the config panel in main setting just under the background color panel.
To make the region a link or to link it to a web
address, file or a Google map click  . The Setup
Your Link dialog opens.
Select the appropriate radio button to link the
region to.
If you select Web
Address enter the URL of the web address in the field. Click Open to view the link in your default
web browser either in the Same Window
or Popup Window or a Specific
Target as set in
the Show Link In section of this
dialog.
If you select File
Location click Browse to
search a computer for the file which needs to be uploaded to the appropriate
directory for display.
If you select Google Map enter the URL of
the source of the Google map in the field. Click Open
to view the link in your default web browser either in the Same
Window or Popup Window
or a Specific Target as set in
the Show Link In section of this
dialog.
Set the target display area by selecting the appropriate
radio button under the Show Link In
section. You can choose from Same Window,
Popup Window or Specific
Target. For Specific Target enter the target in the field provided. Click OK
when done. To remove a link from the Link
to Open field click  .
Save Changes
Ensure to save the project to save the changes made.
To save the project select Save As
(Save if the project has already
been saved) from the File menu
or click the Save  button on the Toolbar.
The Save As  button
is also available on the Toolbar.
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