iMapBuilder

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.

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.

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.

Buttons	Description
	Aligns the map to the left of the page.
	Aligns the map to the center of the page.
	Aligns the map to the right of the page.
	Spreads the map across the full page.

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.