iMapBuilder

Configure Map Region Settings

Using the Region Settings tab of the Map Options and Region Settings panel at the bottom, you can add colors to the various regions of a map.

Region Color Setting

1. Click the Region Settings tab.

   

   The various regions of the map are listed in the box on the left.


 
2. To set a name for the region enter a name in the Name to Display (Tooltip text content) field.

 
3. To set the color or link for a Region, click that region in the list.


- To set a usual color for the region select Normal Color radio button. Select a color from the palette on the right now titled normal color.

- To set a highlight color (It will be colored 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.

Other Color Setting

You can also change the general map color, background pattern, map border color for all lands, map transition effect and highlight effect for the lands under More Map Options tab.

Map Color Theme Setting

Other than the color setting method above, a color setting button on the left under the Settings option can be used too.

Then a pop up window shows few color combinations for users to select. In the second tab "Customize Map Color Setting", colors can be customized as well.

Map Links

1. To make the region as a link or to link it to a web address, file or a Google map, click next to the Link to Web Address of File field. The Setup Your Link dialog opens.

   


 
2. 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.


 
3. 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.

 
4. Click OK when done.

 
5. To remove a link from the Link to Open field click .