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First of all, choose the image for which you want to create an imagemap. Make sure that the image really needs this type of link. If the form that you want to link covers almost all the image and if only a single link is going to be used, then a simpler solution may be more appropriate.

In this example, we are going to link the field in the centre of the image below to a specific page. Our hotspot will thus have a trapezium-like form. Copy the image onto your computer and open it in your version of Paint Shop Pro:



Figure 1: The rectangular island is going to become a hotspot.

Now we have to open the imagemap creation module:

1. If the Web tool bar is not displayed on screen, select View > ToolBars.
   
   
2. Check the Web ToolBar box in the tool bar option box and validate.
   
   
3. Click on the Image Mapper button on this new tool bar.
   
   
The panel in Figure 2 appears:



Figure 2: Paint Shop Pro 7's image mapper creation tool.