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618 Importing and Exporting

• INSERT IMAGE MAP INTO EXISTING FILE: This inserts the image map into the specified
file. If the file already contains an image map with the same name, the existing image
map is replaced. If this is a new image map, it is inserted at the end of the file.
• REPLACE EXISTING FILE: This overwrites any existing contents of the file. This option is
useful if you want to save the image map text for use later.
Note that opening this file in a browser displays a blank window, i.e. you don't see the
graphic. The reason is that the file does not include the IMG tag needed to display the
graphic. The IMG tag might look like this: <img src="file name.gif" usemap="#example"
/>.

Adobe Dreamweaver Integration: With this option selected, the bitmap in Dreamweaver
is linked to the original Designer Pro document. If you later need to edit the bitmap,
Dreamweaver can load Xara Designer Pro X and display the original document.

Image Map Options

• NAME: Image maps are named. (Names must be unique within a document.) If you are
merging this image map into an existing file, you can either type in a new map name or
choose the name of an existing map. This lets you replace an existing map with new
data.
• APPROXIMATE CURVES WITH LINES: Image map polygons are a series of straight lines
and this option lets you select how closely any curves in the clickable areas are
followed. (Note that circles are a special case in image maps.) Very closely gives the
best approximation. This increases the size of your web page and so makes it slower
to download.
• SAVE ALL CLICKABLE AREAS AS RECTANGLES: Ignore the shape of clickable areas. Save
all clickable areas as simple rectangles that totally enclose the clickable area.

Browser Preview tab
Using the A and B preview boxes in the EXPORT dialog box (shown above), you can
select the best compromise of file size and quality for web graphics. However the best
test is checking how the graphic looks in a web browser. This tab provides a number of
options for that preview. Click the BROWSER PREVIEW button to launch your web browser
and preview the graphics before exporting.