Need help working with Image Maps and rollovers

[jderosa3]

I have to make a an image map of the USA and have it so when I rollover the states they change color and when click will call a URL... any ideas?

I know how to make an image map and find it to be very easy in Illustrator CS3, but cannot seem to find a way to do rollovers with it.

Thanks for any help you can provide.

[Wickham]

An alternative to a n image map is to use layers instead.

Image maps use usemap and coordinates, but you could use a div with a background-image of USA and position: relative and then use images of the states inside it woith position: absolute. Use transparent gifs for the states as they will not have rectangular sides.

See item 2b on this page http://www.wickham43.supanet.com/tutorial/imagemaps.html

Although the title of the page is image maps, item 2b isn't an image map but does the same thing.