Each paragraph will be placed in a separate "layer," the screen equivalent
of a sheet of transparency film. The layers are drawn by selecting the
"insert layers" command, which draws a small square into which the text
can be inserted (copy/paste). The text layers can be repositioned next
to the appropriate "hotspot."
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Pasting text into layers |
Selecting the layer command opens a toolbar that permits positioning and creating named links. The layers should be named, in the "link" box, preferably with the same names used for the hotspots.
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To work with layers, open the Layers window; notice the cursor in the image below. Since interactive images usually display text only when the cursor encounters or clicks on the hotspots, text layers can be hidden, and only the image displayed. Visibility is controlled by the Layers window. The "open eye" symbol below indicates that both layers, defined by the boxes, are currently visible.
Clicking on the "eye" symbol cycles through the controls of the visibility of the layers. The "closed eye" indicates that layer two (indicated by the cross-cursor) will not be displayed:
If the links have been named, the names will appear in the box.
The topmost hotspot has been named "eyes," as will its target, Layer 1, and has two actions ("Behaviors") connected to it: (1) to display the text when the cursor is moved over the area, and (2) to hide the text when the cursor moves out of the defined area. First, the behaviors menu is opened from the menu "Windows" commands:
The behaviors window will remain on the screen until closed.
Next, click on a hotspot to select it; now, the "behaviors" commands can be attached. Clicking on the "+" sign in the behaviors window displays a selection of actions. From the "Commands" menu, select "Layers: Show/Hide." In the image below, the behavior "show layer--eyes" has been linked to the upper hotspot when the cursor moves over the hotspot (highlight "on MouseOver"). In the next image, the layer is hidden on "MouseOut."
