MapsAlive supports several macros that let you insert images, links, and other objects into the Text area of your hotspot content. The purpose of the macros is to make it easy to create richer text content without having to know HTML.
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Here are the macros and what you can do with them:
- image-macro – lets you display multiple images for one hotspot
- linkto-macro – lets you include a hyperlink to another map, gallery, or data sheet in the tour
- flash-macro – lets you embed any kind of Flash media
- iframe-macro – lets you embed a web page within a hotspot's content
- tour-macro – lets you embed a tour within a hotspot's content
Example — The screen shot on the left shows an interactive map on the top and a second interactive tour below that was embedded with the tour-macro.
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How do I use the image-macro?
You can display multiple images for the same hotspot with the image-macro. By design, the Edit Hotspot Content page only lets you upload one image per hotspot, but if you want to display more than one image per hotspot, you can embed them in the hotspot’s Text field. This gives you more flexibility when creating hotspot content, and is also useful if you are using a text-only layout, but have just one or two hotspots with images.
To learn how to use the image-macro, see the MapsAlive User Guide for Macros.
How do I use the iframe-macro to embed a web page?
You can display any HTML document or web page in your hotspot's content with the iframe-macro. You could use the iframe-macro to display another interactive MapsAlive tour or a web page with content that changes frequently.
Important: Firefox on the Mac will not display the contents of an iframe in a popup correctly. If this is an issue for you, consider using the iframe-macro with a tiled layout which does display correctly on all browsers.
To learn how to use the iframe-macro, see the MapsAlive User Guide for Macros.
How do I use the flash-macro to add video to a hotspot?
Use the flash-macro if you know the url, width, and height of your Flash video. If you have the HTML embed code provided by many video hosting sites such as YouTube, use the Multimedia field on the Edit Hotspot Content page instead.
Note: Your Flash video must already be hosted on a server somewhere such as YouTube or your own server. You cannot upload a flash movie directly to MapsAlive.
How do I use the tour-macro to display another tour?
You can display another interactive MapsAlive tour within a hotspot's content using the tour-macro. The tour-macro makes it easy to embed a tour within a tour when you know the tour number and the tour is in the same MapsAlive account as the tour using the macro.
To learn how to use the tour-macro, see the MapsAlive User Guide for Macros.
How do I link to another map in my tour from a hotspot?
You can include a hyperlink to another map, gallery, or data sheet in your tour within the text of a hotspot's content with the linkto-macro. This allows users to navigate to other maps, galleries, and data sheets in your tour from a hotspot's text content without using the built-in MapsAlive menu or a specific marker on your map.
To learn how to use the linkto-macro, see the MapsAlive User Guide for Macros.
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