GIMP Version: 2.10.20
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: Home 64 bit
GIMP Experience: New User

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How do I create a linkable area on an image? I have been following a tutorial on YouTube without success. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZQ2PNFPi8U

I have this picture that I need to put an email link into and then put it up on the web.
Thank you for any and all help

This could help

https://www.image-map.net/

Thanks that probably would be a quick an easy way but I want to know how to do it in gimp. I may need to do more if I can finally learn. I got a few of the steps right following the tut but either that person has a different version of gimp or I missed something. I couldn't see the 'run' after I made the 'hot spot'

GIMP has had this capability for a long time now, Sallyanne. Go to Filters>Web>Image Map.

I tested the YouTube tutorial successfully. But I couldn't hear the narrator at all because I have only internal speaker in my work PC and the sound in the video is on very low level.

Yeah I found it very quiet. I had to turn my speakers up really high. I'll try it again
@ Thanks Lyle I found where that was in the tut but couldn't find where they clicked on 'run' (to show you if the link worked or not - I never got a changed cursor like you do with links.)
EDIT: found 'Run' - it was in the notepad - Every time I click on run I just get the code in a web page and not the picture, now I just want to have the picture saved with a link so I can upload it to a certain page with the link already embedded. Hope that is possible.
I tried the other site you gave me Nidhogg and it just gives you a code - I assume for creating html web pages

They clicked 'run' on a notepad++. You need to copy the image map code from the 'view source' window to a text editor, because it can't be edited in the image map plug-in.

OK; first you need to define the areas where you want clickable:



Then you export map:



Then you modify the .MAP file and save as a .HTM file (change the image source and add to actual name of image; update the URLs by adding "https://" too on those sites where needed (GIMPChat does not)):



Then you move both image file and .HTM file to your host site for all the world to see.

Yeah; I'm now much fatter then when the artist rendered my Avatar. lolololol

Still, my hair's not white yet. lol

I did test my .HTM file and it works by the way (as a local .HTM of course; don't have a host site to use).

Thanks alot for all your help. I'll give it another go and let you know how I fared.

@ Nidhogg I use notepad++ As you can see in my edit I eventually found it. I watched the tut again and saw I was looking for it in the wrong place.
Thanks for the time Lyle@ Nidhogg. Appreciated

Now it tells me my image is corrupt and cannot be uploaded to the place where it was. I have tried this all afternoon and still have to start all over again. May after I check out my other sites. Been neglecting them :O I'll let you know if I finally get it.

Thanks for the tut. Will follow it after

EDIT:_
I think it might be the site I'm trying to post to. We have a page on Facebook and my officer wants a 'live' link in one of the pictures. You cannot even comment live email address links there. Maybe its for protection of the masses.

EDIT:- I have done the image again and I did the imagemapping again per your tut and looks like they won't allow it.

Well, that sucks. Maybe you can host both files on Microsoft OneDrive.

Can't on OneDrive either Lyle unless I have done something wrong. I might try mahvin's suggestion of using a WAMP server tomorrow. Thanks all.

Can it be because of FB?
For image maps to work you need to upload both the image and the html.
But I guess you can't upload html to FB, so no chance to do what you try.

For OneDrive, you will need to get the image URL's complete path as the img=, Sallyanne. You can't just use the original name.