i need help with links

I have some links that like to a search engines but when i preview it tells me
were on my computer my file for my website i have attached mt code.




<map name="Map2">
<area shape="rect" coords="144,170,205,192" href="www.yahoo.com">
<area shape="rect" coords="142,193,260,211" href="www.yahoo.ca">
<area shape="rect" coords="141,214,224,232" href="www.hotmail.com">
<area shape="rect" coords="140,234,217,251" href="www.dogpile.com">
<area shape="rect" coords="137,249,205,272" href="www.googel.com">
<area shape="rect" coords="279,161,362,184" href="www.ask.com">
<area shape="rect" coords="279,182,365,201" href="www.altavista.com">
<area shape="rect" coords="280,204,410,221" href="www.altavista.ca">
<area shape="rect" coords="278,222,337,243" href="www.hotbot.com">
<area shape="rect" coords="277,243,441,264" href="www.canadayellowpages.com">
<area shape="rect" coords="276,265,352,283" href="www.excite.com">
</map>
</body>
</html>

Try making the links like this:
<area shape="rect" coords="144,170,205,192" href="http://www.yahoo.com">

Just a thought.

Thanks.

Chris

On 7/16/04 11:01 AM, in article cd8u5l$sfh$1 (AT) forums (DOT) macromedia.com, "beener"
<webforumsuser (AT) macromedia (DOT) com> wrote:

I have some links that like to a search engines but when i preview it tells me
were on my computer my file for my website i have attached mt code.

map name="Map2"
area shape="rect" coords="144,170,205,192" href="www.yahoo.com"

Alan already answered this. Include "http://" before the "www".

John Gaver
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