1. Open the form, subform, or page on which you want to add the action hotspot.

2. Select text or an image to associate with the action hotspot.

3. Choose Create - Hotspot - Action Hotspot.

4. On the Hotspot Info tab of the Action HotSpot Properties box, specify the frame in which you want the data to display when the user clicks the link hotspot. You can also choose to have a border appear around the hotspot.

5. (Optional) On the Hide When tab, specify when to hide the hotspot.

6. In the Info List, click Objects and select the action you just created.

7. Program the action hotspot to run one of the client or one of the Web program code types by choosing either Client or Web at the Run pull-down list.

Choose Client when the automated task will run in the Notes client. You can then select one of the following Client code options:
• Simple actions
• Formula
• LotusScript
• JavaScript
• Common JavaScript
Choose Web when the automated task will run in a Web browser. You can then select one of the following Web code options:
• JavaScript
• Common JavaScript

Other action hotspot tasks

Action hotspot task	Steps
To change properties	Click the hotspot and choose Hotspot - Hotspot Properties.
To delete, but keep the associated text	Click the hotspot and choose Hotspot - Remove Hotspot.
To change automation	Click the Hotspot entry in the Objects list and edit the programming in the Script area.
To call an agent	Use the @Command([RunAgent]) or the OpenAgent URL command.

See Also

Adding automation to applications
Creating an imagemap

Glossary