`SHAPE = RECT`

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SHAPE=RECT indicates that the area is a rectangle. For a rectangle the COORDS attribute consists of two pairs of x/y coordinates. The first pair sets the coordinates of the upper left corner of the rectangle. The second pair sets the coordinates of the lower right corner.

For example, suppose the upper left is at 6,116 and the lower right is at 97,184:

test map rectangle

We would use the following code to indicate the shape. Note that commas separate all the numbers in COORDS, not within pairs.

<AREA 
   HREF="contacts.html" ALT="Contacts" TITLE="Contacts"
   SHAPE=RECT COORDS="6,116,  97,184">

which gives us the rectangle in this map:

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