(Please Help) making buttons clickable (layout done in photoshop)

I am a newbie to all of this. I been trying to learn html/css
and I am still learning it but I needed a quick way to get my
website up and running. So, I created my layout in photoshop, I
sliced it and imported it anything dreamweaver. I made the content
area editable. Now I have 10 buttons that needs to be clickable. I
was on my index.html page and use the hotspot tools to try and make
them clickable. Indeed it did on my index page. Was I suppose to
use the hotspot tools or was I suppose to select the image, replace
it and then link it (when I tried that way at first, it messed the
page and had boxes and lines everywhere, like the page was broken
up, I really dont know what I did wrong there)
My problem is that how do I make all 10 pages of my website
buttons clickable without having to go to each page, like the about
page, services page, contact page, etc.... and using the hotspot on
all 10 pages?
Do I have to make it as a template or something?
Here is a picture of the problem...What did I do wrong or how
to fix the problem?
http://i39.tinypic.com/2ltmuzs.jpg

So many problems, so little time. First and most importantly,
I admire your courage to "forge ahead", but you need to start with
the basics (some of the dreamweaver tutorials, template pages, etc.
and learn slowly and methodically.) A well functioning site is far
more important than a graphically pleasing site...
There are many apparent problems based on your jpg, but can't
address any without seeing the code.
Buttons: If they are separate slices, they don't need image
map "hot spots" to link them. Simply select one, and assign a link
to it via the properties window. If you saved your entire "header
graphic" as all one piece, and placed it into your page, that would
be when you would want to assign "hot spots" to each section of the
graphic, but if they are separate pieces, there is no need for the
hot spots.
Templates: Yes, a template is the best way to ensure each
page functions and has the same links as the rest. If you dont have
a template set up, you will need to assign all of your links
separately to each page of your document. To create a template, you
first need to create one good, functioning page, then save as
template. Once a template, you'll need to assign which areas you
want to be editable (usually the "content area"). The advantage of
a template is also that if you need to make a global change to all
of the pages somewhere down the road, the change will automatically
update itself on all pages. After the template is created, create a
"New page from Template".
By the looks of your jpg image, you have a whole host of
other problems with the way the page is set up - if you're using
tables to compile, you aren't using them well. The more complicated
you try to slice up a single table, the likelyhood of problems like
you're showing multiplies exponentially - keep it simple.
Experiment with "nested tables" to see if that helps, but DON"T
OVERDO... If you're using css - do some reading, or try to begin
with one of the Dreamweaver template pages to start, then slowly
modify and test as you go - it's tricky at first.
For that matter, if you don't have any "rollover" effect or
anything else going on in the top area, you may be far better off
saving it as one piece and image mapping the "hot spots" for your
links, and it won't break apart the way you're showing.
Keep trying, but take it slow - take a course or purchase a
tutorial dvd - it is well worth the investment and will save you
countless hours of frustration and "stabbing in the dark"...
Hope that helps - don't be in such a hurry to get your site
"live" - take your time and it will get easier...

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          this.setLayout(new BorderLayout());
          this.add(new ResultsPanel(), BorderLayout.NORTH);
          this.add(new InputPanel(), BorderLayout.WEST);
          this.add(new PlotPanel(), BorderLayout.CENTER);
          this.add(new ButtonPanel(), BorderLayout.SOUTH);
class GuiBugFrame extends JFrame
     public GuiBugFrame(String title)
          super(title);
          this.getContentPane().add(new GuiBugPanel());
public class GuiBug
     public static void main(String[] args)
          final GuiBugFrame frame = new GuiBugFrame("GuiBugFrame");
          frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
          frame.pack();
          Dimension screenSize = Toolkit.getDefaultToolkit().getScreenSize();
          frame.setLocation((screenSize.width - frame.getWidth())/2, (screenSize.height - frame.getHeight())/2);
          frame.setVisible(true);
     }

bbritta:
I commented out the line:
this.add(panel);
and that small square disappeared - many thanks for
your help - I can't believe that I spent so much
time looking for a fix and you came up with it
in a very short time - thanks again.

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