Have been given the request to make a linked file open in a new window. Everything I try results in it opening in a new tab - this is causing a problem for some users for a whole lot of reasons - too many to go into.
Basically, can I force a linked file (pdf) to open in a new window, using SL2? Company is almost exclusively using Chrome.
doesn`t it work if you use the trigger "Jump to URL/file" and click on the browser options? Here you can choose: "Display in new browser window". Then your pdf should be visible in a new browser window.
It's generally a browser setting - and for example within Chrome, it'll mostly open in a new tab as the default instead of a new window entirely. There isn't a way to force this in Storyline, so you may want to provide directions to users on how to change this behavior or look at if you're able to just have them utilize the tab set up.
Hi Ralf - thanks for that, but no, it doesn't work - that action results in a new tab not browser window.
Thanks Ashley - was afraid that that was the case. Is this behaviour a change in SL2? I'm sure we have SL1 courses that will open in a separate window. Has there been a change to the available options (no longer have access to a copy of SL1 to test this thought).
There hasn't been a change from SL1 to SL2 in terms of how the browsers will open particular new tabs vs. windows - and if you'd like to double check you can download the trial of SL1 here.
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Hi Lance,
doesn`t it work if you use the trigger "Jump to URL/file" and click on the browser options? Here you can choose: "Display in new browser window". Then your pdf should be visible in a new browser window.
Hi Lance,
It's generally a browser setting - and for example within Chrome, it'll mostly open in a new tab as the default instead of a new window entirely. There isn't a way to force this in Storyline, so you may want to provide directions to users on how to change this behavior or look at if you're able to just have them utilize the tab set up.
Hi Ralf - thanks for that, but no, it doesn't work - that action results in a new tab not browser window.
Thanks Ashley - was afraid that that was the case. Is this behaviour a change in SL2? I'm sure we have SL1 courses that will open in a separate window. Has there been a change to the available options (no longer have access to a copy of SL1 to test this thought).
Hi Lance,
There hasn't been a change from SL1 to SL2 in terms of how the browsers will open particular new tabs vs. windows - and if you'd like to double check you can download the trial of SL1 here.
Thanks Ashley.
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