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Target windows for links in Rise
I have created a course in Rise with some links to external websites. When you click on the link within the editing window the link website opens in a new target window. However, when you publish the course the link opens in the same window forcing the learner to use the back button every time they want to return to the course. Is there a way round this so all links open in new target windows?
Thanks
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It seems most natural to let the author set the target attribute for links and buttons. I need target="_top" because our content is in an iframe, and want to lead the learner to our course main page (in an LMS).
Hi John, and thanks for sharing what would work for you. Would you be able to fully describe your needs in a feature request for our development team to track? Thanks!
what is the resolution for making links open in a separate window?
Hi Mamie,
URLs that you hyperlink in your Rise course will always open in a new browser tab. Will that work for your learners, or you're hoping to have it launch in a brand new browser window?
Hi Ashley, i've put links to separate lessons on buttons - they clearly don't open in a new tab in chrome. is this a bug or should i file a feature request?
Hi Pieter!
Are you using a button to link to another lesson in the same Rise course? If so, that lesson will open in the same browser tab. Can you tell us more about why you would want the lesson to open in a new tab? What situation would you use that feature in?
Hi Alyssa, both - the customer and ourselves want the trainee to be able to return to the *same location* in the original page, after clicking to visit another page.
Right now, if you click a link on a page, which opens in the same tab and you then hit "back", you shoot back to the top of the previous page, instead of your original location on the page, where you clicked that link.
The simplest solution seems to me to open the linked page in a new tab, so that when you close that new tab, you drop back to the original tab, which is still on the original location on the page. This applies to both external websites or internal links within Rise courses.
This is a standard functionality of a lot of modern websites, and people simply seem to expect it.
bump, anyone on the team still looking into the target="_self addition feature? thanks
*raises hand*
I wouldn't hold much hope. That would need them to implement anchor tags, wouldn't be hard to do in the same menu but it would take a decent amount of time when you throw whatever testing procedure they follow as it be a bit more difficult with a responsive editor like rise is. I'm just waiting for the ability to choose what tab my link opens to (that was in storyline 8 years ago)..
Hi Pieter!
Currently, when you return to a previous Rise 360 lesson, you'll be taken back to the top of that lesson. However, it sounds like you'd prefer to be taken to the last-viewed block.
I'm happy to bring this up with our team again, and we'll keep an eye out for other requests for a similar need.
hello, I have a related question. When a learner click on an external link, it opens in a new window which is great, but when they close this window and go back to the window they were on, it actually makes them start from the beginning of the module instead of where they left off when they clicked on think link, It's time consuming and annoying when they have to scroll through the module to get to where they were at.
Is there any way around this?
Thanks.
I realized this question was asked above too.
No problem, Sally! Alyssa has this feature request documented. We'll let you you know if we make any changes to this experience.
Bump. This is very much needed for us.
Either add targets or allow us to edit the HTML.
Is there any updates?
Hi there! I don't have any updates at this time, but you're in the right place to receive new information as it's available!
