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geraldpratt
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geraldpratt
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Posted by geraldpratt
geraldpratt
Courses Plus Student 6,044 Points

Urgent Issue! How do I open link from modal in a new window?

I have a modal that contains a button link. Once clicked, this should open a new window with pdf content.

What is happening is that the link is opening on the same page and the PDF that is loaded is offset - shifting down and to the right of the page.

Urgent help is much appreciated!

2 Answers

Gurpeer Duhra
Gurpeer Duhra
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Gurpeer Duhra
Gurpeer Duhra
4,205 Points

Can you provide the code ? that way we can find out what is wrong.

Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points
Erik Nuber
Erik Nuber
20,629 Points

You need to target a blank window within your pdf link

<a href="yourfile.pdf" target="_blank">Some Text Here If You want</a>

if you are looking to do this with a button you need to use javascript

<button class="button" onClick="window.open('http://www.site.com', "_blank");"><span class="icon">Open</span></button>