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New_guy1
New_guy1
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December 12, 2016
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"On Success Open URL or File"

  • December 12, 2016
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I have a smartshape used as a button that when clicked, would open a file that contains about three paragraphs which instruct the user on a particular procedure.

However, I would like this file (HTML? RTF? Word Doc?) to open in a window of specific dimensions so that the user can still see the larger "calling" smart shape button behind it.

I'll be sizing this for mobile devices too.

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    Correct answer StevePixel

    Hi New_guy,

    I'm pretty sure you can do this with JavaScript. TLC, I believe has offered the code in these forums before. You might want to do a search.

    Cheers

    Steve

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    SauravGhosh
    Adobe Employee
    SauravGhosh
    Adobe Employee
    December 12, 2016

    Hi New_guy,

    You may try the following:

    1. Use google docs to view a word doc in frame. Note that the word doc must be hosted on a web server:

    <iframe src="http://docs.google.com/gview?url=http://your.url/path/to/document.doc&embedded=true"></iframe>

    2. Use window.open and document.write methods to render your content in an HTML container.

    var instructionWindow=window.open("", "instructionWindow", "width=600,height=400");

    instructionWindow.document.write("<p>Instructions 1 text and para.</p>");

    instructionWindow.document.write("<p>Instructions 2 text and para.</p>");

    instructionWindow.document.write("<p>Instructions 3 text and para.</p>");

    This could be closest to what yoou're looking for.

    Thanks,

    Saurav

    S
    StevePixelCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    December 12, 2016

    Hi New_guy,

    I'm pretty sure you can do this with JavaScript. TLC, I believe has offered the code in these forums before. You might want to do a search.

    Cheers

    Steve

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