Making a link open in a pop-up window
You can set up a hyperlink so that Web browsers will open it in a new window with the position, size, and other properties that you specify. Such pop-up windows appear on top of the window that is displaying the current document. They are often smaller than most browser windows, and certain parts that are usually visible can be hidden, such as the menu and the toolbar.
You can specify the following properties for pop-up windows:
- name (useful when you want to reuse the same window)
- position relative to the top left corner of the screen
- width and height
- the visibility of its menu, toolbar, scroll bars, status bar
- resizability
To set a link to open in a pop-up window
- Double-click the link to open the Hyperlink Properties dialog box.
- Select the Open in new window check box, and then click Options.
- (optional) In the Window name box, enter the name you want the window to have. (You can have other pop-up links open in the same window by specifying the same name, or prevent other pop-up links from using the same window by specifying a unique name.)
- In the Left margin and Top margin boxes, enter the desired distance of the pop-up window from the screen’s left and top edges, respectively, in pixels.
- In the Width and Height boxes, enter the desired width and height of the window, in pixels.
- Under Options, select the check boxes corresponding to the controls you want the window to display.
- Click OK twice.
If you want a link to open in a new window, but you do not want to specify the window’s size and other properties, set the link’s target to _blank and leave the Open in new window check box unselected.
Related topics
Setting a link’s target window or frame