Code-free Configuration of Pop-up Open and Close in Story Design Time

By Arthur Phung
12/01/2025

Table of Contents

Overview

You can now set the default Open or Close state of a Pop-up at story runtime using a single UI option, entirely replacing the need to write JavaScript [Popup_1.open() or Popup_1.close()].

Open Pop-up

  1. From the story’s outline panel: You can either create Story pop-up or page pop-up as below:

Image 1. Create story pop-up

Image 2. Create Page Pop-up

  1. Create Button to open Pop-up:
  2. On the navigation bar, click Insert symbol > Button
  1. Click More Actions (three dots) > Add > Hyperlink
  1. From the dropdown menu, select Popup
  1. From the pop-up dropdown menu, select the pop-up you want to link, the example here is
  1. Save Story

Close Pop-up

  1. From the story’s outline panel: You can either create Story pop-up or page pop-up as below:

Image 1. Create story pop-up

Image 2. Create Page Pop-up

  1. Adjust to close the Pop-up:

Select the pop-up on the Outline Panel

Case 1: Close pop-up by selecting outside (Click anywhere outside of the pop-up to close it)

  • On the Designer Panel (right-hand side), toggle on Select outside to close popup > Apply

Case 2: Have the Cancel button to close the popup window.

  • On the Designer Panel (right-hand side), toggle on Enable header and footer.
  • Click on the Arrow at the Cancel header > Toggle on Close popup > Apply
  • Save the story.

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