I'd like there to be a new option in the dashboard widget settings to allow the choice of whether shortcut links are opened in a new tab or the same tab.
This includes Smartsheet items (which currently don't open in new tab).
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Is it possible to change the behavior of the dashboard so that if a chart item links to a report it can open in a separate window? Currently, when clicking on a chart it replaces the dashboard. For instance, want to hold the Ctrl key while clicking on the chart and having it load in a separate window. Thank you.
We get requests for this specific feature from our users. It would be great to see it implemented soon. Thank you.
As a workaround you can try using the website option on the Shortcut Widget and Paste the Smartsheet Item link in the Link address. It will always open the smartsheet item in a new tab.
I would also like the ability to have the Widget Action make the report open in a new window, rather than replacing the tab the dashboard was open in with the report. (I want to be able to flip back and forth between the dashboard and the report on different tabs)
Hello!
I just wanted to suggest an improvement to dashboards, specifically. It would be very nice to open up links to other dashboards/sheets/miscellaneous links in new tabs, or to at least have that as an option (ie- right click option).
I have noticed that some things open in new tabs, but it is very tedious to have to open a bookmarked dashboard, and then click that to go to a sheet, and it takes you there on the same tab. It means I have to keep clicking on my dashboard links to get to other sheets, and it takes away from the usefulness of dashboards as a 'one-stop-shop' by not having this feature.
I hope that this can be implemented soon, as this would be a major efficiency improvement! Thank you to all of your dev group for the continuous improvements, and for listening to your customer suggestions!
Hi Taylor!
I AGREE!!
A workaround: I started linking them via the quick links feature as a "website," this opens in a new tab, rather than a Smartsheet sheet, which opens in the same tab. The inability to open in new tab from a dashboard link has driven me a bit crazy for a while!!
Thank you for submitting!!
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Adding links to sheets, reports, or dashboards is a great function. However, when the link is clicked on, it opens the link in the current tab and this messes up work flow. This could be improved if there was an option to open the link in a new tab instead of replacing the current tab.
Our team’s dashboards are set up as our central hub to access important data and shortcuts. Would be awesome to be able to click into a shortcut and have it open in a new tab so the user is not directed away from the DB. Yes, they could hypothetically just hit the “back” button or re-open the DB, but when you’ve got DBs with as much data on them as we do, the load time is terrible!
Need the option to open all metrics (sheets, reports, etc) into a new tab when clicked on from the dashboard. Setting up URLs for each metric is PAINFUL to set up vs Smartsheet pages directly when using control center for blueprint building out projects.
When you use a Dashboard Shortcut Widget, the link goes directly and you lose the current page. I would be great to have an option when adding a link to have it open in a new tab/window. A lot of our folks refer to the old page and the new one.
Currently shortcut widgets operate differently depending on if you are opening a Smartsheet item or an external link. Smartsheet items open in the same tab. External links open in a new tab. You can have the option for Smartsheet items to open in a new tab by just linking it as external, but you have no option to open external links in the same tab. I use this dashboard to link forms because they don't count as Smartsheet "items" and form users end up with multiple tabs open.
I agree, this would be a great function!
I like and appreciate the workaround suggested by @parulmishra however, like others, we use this as a platform for users to access the various areas of our Smartsheet setup. For example, I have a dashboard built to my specs with links to various workspaces (since I'm an admin) and our execs have something similar for their ease of use. The option to set up a shortcut to open in a new tab, right inside the dashboard design, would be really helpful and save a lot of mucking about to load in website urls.
Completely agree. We use dashboards as management and maintenance tools that includes step by step instructions. If an instruction is to open a report and do something, the user needs to go back to get back to the dashboard. Opening a report from a dashboard in work apps also sends the user out of work apps. Thanks for considering.
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