Creating an “open link” button column

When you add a link to a table in a “link” column, the visual is a globe icon. While this is handy for keeping things visually uncluttered, not all users will intuitively know to click the globe to open the link. Adding a button that opens the link that screams CLICK ME can help users quickly understand what they are supposed to do.

Step 1: Create columns

Create 2 columns; one column should be a link column type and the other a button column type.

Step 2: Set action to OpenHyperlink

Set your button so that the on-click action is “Open Hyperlink”. Using the formula builder (trigger by typing = into the url field), set the URL to thisrow.[ColumnName] with column name being the column where you store your link. Your button settings should look like this, (in our example, the link column is called “Link”):

Step 3: Adjust columns and layout

Now it’s time to customize what columns are seen on the table view. Click here for tips on hiding, unhiding and resizing table columns.

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