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Replicate anchor links for a scrollable page in ArcGIS Experience Builder

Last Published: October 21, 2024

Summary

In ArcGIS Experience Builder, a web experience using the scrolling template allows multiple blocks to organize widgets in a screen group. Adding a menu of anchor links to a scrollable page enhances navigation by focusing on specific sections of a webpage and improves accessibility by providing a more structured webpage.

The experience below shows a scrollable page with multiple blocks consisting of widgets in a screen group.

Scrollable page with multiple screen groups consisting of widgets in ArcGIS Experience Builder

This article describes the workflow to create a menu of anchor links using the Button widgets in a scrollable page in ArcGIS Experience Builder.

Procedure

  1. Log in to ArcGIS Online and open the experience in ArcGIS Experience Builder.
  2. On the Insert tab, in the Insert widget panel, on the New tab, under Page elements, drag the Button widget into one of the blocks on the canvas, ideally in the first row of blocks.
Adding Button widgets into the canvas
Note: 
Depending on the number of blocks containing widgets available, repeat Step 2 to add the preferred number of Button widgets to link each block.
  1. On the canvas, click the Button widget to open the Button panel.
  2. In the Button panel, on the Content tab, click Set link.
Set links to each Button widgets
  1. In the Set link dialog box, for Link to, select Block from the drop-down list.
Set link configuration for Link to
  1. In the Set link window, for Jump to, select the preferred block from the drop-down list.
Set link configurations for Jump to
Note:
To check the names of the blocks, click the Page panel, on the Page tab, and refer to the list of blocks under Outline. 
  1. Click OK.
  2. In the Button panel, under Text, change the name of the Button widget to indicate the linked block.
  3. Repeat Steps 3 through 8 for the other Button widgets.
  4. Click Save Save icon > Preview Preview icon.

The experience below shows the scrollable page with Button widgets linked to different blocks consisting of widgets.

Scrollable page with Button widgets linked to different blocks consisting of widgets.

Article ID: 000033631

Software:
  • ArcGIS Experience Builder

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