PROBLEM

A splash window does not include a close button in ArcGIS Experience Builder

Last Published: February 10, 2025

Description

In ArcGIS Experience Builder, certain splash screen windows can be closed by clicking the preconfigured Button widget. However, in some instances, a splash window in an experience does not include a button to close the window.

The image below shows a preview of an experience with the Tooltip window template as a splash screen in a fixed mode, without a close button.

The splash screen window with no close button

Cause

The window template used in the experience windows do not provide a preconfigured button to close the window. The Blank, Simple, Vogue, Novel, Sidebar, Particulars, Footnote, Item info, Tooltip, and Steps window templates do not include a preconfigured button to close the windows.

Solution or Workaround

To resolve the issue, manually add a close button to the splash window.

  1. Open the web experience in ArcGIS Experience Builder.
  2. Click Page Page icon to open the Page panel.
  3. On the Window tab, under Fixed windows, select the window set as the splash screen.
Note: 
To set the window as a splash screen, on the Window tab, under Fixed windows, click the Set as splash button. Ensure the window is set to Fixed mode in the Window panel, under the Mode section to activate the splash screen.
The Window tab in the Page panel
  1. Click Insert Insert icon to open the Insert panel, under Page elements, drag the Button widget into the window template on the canvas.
Insert panel containing the Button widget
  1. In the Button panel, under Content, click Set link.
Set the link to the Button widget
  1. In the Set link panel, for Link to, select Page from the drop-down menu.
  2. For Select a page, select Current page from the drop-down menu.
Set link configurations
  1. Click OK.
Note: 
Optionally, configure the text on the button in the Button panel under Text and the style of the button in the Quick style window by clicking the Quick style button Quick style icon on the widget’s toolbar.
  1. Click Save Save icon > Preview Preview icon.

The image below shows a preview of the experience with the Tooltip window template as a splash window in a fixed mode, with the configured close button.

Splash screen window with a configured close button
Alternatively, check the Click outside to close Window under Close options in the Window panel to close the splash window.
Click outside to close Window option in the Window panel

Article ID: 000033524

Software:
  • ArcGIS Experience Builder

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