Popup Message

The Popup Message action displays a JavaScript alert with the message you specify. Because JavaScript alerts have only one button (OK), use this action to provide information rather than to present the user with a choice.

You can embed any valid JavaScript function call, property, global variable, or other expression in the text. To embed a JavaScript expression, place it inside braces ({}). To display a brace, precede it with a backslash (\{).

Example

The URL for this page is {window.location}, and today is {new Date()}.

   

NOTE

 

You can’t control how the JavaScript alert looks; that’s determined by the visitor’s browser. If you want more control over the appearance of your message, consider using the Open Browser Window behavior. For detailed information, see Open Browser Window.

To use the Popup Message action:

1. Select an object and open the Behaviors panel.
2. Click the Plus (+) button and select Popup Message from the Actions pop-up menu.
3. Enter your message in the Message text box.
4. Click OK.
5. Check that the default event is the one you want.

   If it isn’t, select another event from the pop-up menu. If the events you want are not listed, change the target browser in the Show Events For pop-up menu.