HOW TO - Open SharePoint Resource in New Tabs w/ Column Formats
Synopsis: Explore options for using custom column formatting to open SharePoint list items in new tabs. Intro : I received the following question; "Is there a setting to force SharePoint Online document sets to open in a new tab?" The customer wanted to replicate the experience when pressing a widget button, that opens in a new tab. But document libraries and list don't really have those options. I've created some 'fancy' things in the past using custom formatting to create hyperlinks. I wanted to take that a step further by adding instructions to force those hyperlinks to open in a new tab. Quick Run Down: 1.) Forcing a new tab to open when using a hyperlink 2.) Generating a specific hyperlink from the resource 3.) Formatting the column to do what we want. (Failed attempt.) 4.) Creating a new column to do what we want. (Success.) Tech Stack: SharePoint Online PowerShell ISE ( For configuring the JSON, any IDE will be better...