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How do we get rid of the "Documentation assistant" icon at the lower right web browser corner when viewing esri's online documentaion?

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BillFox
MVP Notable Contributor

How do we get rid of the "Documentation assistant" icon at the lower right web browser corner when viewing esri's online documentaion?

This icon redacts as a black spot on any printed document

As AGOL admin, settings > AI assistants is not enabled

and don't see anything yet about beta on/off

Reference: https://doc.arcgis.com/en/arcgis-online/reference/doc-assistant.htm

 

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even with print background off it redacts as a white spot 

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Leena_Abdulqader
Frequent Contributor

Hi @BillFox, I don't think there is an option to hide it yet. But as a workaround, you can do it using the dev tools in your browser. 

F12 > Leena_Abdulqader_0-1753842553823.png (Select an elemnt in page to inspect) am using Chrome here> Click on the "Documentation Assistant" button > In the Elements tab, you’ll now see the corresponding <esri-doc-assistant-button> or a <div> that wraps it> Right-click on that element in the DevTools panel and choose "Delete element".

The icon should disappear, and you can print that page.Unfortunately every time you refresh or access a page, you need to do it.

Another workaround I could think of is using the reader mode in the browser, but I think this is only available in Firefox. And you can print from it. 

 

I hope this helps!

 

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SimonSchütte_ct
MVP Regular Contributor

If you use an adblocker like UBlock Origin, you could select the element and auto-block it.

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In UBlock you can use the lightning symbol to remove the icon from the current session. With the pipette icon you can remove it always.

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Overlay is now removed:

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Alternatively there are neat Extension like Page edit or Print Edit WE that let you edit websites before printing.

Leena_Abdulqader
Frequent Contributor

This is awesome I didn't know about this. Thank you! @SimonSchütte_ct 

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