SharePoint 2010 Javascript Snippet - open page in modal Window
You can add a bit of customization easily with Content Editor Web Part, where you add Javascript and HTML. In this post you can find a snippet for SharePoint 2010 to open a custom page in the modal dialog window.
The solution consists of two parts - javascript function nad HTML code to call it.
Javascript function:
function showFeedbackPage() {
var pageUrl = 'http://path_to_your_page';
var options = SP.UI.$create_DialogOptions();
options.url = pageUrl;
options.showClose = true;
options.allowMaximize = true;
SP.UI.ModalDialog.showModalDialog(options);
}
HTML code to call the function:
<span class="module-link" onclick="showFeedbackPage()">Open in modal dialog window</span>

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