Downloading the browser Console logs
The issues related to User Interface are logged in the browser's Console. This page discusses how you can download these logs written in different browsers' Console.
| Before you start downloading the Console logs, ensure that you've reproduced the issue. |
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Google Chrome
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Click
icon, and go to More tools > Developer tools.
You can also right-click the page that has issues with it, and select Inspect to open Developer tools. -
Click the Console tab.
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Use either of the following options to save the Console logs. Option 1
- In the Console tab, right-click and select Save as... This opens a Save As window.
- In theSave As window, select a location where you want to save the Console logs
- Click Save to save the logs at the selected location.
Option 2
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Copy the Console logs from the Console tab and paste them to a text editor.
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Save the file as a text file. Firefox
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Click
icon.
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Select Web Developer >Web Console.
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Copy the Console logs from the Console tab to a text editor.
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Save the file as a text file. Internet Explorer
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On the top-right corner of the page, click the
icon to open the menu.
You can also press F12 key on the keyboard to open tools. -
Select F12 Developer Tools.
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Click the Consoletab.
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In the Console tab, right-click and select Copy allto copy the logs.
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Paste the copied logs to a text editor.
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Save the file as a text file. Microsoft Edge
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On the top-right corner of the page, click the ***
***icon to open the menu.
You can also press F12 key on the keyboard to open tools. -
Select More tools> Developer tools.
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Click the Consoletab.
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Use either of the following options to save the Console logs. Option 1
- In the Console tab, right-click and select Save as... This opens a Save As window.
- In theSave As window, select a location where you want to save the Console logs.
- Click Save to save the logs at the selected location.
Option 2
- Copy the Console logs from the Console tab and paste them to a text editor.
- Save the file as a text file. Safari By default, the Developmenu in Safari is disabled. You need to enable it first and then next you can save the Console logs. If you've already enabled the Develop menu, you can skip to the Saving the Console logs section to save the logs.
Enabling the Develop menu
- Click Safari and then select Preferences...
- In the window that opens, click the Advancedtab.
- At the bottom of the window, select Show Develop menu in menu barto enable the Develop menu.
Saving the Console logs
- Click Develop to open a menu.
- Select Show Web Inspector.
- Click the Consoletab.
- In the Console tab, selectPreserve Log, and select All.
- Click
to clear the logs that may already be present in the Console tab.
- Reproduce the issue.
- The logs related to the issue will be generated and recorded in the Console.
- Copy the Console logs from the Console tab and paste them to a text editor.
- Save the file as a text file.
Opera
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Right-click the page that has issues with it, and select Inspect elementto open Developer tools.
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Click the Console tab.
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Use either of the following options to save the Console logs. Option 1
- In the Console tab, right-click and select Save as... This opens a Save As window.
- In theSave As window, select a location where you want to save the Console logs.
- Click Save to save the logs at the selected location.
Option 2
- Copy the Console logs from the Console tab and paste them to a text editor.
- Save the file as a text file.