Electronic Resources: Troubleshooting ... and Beyond

A guide to assist with electronic resources access and alerting users to temporary outages.

Pop-up Blocker FAQ

What is a pop-up blocker?
A pop-up blocker refers to any application that disables a pop-up advertisement window.  They often try to close all pop-up windows and this may interfere with your ability to access content.

What can I do about them? 
Pop-up blockers may be disabled via your browser. 


Disabling Pop-Up Blockers: IE 7 or Higher

  1. Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button Picture of the Start button, and then clicking Internet Explorer.

  2. Click the Tools button, and then click Pop-up Blocker.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • To turn off Pop-up Blocker, click Turn Off Pop-up Blocker.

    • To turn on Pop-up Blocker, click Turn On Pop-up Blocker.

     
For more information please refer to IE's FAQ

Disabling Pop-Ups: FireFox

1.  Open FireFox

2.  Go to Tools at the top of the browser

3.  Select "Options".  This will open the Options box.

4.  From the top menu of the Options box, select "Content"

5.  Uncheck the box for "Block Pop-Up Windows"

For more about Pop-Up Blockers in FireFox please refer to this guide.

Disabling Pop-Ups: Safari

1. At the top of the Safari browser menu, select "Safari".

2. Then, make sure "Block Pop-Up Windows" is not selected.


Also, please refer Safari's brief pop-up blocker guide.

Disabling Pop-Ups: Google Chrome

You can allow all pop-ups by disabling the pop-up blocker. Follow these steps:

  1. Click the wrench icon on the browser toolbar.tools menu
  2. Select Options (Preferences on Mac and Linux; Settings on a Chromebook).
  3. Click the tab.Under the Hood
  4. Click Content settings in the "Privacy" section.
  5. In the "Pop-ups" section, select "Allow all sites to show pop-ups." Customize permissions for specific websites by clicking Manage exceptions.

Please refer to the guide for Chrome for more detailed information.

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