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Web-Browser Pop Up Window Management Table of Contents

Purpose

Purpose

To describe the web-browser configuration steps necessary to manage pop-up windows in the following well known web-browser: IE-8 1 (Microsoft), FireFox 2 (Opensource), Safari 3 (Apple), and Chrome 2 (Google) running on either Window O/S computers or Apple Mac computers.

1 Microsoft Windows O/S only.
2 Microsoft Windows O/S, Apple Mac OS/X, and various Unix and Linux O/S based computers.
3 Microsoft Windows O/S and Apple Mac OS/X.


Introduction

Introduction

Each of these well known web-browsers: IE-8 (Microsoft), FireFox (Opensource), Safari (Apple), and Chrome (Google) provides easy to understand pop-up window management to ensure a high level of end-user satisfaction. In order to provide the end-user with a functionally useful, and pleasant web-browser experience while viewing web content and/or using web based applications, web-browser allow end-users to configure the web-browser's pop-up window behavior.

The blocking of pop-up windows is a standard feature for these web-browsers: IE-8 (Microsoft), FireFox (Opensource), Safari (Apple), and Chrome (Google) in order to prevent significant loss of functionality as a result of either malicious website behavior or web application programming errors.


Microsoft Internet Explorer Pop-Up Window Management

Microsoft Internet Explorer Pop-Up Management
  • Start Internet Explorer – Currently IE-8
  • Select the Tools menu
  • The Internet Options dialog window appears.
  • Select the Privacy tab
    • Check the Turn on Pop-up Blocker check-box.
    • To allow specific websites to open Pop-up windows select the Settings button.
  • The Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog window is displayed.
    • Enter the address (i.e. URL) of the website to enable display of pop-up windows.
    • Select the Add button to the allow pop-up windows display.
    • Select the Close button to apply changes.

Microsoft's official website for Internet Explorer is located here Microsoft Internet Explorer Website


Firefox Web-browser Pop-Up Window Management

Firefox Web-browser Pop-Up Management

Microsoft Windows computers

  • Start FireFox
  • Select Tools
    • Select Options
  • The Options dialog window is displayed.
  • Select the Content tab.
    • Select Block pop-up windows check box.
    • Select the Exceptions button.
    • The Allowed Sites Pop-ups dialog window is displayed.
      • Enter the website URL to enable pop-up display of pop-up windows.
      • Select the close button to apply changes.

Google Chrome Web-browser Pop-Up Window Management

Chrome Web-browser Pop-Up Management

Apple Safari Web-browser Pop-Up Window Management

Safari Web-browser Pop-Up Management

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