Web Browser Pop Up Window Management

To describe the web browser configuration steps necessary to manage pop-up windows in the following  web browsers: 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.

The web browsers, IE-8 (Microsoft), FireFox (Opensource), Safari (Apple), and Chrome (Google), provide easy to understand pop-up window management  ensuring high end user satisfaction. The web browser's pop-up window behavior can be configured.

The blocking of pop-up windows is a standard feature for these web browsers.

• Start Internet Explorer
• Select the Tools menu
  • Select Internet Options
• 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

Microsoft Windows computers

• Start FireFox
• Select Tools menu and then select the Options item
• The Options dialog window is displayed.
• Select the Content tab.
  • Select Block pop-up windows check box.
  • Select the Exceptions button.
  • Allow Pop-ups for websites window is displayed.
    • Enter the website URL to enable pop-up display of pop-up windows.
    • Select the close button to apply changes.
      

Apple Mac Computers Running OS/X 10.5 and above.

• Start FireFox
• FireFox --> Preferences
• The Options dialog window is displayed.
• Select the Content tab.
  • Select Block pop-up windows check box.
  • Select the Exceptions button.
  • Allow Pop-ups for websites window is displayed.
    • Enter the website URL to enable pop-up display of pop-up windows.
    • Select the Allow button to apply changes.
  • Select the red "x" button to close the Allow Pop-ups for websites window.
• Select the red "x" button to close the FireFox preferences window.
  

Microsoft Windows computers

• Start Chrome (Google Chrome web-browser)
• Select Tools menu icon.
  • The small wrench /spanner icon located at the upper right hand corner of the Chrome web-browser window.
• Selected the Options menu entry item.
• The Google Chrome Options window is displayed.
  • Select the 'Under the Hood' tab.
  • Select the 'Content settings...' button to open the Content Settings window.
  • The Content Settings window is displayed.
  • Select the Pop-ups tab item under the Features column.
  • Select the radio button: 'Do not allow any site to show pop-ups (recommended)'
  • Select the 'Exceptions' button to open the 'Pop-up Exceptions' window.
    • Select the 'Add...' button to open the 'New Exception' window and add the website URL that is allowed to display pop-up windows.
    • Select the 'OK' button to add the specified website URL.
    • Select the 'Close' button to close the 'Pop-up Exceptions' window.
  • Select the 'Close' button to close the 'Content Settings' window.
• Select the 'Close' button to close the 'Google Chrome Options' window.
  
  Apple Mac Computers Running OS/X 10.5 and above.
• Start Chrome (Google Chrome web-browser)
• Chrome --> Preferences
• The Chrome preferences window appears. – The Chrome preferences window is entitled: Under the Hood.
• Select the Under the Hood tab of the Chrome preferences window.
• Select the Content settings button.
  • The Content Settings window is displayed.
  • Select the Pop-ups menu item from the features menu.
  • Select the radio button labeled: Do not allow any site to show pop-ups (recommend)
  • Select the Exceptions button to allow pop-up windows from specific web-sites.
    • Add the web-sites to the exceptions list to allow pop-up windows from the web-sites listed.
    • Select the Done button when all web-sites have been added to the list.
  • Select the red "x" button to close the Content Settings window.
• Select the red "x" button to close the Chrome preferences window entitled: Under the Hood.

Apple Mac Computers Running OS/X 10.5 and above.

• Start Safari
• Safari --> Preferences
• The Safari web-browser preferences window is displayed.
• Select the Security Tab in the preferences window.
  • Select the Block pop-up windows check-box.
• Select the red "x" button to close the Safari preferences window.
  

Microsoft Windows computers

• Start Safari
• Select the Edit item located on the Safari web-browser menu-bar.
• Select the Preferences... item display in the Edit menu list.
• The Safari web-browser preferences window is displayed.
  • Select the Security Tab in the preferences window.
  • Select the Block pop-up windows check-box.
  • Click the "X" in the upper right-hand corner of the Safari preferences window to close it.
    

When Block Pop-Up Windows is enabled for IE-7, IE-8, FireFox, Safari and Google Chrome web-browsers a warning / informational message and/or icon appears in the URL text entry area. To display options available to process the blocked pop-up window perform a right click mouse operation.

A List of Pop-Up Windows Blocked messages and reply options images

• IE8 and IE7 Pop-Up Window Blocked message
• IE8 and IE7 Reply to pop-up windows blocked options

• FireFox Pop-Up Window Blocked message
• FireFox Reply tio pop-up windows blocked options

• Google Chrome Pop-Up Window Blocked message
• Google Chrome Reply to pop-up windows blocked options