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 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.

Introduction

Introduction

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.

Microsoft Internet Explorer Pop-Up Window Management

Microsoft Internet Explorer Pop-Up Management

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

Firefox Web Browser Pop-Up Window Management

Firefox Web Browser Pop-Up Management

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.

Google Chrome Web Browser Pop-Up Window Management

Chrome Web Browser Pop-Up Management

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 Safari Web Browser Pop-Up Window Management

Safari Web Browser Pop-Up Management

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.

Block Pop-Up Windows and Reply Options

Block Pop-Up Window and Reply Options

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

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