How do I disable pop-up blockers in WebCATS?
The nuisance of pop-up windows has largely been suppressed in recent years with pop-up blockers now being built into search engines and third-party toolbars like Google and Yahoo!. Unfortunately, these pop-up blockers can prevent the use of pop-ups that we actually desire.
For example, in WebCATS there are a variety of useful pop-ups that users need to access. WebCATS pop-ups are extremely important, and are used in a number of different places throughout the program to provide you with extra information or to prompt you to make choices. The following steps identify the procedure for enabling pop-ups in WebCATS when using Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari or Chrome, as well as Google Toolbar and Yahoo! Toolbar.
Note: There may well be other applications that have been installed on your system that prevent pop-ups from appearing. This article does not guarantee that pop-ups will work, but addresses the applications that we see in use most of the time. If you continue to find that your pop-ups are blocked in WebCATS after following these instructions, then please contact your on-site IT staff.
Allowing Pop-ups in Microsoft Internet Explorer
Launch Internet Explorer and access your WebCATS login. If you see a warning message on the login page of WebCATS indicating that your system is blocking pop-ups, then follow these steps:
- Copy your WebCATS site address from the address bar. From the menu bar, select Tools|Pop-up Blocker|Pop-up Blocker Settings.
- Paste the URL for your WebCATS page into the "Address of website to allow" text box and click Add.
- Click Close.
Allowing Pop-ups in Firefox
From an open browser page in Firefox, complete the following steps to enable pop-ups for WebCATS:
- Select Tools|Options and select the Content tab from the open window.
- Click Exceptions to the right of the "Block pop-up windows" box.
- Enter the URL of your WebCATS site in the "Address of web site" text box and click Allow.
- Click Close.
Note: If you wish to enable pop-ups for all web pages, deselect the "Block pop-up windows box" in Step 2 and click OK.
Allowing Pop-ups in Safari
At this time, Safari only offers the option of enabling pop-up blockers for all sites and does not maintain a list of approved sites, while blocking others. In order to verify that pop-up blockers are not enabled in Safari, go to Safari|Block Pop-up Windows and make sure the selection is not checked.
Allowing Pop-ups in Chrome
In order to allow pop-ups in Chrome, follow these steps:
- Click the wrench icon|Options.
- From the "Under the Hood" tab, click Content Settings.
- Select "Pop-ups" in the Features box and select "Do not allow any site to show pop-ups" and click Exceptions.
- In the Pop-up Exceptions window, click Add and enter the URL for your WebCATS page into the text box labeled "Pattern".
- Make sure the Action is marked as "Allow" and click OK.
Note: If you wish to enable pop-ups for all web pages, at step 2 select "Allow all sites to show pop-ups" and click Close.