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Not all pop-ups are ads or spam. Some legitimate websites display web content in pop-up windows.

To better experience ǿմý websites, you may need to allow pop-ups for eSTORM, swic.edu or InfoShare.

Chrome

Look at your address bar:

By default, Google Chrome blocks pop-ups from automatically showing up on your screen. When a pop-up is blocked, the address bar will be marked Pop-up blocked, with this tiny image: Click on the image to allow pop-ups.

Turn off/on via your settings:

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More , then Settings
  3. Under “Privacy and security,” click Site settings.
  4. Click Pop-ups and redirects.
  5. At the top, turn the setting to Allowed or Blocked.

Click for more help from Google, including instructions for mobile devices.

Internet Explorer (IE)

Look for a notification at the bottom of the browser window:

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Select Allow once or Options for this site to Always allow pop-ups or go to More settings (the Pop-up Blocker Settings window – see next section).

Access pop-up blocker settings:

  1. Open Internet Explorer, select the Tools, and then select Internet options.
  2. On the ʰtab, under Pop-up Blocker, click Settings.
  3. Under Address of website to allow, type in *.swic.edu then click Add.
    IE add address to allow
  4. All ǿմý websites will be added to sites allowed to display pop-ups. Click Close.
    IE Pop-up blocker settings
  5. Click OK to close Internet Options.

Firefox

Look at the address bar/information bar:

When blocking a pop-up, Firefox displays an information bar (if it hasn’t been previously dismissed; if so, see the next section), as well as an icon  in the address bar:

When you click either the Options button, or the icon in the address bar, a menu is displayed with the following choices:

  1. Allow/Block pop-ups for this site – SELECT THIS TO ALLOW POP-UPS
  2. Edit Pop-up Blocker Options… – Select this to go to your pop-up blocker settings (see below)
  3. Don’t show this message when pop-ups are blocked – not recommended
  4. (show the blocked pop-up) – Select this to view the actual pop-up that was blocked

Access pop-up blocker settings:

  1. Click the Menu button and select Options.
  2. Select the Privacy & Security panel on the left.
  3. Under the Permissions section, find Block pop-up windows, then click on Exceptions…:
  4. Type in the website you wish to unblock pop-ups on:
  5. Click Allow, then Save Changes.
  6. Close Firefox Options.

Click for more information from Firefox.

Edge

Look for a notification at the bottom of the browser window:

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Select Allow once or Always allow.

Adjust via Settings:

  1. Click the Settings and more button (Alt + X).
  2. Click Settings .
  3. Click Privacy & security .
  4. Scroll to the Security section.
  5. To turn the pop-up blocker off, toggle the switch to off:
  6. To turn the pop-up blocker on, toggle the switch on:

Safari – Desktop

  1. Open Safari and visit the website you would like to allow pop-ups on.
  2. Click Safari in the upper-left menu, then click Preferences…:
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  3. Click on the Websites tab at the top of the Preferences window.
  4. On the left, click on Pop-up Windows:
    Safari-Desktop2

Safari – iPhone/iPad

  1. Open your Settings app:
    Safari-iPhone3
  2. Scroll down and select Safari; toggle the Block Pop-ups on or off:
    Safari-iPhone2
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