Some web browsers will automatically have pop-ups blocked and parts of our site will require them to be temporarily disabled to download documents or open new pages on MyCWU and other sites. Here is a simple guide on disabling or re-enabling your pop-up blocker.
Chrome:
Step One: Open Chrome.
Step Two: In the top-right corner, click the Chrome menu
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Step Three: Click Settings.
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Step Four: Scroll to the bottom of the Setting page and Click Advanced Settings
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Step Five: Under "Privacy and Security," click Content settings and select Pop-ups and redirects.
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Step Six: Under "Pop-ups," select Do not allow any site to show pop-ups (recommended) or Allow all sites to show pop-ups.
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You may also want to try this alternative way to enable pop-ups.On the top left, next to the URL click on the lower case i inside a circle
This will open up a menu. Towards the very bottom, under the popups section,click "Allow" and then click "Always allow on this site."
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Firefox:
To access the pop-up blocker settings:
Step One: Click the menu button and click on Options.
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Step Two: Select Privacy & Security
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Block pop-up windows: Uncheck this to disable the pop-up blocker altogether.
Exceptions: This is a list of sites that you want to allow to display pop-ups.
The dialog has the following choices:
Allow: Click this to add a website to the exceptions list.
Remove Site: Click this to remove a website from the exceptions list.
Remove All Sites: Click this to remove all of the websites in the exceptions list.
Microsoft Edge:
Step One: Open the desktop, and then tap or click the Internet Explorer icon on the taskbar.
Step Two: Tap or click the Menu.
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Step Three: Click on Settings.
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Step Four: Select Privacy & security and toggle the Block pop-ups setting.
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Safari:
If your pop-up blocker is turned on (Safari's is by default) and you go to a site that has pop-ups, there is no easy way to identify if a pop-up has indeed been blocked. Below are the steps you need to check and see if the pop-up blocker is enabled and disable if you choose.
Step One: Open Safari.
Step Two: In the top left, select "Safari," then select "Preferences" from the drop down menu.
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Step Three: The preferences pane will open and select "Security" on the top row. Uncheck the the "Block pop-up windows" box.
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