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 like Microsoft Internet Explorer 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, 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:

  1. Copy your WebCATS site address from the address bar. Go to the Internet Explorer "Tools" menu, select "Pop-up Blocker" and click on the "Pop-up blocker Settings" command.




  2. Paste the URL for your WebCATS page into the "Address of website to allow" text box and click the "Add" button.




  3. Click "Close."

Allowing Pop-ups when using the Yahoo! Toolbar

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:

  1. Select the pop-up icon and click on the "Always Allow Pop-Ups From..." command.




  2. The URL for your WebCATS login page should be listed in the "Sources of Recently Blocked Pop-Ups" text box. Click on that URL and then click the button next to the text box that says "Allow." 




  3. The WebCATS URL should then appear in the "Always Allow Pop-Ups From These Sources" text box.
  4. Click "Close."

Allowing Pop-ups when using the Google Toolbar

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:

  1. Move your mouse over the pop-up icon.




  2. Click on the pop-up icon and it should then read "Popups okay."


 

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