Enabling Pop-ups

Many of the library's resources, such as RefWorks and Ask-A-Librarian, require users to enable pop-ups in order for the products to function properly. This page is designed to assist you in enabling pop-ups in your browser.

The first set of links are to brief (1-2 minute) movies demonstrating how to enable pop-ups in specific settings.

Introduction to enabling pop-ups.
Disabling Google's pop-up blocker.
Disabling Internet Explorer's pop-up blocker.(applies to IE 6 and 7)

This set of links points to the help screens of various providers of pop-up blockers. Here you can find instructions for disabling the blockers.

Source of pop-up blocker:

Apple Safari - open the preferences and un-check the 'Block pop-up windows' check box under the 'Advanced' menu.
Google Toolbar
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
Microsoft Windows XP
Mozilla Firefox - To change Mozilla's Pop-up Blocker preferences, select Tools > Popup Manager > Allow popups from this site.
Netscape Browser
Norton Internet Security
Norton Personal Firewall
Opera Browser Pop-Up Blocker
Panicware Pop-Up Stopper
Safeguard Popup Blocker
SBC Yahoo Browser Pop-Up Blocker
StopZilla
Yahoo! Toolbar
Zone Labs