Allowing Popups
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Several areas of MCC's web sites use code and popups in order to work and popups blockers that are turned on will prevent this. The following is a way to add MCC's site as an allowed site so one can leave popup blockers turned on, but still allow them to be used on MCC's web sites.
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Allowing Popups on MCC's Web Site in Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer Version 7
1. On the toolbar, click on the Tools side arrow, point to Pop-up Blocker, then click on Pop-up Blocker Settings.
2. In the Address of website to allow: field, type *.maricopa.edu. Click Add.
3. The *.maricopa.edu will go into the list of sites allow for pop-ups. Click Close.
Internet Explorer Version 6
1. On the menu bar, click Tools, then click Internet Options....
2. Click the Privacy tab, then in the Pop-up Blocker section, check the Block pop-ups check box if it isn't checked, then click Settings.
3. In the Address of Web site to allow: field, type *.maricopa.edu, then Click Add.
4. The *.maricopa.edu will now appear in the Allowed Sites listing. Click Close.
Allowing Popups on MCC's Web Site in SeaMonkey
Windows
1. On the menu bar, click Edit, then click on Preferences...
2. In the Category listing, if Privacy & Security has a '+' next to it, click on it until there's a '-'.
3. Click on Popup Windows.
4. If it isn't already, check the Block unrequested popup windows checkbox.
5. Click Allowed Sites....
6. In the Allow popups from the following sites: field, type *.maricopa.edu, then click Add
7. The *.maricopa.edu will go into the Site listing for allowed sites, then click OK.
Macintosh
1. On the menu bar at the top of the screen slick SeaMonkey, then click Preferences....
2. Under the Category listings, click on the arrow next to Privacy & Security until the listing below it appears, as shown in the screenshot below. Then click on Popup Windows.
3. On the right hand side, check the Block unrequested popup windows checkbox, then click Allowed Sites....
4. In the Allow popups from the following wbe sites: field, type *.maricopa.edu, then click Add.
5. The *.maricopa.edu listing will then be listed in the Site column. Click OK
Allowing Popups on MCC's Web Site in Firefox 2
Windows
1. On the menu bar click Tools, then click on Options...
2. Click on the Content icon.
3. If it isn't checked already, check the Block pop-up windows checkbox, then click Exceptions...
4. In the Address of website: field, type *.maricopa.edu, then click Allow.
5. The *.maricopa.edu will go into the Site column and its status will be set to allowed. Click Close.
Macintosh
1. On the menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox, then click Preferences....
2. Click on the Content tab
3. Check the Block pop-up windows checkbox, then click the Exceptions... button to its right.
4. In the Address of web site: field, type *.maricopa.edu, then click Allow.
5. The *.maricopa.edu will be listed in the Site column, click on the red close button in the upper left hand corner of the window to close the window.
Allowing Popups on MCC's Web Site in Firefox
1. On the menu bar, click Tools, then click Options....
2. Click Web Features.
3. If it's not checked already, check the Block Popup Windows check box, then click Exceptions....
4. In the Address of web site: field, type *.maricopa.edu, then click Allow.
5. The *.maricopa.edu will go into the Site column and its status will be set to allowed. Click Close.
Allowing Popups on MCC's Web Site in Safari
In Safari there isn't anyway to allow sites to not get blocked by its popup blocker, but at the same time it's not necessary due to the way Safari's popup blocker works, as will be explained in one part of this walkthrough.
1. On the menu bar, click Safari, then click Preferences...
2. Click on the Security icon, then check the Block pop-up windows checkbox.
3. The following dialog box will appear, explaining that popups caused from clicking a button or link on a page will not get blocked. Click Block.
4. A second way to turn on the popup blocker is to click Safari on the menu bar at the top fo the screen, then click Block Pop-Up Windows.
5. After either way of turning on the Popup blocker, the Block Pop-Up Windows command under the Safari menu will now have a checkmark next to it.
