Enabling JavaScript
You can enable JavaScript settings for
the following browsers:
Internet Explorer,
Firefox,
Safari,
Opera,
Netscape,
Mozilla,
AOL
Internet Explorer 7
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Click on the
Tools
button (the
picture of the gear) or “Tools” from the program
menu.
- Click on
Internet Options…
.
- Click the
Security
tab.
- In the Security level for this zone box,
click on
Custom level…
.
- Scroll toward the bottom of the Settings box
to
Scripting
.
- Enable active scripting.
- Click OK
twice to close the
dialogue.
- Click the
Refresh
button after the
Address Bar at the top of your browser, or hit
F5
.
Internet Explorer 6.X
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Select
Internet Options
from the
Tools
menu.
- In
Internet Options
dialog box select the
Security
tab.
- Click Custom Level button at bottom. The Security Settings
dialog box will pop up.
- Under Scripting Category enable
Active Scripting
,
Allow paste options via script
and
Scripting of Java
applets
- Click OK
twice to close out.
- Hit
Refresh
.
Internet Explorer 5.X for Windows XP
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Select
Internet Options
from the
Tools
menu.
- In
Internet Options
dialog box
select the
Security
tab.
- Click Custom Level button at bottom. The
Security Settings dialog box will pop up.
- Under Scripting Category enable
Active
Scripting
,
Allow paste options via
script
and
Scripting of Java applets
- Click OK
twice to close out.
- Hit
Refresh
.
Internet Explorer 5.X for Mac OS X
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Select
Preferences
from the
Explorer
menu.
- Click the arrow next to
Web Browser
.
- Click
Web Content
.
- Under
Active Content
check
Enable Scripting
.
- Click OK
- Click
Refresh
.
Internet Explorer 5 for Mac OS 9
- Open Internet Explorer.
- Select
Preferences
from the
Edit
menu.
- Click the arrow next to
Web Browser
.
- Click
Web Content
.
- Under
Active Content
check
Enable Scripting
.
- Click OK.
- Click
Refresh
.
Internet Explorer 4.X
- Select
Internet Options
from the
View
menu.
- Click the
Security
tab.
- Click
Custom
.
- Click
Settings
.
- Scroll down to locate
Scripting
.
- Click
Enable for Active Scripting
.
- Click OK
.
- Click
Reload
.
Internet Explorer 3.X
- Select
Options
from the
View
menu.
- Click
Security
.
- Check
Enable Java Programs
.
- Click OK
.
- Click
Reload
.
Mozilla Firefox 1.5 & 2
- Open Firefox.
- Click on the
Tools
menu.
- Select
Options…
.
- Click the
Content
tab with the
Earth graphic.
- Check
Enable JavaScript
.
- Click
OK
.
- Click
Reload
or hit
F5
.
Safari for Mac OS X
- Open Safari.
- Select
Preferences
from the
Safari
menu.
- Click
Security
.
- Check both
Enable Java
and
Enable JavaScript
.
- Close the window.
- Click
Reload
.
Opera 8 & 9
- Open Opera.
- Select the
Tools
menu.
- Select
Quick Preferences
.
- Check
Enable JavaScript
- Click
Reload
or hit F5
to
refresh the page.
Opera 7.X
- Open Opera.
- Select
Quick Preferences
from the
File
menu.
- Make sure
Enable Javascript
is
checked.
- Click
Reload
.
Opera 5.X
- Open Opera.
- Select
Quick Preferences
from the
File
menu.
- Make sure
Enable Javascript
is
checked.
- Click
Reload
.
Netscape 7.X
- Open Netscape.
- Select
Preferences
from the
Edit
menu.
- Click the arrow next to
Advanced
.
- Click
Scripts & Plugins
.
- Check
Navigator
beneath Enable
Javascript for.
- Click OK
.
- Click
Reload
.
Netscape 6.X for Mac OS X
- Open Netscape.
- Select
Preferences
from the
Edit
menu.
- Click
Advanced
- Check both
Enable Java
and
Enable JavaScript for Navigator
- Click
OK
.
- Click
Reload
.
Netscape 4.X for Windows XP
- Open Netscape.
- Select
Preferences
from the
Edit
menu.
- Click
Advanced
.
- Check both
Enable Java
and
Enable JavaScript
- Click OK
- Click
Reload
.
Netscape 4.X for Mac OS 9
- Open Netscape.
- Select
Preferences
from the
Edit
menu.
- Click
Advanced
.
- Check both
Enable Java
and
Enable JavaScript
- Click OK
.
- Click
Reload
.
Netscape 3.X
- Select
Options
from the
Edit
menu.
- Click
Network Preferences
.
- Click
Languages
.
- Check both
Enable Java
and
Enable JavaScript
.
- Click OK
.
- Click
Reload
.
Mozilla 1.X
- Open Mozilla.
- Select
Preferences
from the
Edit
menu.
- Click the arrow next to
Advanced
.
- Click
Scripts & Plugins
.
- Check
Navigator
beneath Enable
Javascript for.
- Click OK
.
- Click
Reload
.
AOL 4.0 and
5.0
- Click
My AOL
.
- Click
Preferences
.
- Click
WWW
.
- Click the
Secutity
tab.
- Click
Custom
.
- Click Settings.
- Scroll down to locate
Scripting
.
- Click
Enable for Active Scripting
.
- Click OK
, then click the
Reload
button.
Note to AOL 4.0 & 5.0
users
When using the use
AOL browser,
you may get a Javascript error but, when using
an external browser (i.e., Netscape or Internet
Explorer) this does not occur.
AOL uses
compressed graphics by default. This does not
allow JavaScript to work while browsing inside
AOL.
(Additionally, this makes photos you view on web
pages look inferior.)
Do the following:
- Click
My AOL
.
- Click
Preferences
.
- Click the
WWW
icon.
- Click
Web Graphics
tab.
- Uncheck the box next to
Use Compressed Graphics
.
- Click OK
Restart the computer.
Note that there are both 16-bit and 32-bit versions of
AOL 4.0. Only the 32-bit version
has full JavaScript capabilites.
AOL 3.0
- Click
Prefs
.
- Click
Security
.
- Check
Enable Java Programs
, if the
box is blank, single click on it.
- Click OK
.
- Click the browser's
back
button,
once back, click
reload
.
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