Turning off Pop-up Blockers                                                 

Overview

For PTS to work properly, please ensure that pop-ups are enabled on your computer. Your browser’s Pop-up Blocker feature enables you to turn the pop-up blocker on and off. When the pop-up blocker is turned on, your computer will not display pop-ups, and features in PTS that utilize pop-ups (such as Reports) will not work properly. Turning off or disabling the Pop-up Blocker feature allows your computer to display pop-ups.

Note: Internet Explorer and Firefox have different procedures for turning off pop-up blockers. The procedures for turning off pop-up blockers for both browsers are described below.

Step-by-Step Instructions

To turn off pop-up blockers (Internet Explorer):

  1. On the Tools menu, select Pop-up Blocker, and then select Pop-up Blocker Settings.

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  2. On the Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog box, enter “*.cdc.gov” in the Address of website to allow text box. This allows your computer to display pop-ups for web sites with an extension of “cdc.gov”.

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  3. Click Add. The system moves the specified site to the Allowed sites list box.

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  4. Click the Close button at the bottom of the page to close the Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog box.

To turn off pop-up blockers (Firefox):

  1. On the Tools menu, select Options.

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  2. Click the Exceptions button next to the Block pop-up windows option.  

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  3. Enter “*.cdc.gov” in the Address of web site text box. This allows your computer to display pop-ups for web sites with an extension of “cdc.gov”.

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  4. Click Allow. The system moves the specified site to the Site/Status list box.

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  5. Click the Close button at the bottom of the page to close the Allowed Sites-pop-ups dialog box and click OK to close the Options dialog box.