How to turn javascript on and off in your browser.

We suggest that you turn javascript "on" in your web browser, unless you do not have a decent firewall/antivirus installation -- in which case, we suggest that you don't use the internet at all until you get them. In other words, javascript poses practically no practical danger to individuals using any reasonably reliant security. And it makes possible a wide array of helpful services that could otherwise not be provided.

NOTE: We suggest that you do not allow javascript to run in your email. But this has little to do with visiting sites on the internet.

(If you are not sure what browser you are using or what edition, you will find a "Help" item in the top horizontal bar. Clicking on this will get you a list. This list will always have an item named "About . . .", usually at the bottom. Left click this and it will tell you the basic information about your browser.)

Internet Explorer - Windows

Internet Explorer versions 5-7 usually have javascript set to "on" by default. If someone has disabled it, here's how to re-enable it. It's a little more complicated than other browsers.

At the top of your browser, you will see a list of words. Left click on Tools.



Now left click on the bottom entry, "Internet Options", which should bring up this box:



Across the top of the box are a row of tabs. You want to click on the second one, "Security", which will make the box look like the illustration above. Now click on "Custom level . . . ". You should then see this:



You have to scroll down this box almost to the bottom, until you can see the major category "Scripting" followed by "Active Scripting" and three buttons: Disable, Enable, and Prompt.



Click the "Enable" button for Active Scripting. Then click OK and OK until you are back to the regular browser. You may have to restart IE7 or reboot your computer to make the change effective.

Microsoft Internet Explorer (Macintosh)

1. Choose Preferences under the Edit menu.
2. Click Web Content under Web Browser.
3. In Active Content, check the box next to Enable scripting.
4. In Java, click Enable Java. Click OK.

Firefox

Firefox generally defaults to javascript "off", but it is very simple to change. Click on "Tools" in the top navigation bar, which will drop a menu. Click the last item, "Options". In Options, navigate to the third tab (which should have a globe icon), "Content". Just check the box beside "Enable Javascript", then click "Okay".

Mozilla (Windows)

1. Select Edit from the menu bar and click on Preferences.
2. Click on plus sign next to Advanced to show Advanced options.
3. Click on Scripts & Plugins.
4. Click on the checkbox next to Navigator under Enable JavaScript for.
5. Click the OK button.
6. Close this window and Click the Reload button in the browser's row of icons in the EGXpress window.

Mozilla (Macintosh)

1. Select Mozilla under OS X or Edit under earlier OSs from the menu bar and click on Preferences....
2. Click on triangle next to Advanced to open sub-menu if needed.
3. Click on Scripts & Plugins.
4. Click on checkbox next to Navigator under Enable JavaScript for.
5. Click the OK button.
6. Close this window and Click the Reload button in the browser's row of icons in the EGXpress window.

Netscape

Netscape 7.x (Windows)

1. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
2. Click Advanced on the left side of the dialog box.
3. Check the box next to Enable Java. Click the OK button.

Netscape 6.x (Windows, Macintosh)

1. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
2. Click Advanced on the left side of the dialog box.
3. Check the box next to Enable JavaScript for Navigator. Click the OK button.

Safari

Safari for Macintosh

1. Select Safari from the menu bar and click on Preferences....
2. Click on the Security icon.
3. Click on checkbox next to Enable JavaScript.
4. Close that window.
5. Close this window and Click the Reload button in the browser's row of icons in the EGXpress window.

Opera

1. From the browsers File menu select Preferences or press Alt+P
2. Select Multimedia from the list on the left
3. Check the box labeled Enable JavaScript
4. Push OK
5. Reload the current page

America Online

America Online (Windows)

1. Select Settings.
2. Select Preferences.
3. Select Internet Properties.
4. Select Custom Level.
5. Scroll down the Custom Level screen to Scripting.
6. Enable Active Scripting.
7. Select Okay.
8. Select Yes that you want to change the security settings.
9. Select Okay.
10. Close the Preferences window.
11. Close this window and Click the Reload button in the browser's row of icons in the EGXpress window.

America Online (Mac OS X)

1. Select AOL from the menu bar and click on Preferences....
2. Click on the www icon in the scrolling list on the left side.
3. Click on the Content tab.
4. Click on checkbox next to Enable Javascript.
5. Click the OK button.
6. Close this window and Click the Reload button in the browser's row of icons in the EGXpress window.