Some pop-up windows are used to display important information, such as forms, tables, or graphs. When you wish to see these windows, simply press and hold the CTRL button on your keyboard while you click a link to display its pop-up window.

1. The Pop-up Blocker buttons
2. The Settings Screen
   • Options
   • The Allow List
   • Advanced Options
3. Frequently Asked Questions

When the EarthLink Pop-up Blocker is installed, two buttons appear in the Internet Explorer Toolbar (the Toolbar is at the top of the Explorer window and contains the Back, Forward, and Stop buttons) . If the buttons aren't there, right-click the toolbar and click Pop-up Blocker to show them.


Click the Pop-up Blocker menu button to view the menu options available.


The Pop-up Blocker menu options:

• Add this Web site to my Allow List
  Allows pop-up windows for the Web site you're on when you choose this option.
• Remove this Web site from my Allow List
  Stops allowing pop-up windows for the Web site you're on.
• View recently blocked pop-up windows
  Displays a list of pop-ups that have been blocked from the current browser (since the last time you opened Internet Explorer).
• Options
  Opens the Options screen, where you can control several Pop-up Blocker features.
• Pop-up Blocker Help
  Opens Help.
• About
  Opens a box with Pop-up Blocker version information.

Click the ON/OFF button to turn Pop-up Blocker on or off. When on, the button is green. When off, the button is red.

To get to the Options screen, click the Pop-up Blocker menu button on the Internet Explorer Toolbar (the Toolbar is at the top of the Explorer window and contains the Back, Forward, and Stop buttons) and choose Options.

The Options screen is where you make changes to the way that Pop-up Blocker works. Make any changes that you want, then click the OK button to return to your browser.

Options:

• Settings
  
  
  
  Protection Level
  The options in this area allow you to select the level of pop-up blocking you wish to have.
  • Off - Pop-up Blocker will not block any pop-ups.
  • Normal Blocking - Pop-up windows will only be blocked for new websites you go to (except for those sites on your Allow List).
  • Full Blocking - Pop-up windows will be blocked for all sites that are not on your allow list.
  • Block Shockwave and Flash - If this option is checked, Pop-up Blocker will also block all Shockwave and Flash animations on sites that are not on your allow list.

  Play a sound when pop-up window is blocked
  Check this box to have Pop-up Blocker alert you with a sound when it blocks a pop-up window.

  To choose your own sound for the alert:

  1. Click the Browse button on the Options screen and navigate to the sound you want.
  2. Click OK to save your choice.
  
  
  
  
• The Allow List
  
  
  
  You may visit Web sites that use pop-up windows that you want to see every time you go. Add a Web site to the Allow List if you don't want the site's pop-up windows blocked.

  You can allow pop-ups from an entire Web site, or only from a particular page within a larger Web site (see To add a Web site or page below).

  For instance, you may want to allow pop-ups from the John Lennon Web page, but not allow them for the rest of the Beatles Web site.

  To open the Allow List, click the Open Allow List button on the Options screen.

  To add a Web site to the list (i.e., allow every Web page on the site to show pop-ups):

  1. Double-click anywhere on the Allow List and type the Web address (you don't have to type "http://").
  2. Press the RETURN button on your keyboard.
  3. Click the OK button.
  The entire Web site will be added to the list and the next time you visit, pop-up windows will be allowed.

  To add a single Web page to the list (i.e., allow one Web page on the site to show pop-ups):

  1. Point Internet Explorer to the Web site.
  2. Click the Pop-up Blocker menu on the Internet Explorer Toolbar, and choose Add this Web site to my Allow List.
  The next time you visit that Web page, pop-up windows will be blocked, but other pages on that Web site may be allowed.

  To remove a Web site or page

  1. Open the Allow List from
  2. Click in the box next to the Web address to remove the check.
  3. Click the OK button.
  The next time you visit that Web site, pop-up windows will be blocked.

  To Edit a Web site or page

  1. Double-click any Web address in the list to make it editable.
  2. Type the Web address that you want to allow pop-ups for.
  3. Press the RETURN button on your keyboard.
  4. Click the OK button.
  The next time you visit that Web site, pop-up windows will be not be blocked.

  When a pop-up has been blocked, the Web site's address will appear in the Always allow pop-ups list (WITHOUT a check in the box) until you close your browser. You can check its box (to allow pop-ups from that site) or ignore it.
  
  
  

• Advanced Options
  
  
  
  Click the Advanced button on the Options screen to access preview and snapshot functions.

  Show a preview of blocked pop-ups:
  Choose Show for 2 Seconds, or Fade out to see each pop-up window for a short time before the Pop-up Blocker closes it (or has it fade out). In either case, you will not have to close the pop-up window. If you are running Windows 98, you cannot use the Fade out option. Turn previews off by selecting the Never option.

  Save snapshots of blocked pop-ups:
  Choose Small, Medium, or Large to have Pop-Up Blocker store snapshots (that is, smaller versions) of blocked pop-up windows for later reference. Turn snapshots off by selecting the Never option.

  To see the snapshots, click the Pop-up Blocker menu button on the Internet Explorer Toolbar (the Toolbar is at the top of the Explorer window and contains the Back, Forward, and Stop buttons) and choose View recently blocked pop-up windows. (Sometimes a pop-up can not be made into a snapshot and will appear as a white box. Click the box to view a full version of the pop-up.)

  If you are running Windows 98, the snapshots feature is disabled.

  If you enable the snapshots feature, your computer will load all pop-up windows and you surfing speed may diminish.

• How do I know when a pop-up window is being blocked?

  Your pointer will turn into a fist icon while a pop-up window is being blocked.

  If the Pop-up Blocker Settings have been set to Play a sound when pop-up window has been blocked, then you will hear an alert as well.

• How can I view a pop-up after it has been blocked?

  Click the Pop-up Blocker menu button on the Internet Explorer toolbar, and choose View recently blocked pop-up windows.

  If you have the Thumbnails feature enabled (see the Options screen), then you will see a Thumbnail version of the blocked pop-up windows.

  If you have the Thumbnails feature disabled, then you will see a list of Web addresses for the blocked pop-ups. Click one of the Web addresses to have its pop-up window appear.

• I like the pop-up windows on a certain Web site. Can I allow them to appear every time I go there?

  Yes! Go to the Options screen, and add the Web site to the Allow List. (For info on how to do that, see the Options Screen.)

• My Internet Explorer window doesn't have the Pop-up Blocker buttons. What do I do?

  Right-click in the Internet Explorer Toolbar, and check Pop-up Blocker.

  If Pop-up Blocker is checked, but you still can't see the buttons, try resizing or moving your Internet Explorer toolbars. (If you don't know how to do this, click the Internet Explorer Help menu for help.)

• I clicked a link that should open a pop-up window, but it was blocked! How do I get it to open?

  Press and hold the CTRL button on your keyboard while you click the link.

  You can also set Pop-up Blocker to open a pop-up by clicking the link twice within two seconds. You can do this from the Options screen.

• The Pop-up Blocker button shows that it is disabled. How do I enable it?

  Make sure you have TotalAccess running and you are signed in. Open a new Internet Explorer window, and it will be enabled.

• How do I hide the Pop-up Blocker button?

  To hide the Pop-up Blocker button, right-click the button and uncheck Pop-up Blocker.