Disable Pop-Up Blockers

Overview Pop-up blockers are used to prevent annoying advertising messages that pop up on a computer screen during Internet surfing. However, some Web applications (such as Blackboard) are incompatible with Pop-up blockers and do not perform correctly until all Pop-up blockers are disabled.

Disable Pop-up Blocker in IE7	TOP
Open Internet Explorer 7 Select Tools > Pop-up Blocker Ensure the Pop-up Blocker is turned off Optional: Modify IE's settings to setup Blackboard as a trusted site and allow pop-ups to occur for all trusted sites

Disable Pop-up Blocker in FireFox	TOP
Open FireFox Select Tools, then Options Select Content Uncheck the box next to Block pop-up windows Press OK

Disable Other Pop-up Blockers	TOP
If you are still unable to get new windows to pop up when using Blackboard, check that another application installed on your computer is not also preventing pop-ups. Possible culprits include: Norton Security Personal Firewall (e.g. ZoneAlarm, Norton) Google browser toolbar Yahoo browser toolbar Check browser toolbars, browser options/preferences, and the system tray at the bottom of your desktop. Temporarily turn off any security packages you find one at a time and test to see if the problem goes away.
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