Setting up Javascript & Cookies

Windows Users

• To Accept Cookies

  • In IE 6.0. Click Tools on the menu bar, then Internet Options…  Select the Privacy tab, and click Custom Level… Set the slider to Medium High or lower. 

  • In IE 5.0 and 5.5. Click Tools on the menu bar, then Internet Options…  Select the Security tab, and click Custom Level… Scroll down to the Cookies section, and check Enable.

  • In IE 4.0x. Click View on the menu bar, then Internet Options… Select the Advanced tab. Scroll down to the Cookies section (under the Security heading), and check Always Accept Cookies.

  • In Netscape 8.1. Select Current Site Settings from the Security Center and click on the icon next to Features for This Site to edit the settings.

  • In Netscape 4.7 through 7.x. Click Edit on the menu bar, then Preferences… Click, on the left, Advanced (for Netscape 4.7) or Privacy and Security (for Netscape 6.x and 7.x), then select either “Accept all cookies” or “Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server” on the right. 

  • In Firefox. Click Tools on the menu bar, then Options... Click Privacy, then the Cookies tab.  Select  Allow sites to set Cookies. 

• To Enable JavaScript

  • In IE 5.0-6.0. Click Tools on the menu bar, then Internet Options… Select the Security tab, and click Custom Level… Scroll down to the Scripting/Active Scripting section, and check Enable.

  • In IE 4.0x. Click View on the menu bar, then Internet Options… Select the Security tab. If the High, Medium, or Low security level is selected, JavaScript is enabled. If Custom is selected, click Settings. Scroll down to the Scripting/Active Scripting section, and check Enable.

  • In Netscape 8.1. Select Current Site Settings from the Security Center, and click on the icon next to Features for This Site to edit the settings.

  • In Netscape 4.7 through 7.x. Click Edit on the menu bar, then Preferences… Click Advanced (or Scripts and Plugins under Advanced in Netscape 7.x) on the left, and then select Enable JavaScript on the right.

  • In Firefox. Click Tools on the menu bar, then Options... Click Content, then select Enable JavaScript. 

Mac Users

• To Accept Cookies

  • In IE 5.0. Click Edit on the menu bar, then Preferences. Click Receiving Files/Cookies on the left, and then select Never Ask or Ask for each site on the right.

  • In Netscape. Click Netscape on the menu bar, then Preferences. Expand, on the left, Privacy and Security, then click on Cookies. Select either “Accept all cookies” or “Accept only cookies that get sent back to the originating server” on the right. 

  • In Safari. Click Safari on the menu bar, then Preferences. Select Security, then Accept Cookies (either Always or Only from Site you Navigate to).

  • In Firefox. Click Firefox on the menu bar, then Preferences. Select Privacy, then Allow sites, to set Cookies.

• To Enable JavaScript

  • In IE 5.0. Click Edit on the menu bar, then Preferences. Click Web Browser/Web Content on the left, and then select Enable Scripting on the right. (Make sure Enable Plugins is also selected.)

  • In Netscape. Click Netscape on the menu bar, then Preferences. Expand Advanced on the left, and select Enable JavaScript on the right.

  • In Safari. Click Safari on the menu bar, then Preferences. Select Security, then Enable JavaScript.

  • In Firefox. Click Firefox on the menu bar, then Preferences. Select Web features, then Enable JavaScript.