September 8, 2010 - 5:32:31 AM  

Tips How to Enable Javascript

The following instructions describe how to enable Javascript option on your browser. 

Select your browser type to find out how to: 

Browser Types: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape, Mozilla, Opera, Safari, and AOL.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.X

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select Internet Options from the Tools menu.
  3. In Internet Options dialog box select the Security tab.
  4. Click Custom level button at bottom. The Security Settings dialog box will pop up.
  5. Under Scripting category enable Active Scripting, Allow paste options via script and Scripting of Java applets
  6. Click OK twice to close out.
  7. Hit Refresh.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.X for MACOSX

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select Preferences from the Explorer menu.
  3. Click the arrow next to Web Browser.
  4. Click Web Content.
  5. Under Active Content check Enable Scripting.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Refresh.

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 for MACOS9

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click the arrow next to Web Browser.
  4. Click Web Content.
  5. Under Active Content check Enable Scripting.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Refresh.

Internet Explorer 6.X

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select Internet Options from the Tools menu.
  3. In Internet Options dialog box select the Security tab.
  4. Click Custom level button at bottom. The Security settings dialog box will pop up.
  5. Under Scripting category enable Active Scripting, Allow paste options via script and Scripting of Java applets
  6. Click OK twice to close out.
  7. Hit Refresh.

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Firefox 0.9.x

  1. Select Options from the Tools menu
  2. Select the Web Features icon
  3. Check Enable JavaScript
  4. Select OK
  5. Refresh your page

Netscape

Netscape 6.X for MACOSX

  1. Open Netscape.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click Advanced
  4. Check both Enable Java and Enable JavaScript for Navigator
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Reload.

Netscape 7.X

  1. Open Netscape.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click the arrow next to Advanced.
  4. Click Scripts & Plugins.
  5. Check Navigator beneath "Enable Javascript for ".
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Reload.

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Mozilla 1.X

  1. Open Mozilla.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click the arrow next to Advanced.
  4. Click Scripts & Plugins.
  5. Check Navigator beneath "Enable Javascript for ".
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Reload.

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Opera

Opera 5.X

  1. Open Opera.
  2. Select Quick Preferences from the File menu.
  3. Make sure Enable Javascript is checked.
  4. Click Reload.

Opera 7.X

  1. Open Opera.
  2. Select Quick Preferences from the File menu.
  3. Make sure Enable Javascript is checked.
  4. Click Reload.

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Safari

Safari Public Beta 2 for MACOSX

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Select Preferences from the Safari menu.
  3. Click Security.
  4. Check both Enable Java and Enable JavaScript.
  5. Close the window.
  6. Click Reload.

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AOL

  1. AOL 4.0 and 5.0
  2. Click My AOL.
  3. Click Preferences.
  4. Click WWW.
  5. Click the Secutity tab.
  6. Click Custom.
  7. Click Settings.
  8. Scroll down to locate Scripting.
  9. Click Enable for Active Scripting.
  10. Click OK, then click the Reload button.

Note to AOL 4.0 & 5.0 users

When using the use AOL browser, you may get a Javascript error but, when using an external browser (i.e., Netscape or Internet Explorer) this does not occur. AOL uses compressed graphics by Default. This doesn't allow Java to work while browsing inside AOL. (Additionally, this makes photos you view on web pages look less than optimal.)

Do the following

  1. Click My AOL.
  2. Click Preferences.
  3. Click the WWW icon.
  4. Click Web Graphics tab.
  5. Uncheck the box next to Use Compressed Graphics.
  6. Click OK Restart the computer.

Note that there are both 16-bit and 32-bit versions of AOL 4.0. Only the 32-bit version has full Java capabilites.

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