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# Controlling Pop-ups

This document explains all of the &pref.plural; available in &brandFullName; for controlling pop-ups.

In this section:

- What are Pop-ups?
- Pop-up Blocker &pref.pluralCaps;

## What are Pop-ups?

Pop-up windows, or pop-ups, are windows that appear automatically without your permission. They vary in size but usually don't cover the whole screen. Some pop-ups open on top of the current &brandShortName; window, while others appear underneath &brandShortName; (pop-unders).

&brandShortName; allows you to control both pop-ups and popunders through the Content panel in &pref.pluralCaps;. Pop-up blocking is turned on by default, so you don't have to worry about enabling it to prevent pop-ups from appearing in &brandShortName;.

When blocking a pop-up, &brandShortName; displays an information bar, as well as an icon in the status bar. When you click either the &pref.pluralCaps; button in the information bar or the icon in the status bar, a menu is displayed with the following choices:

- Allow/Block pop-ups for this site
- Edit Pop-up Blocker &pref.pluralCaps;…
- Don't show this message (info message) when pop-ups are blocked
- (show a blocked pop-up)

Blocking pop-ups may interfere with some web sites: Some web sites, including some banking sites, use pop-ups for important features. Blocking all pop-ups disables such features. To allow specific web sites to use pop-ups, while blocking all others, you can add specific web sites to the list of allowed sites.

Blocking pop-ups doesn't always work: Although &brandShortName; blocks most pop-ups, some web sites may show pop-ups using uncovered methods, even when blocked.

## Pop-up Blocker &pref.pluralCaps;

The Pop-up Blocker &pref.pluralCaps; are located in the Content panel of &pref.menuPath;.

From there, you can do the following things:

- Block pop-up windows: Deselect this &pref.singular; to disable the pop-up blocker altogether.
- Exceptions dialog: This is a list of sites that you want to allow to display pop-ups. The dialog has the following choices:
  - Allow: Click this to add a web site to the exceptions list.
  - Remove Site: Click this to remove a web site from the exceptions list.
  - Remove All Sites: Click this to remove all of the web sites in the exceptions list.

Note: Blocking pop-ups may not always work and may interfere with some web sites. For more information about blocking pop-ups, see What are Pop-ups.

12 September 2005

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