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How to enable JavaScript in a Web browser

The site you are viewing requires JavaScript.  JavaScript is used in a variety of ways to improve the website experience, such as validating and executing form submissions and allowing interactive content.  In order for the website to work as designed, you must enable JavaScript in your browser.   Below, we have provided simple instructions for enabling JavaScript in the most popular web browsers. If you are using a web browser that is not listed, please consult your software's documentation for further instructions. If JavaScript is disabled in your Web browser some Web pages will not function properly.

*To determine your browser version, click on "Help" in the menu bar of your browser and then select "About".


The follwing instructions describes how ot enable Javascript for various web browsers:


Internet Explorer 7
  1. Open Internet Explorer and click on the Tools button (the picture of the gear) or “Tools” from the program menu.
  2. Click on Internet Options….

  3. Click the Security tab.
  4. In the “Security level for this zone” box, click on Custom level….



  5. Scroll toward the bottom of the Settings box to Scripting.
  6. Click on Enable radio button for Active Scripting.
  7. Click OK.



  8. Warhing Screen - read screen and click OK.



  9. Click the Refresh button after the Address Bar at the top of your browser, or hit F5.


Internet Explorer 6.X
  1. Open Internet Explorer and click on the Tools menu.
  2. Click on Internet Options...



  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 "Active Scripting", select "Enabled"
  6. Click OK



  7. Warning screen appears - read screen then click Yes button



  8. Hit Refresh.

Internet Explorer 5.X for Windows XP
  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.
Internet Explorer 5.X for Mac OS X
  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.
Internet Explorer 5 for Mac OS 9
  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 4.X
  1. Select Internet Options from the View menu.
  2. Click the Security tab.
  3. Click Custom.
  4. Click Settings.
  5. Scroll down to locate Scripting.
  6. Click Enable for Active Scripting.
  7. Click OK.
  8. Click Reload.
Internet Explorer 3.X
  1. Select Options from the View menu.
  2. Click Security.
  3. Check Enable Java Programs.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Click Reload.

Mozilla Firefox 1.5 & 2
  1. Open Firefox and click on the Tools menu.



  2. Select Options….
  3. Click the Content tab with the Earth graphic.
  4. Check Enable JavaScript.
  5. Click OK.



  6. Click Reload or hit F5.

Safari
  1. Open Safari and select Preferences from the Safari menu.



  2. Click Security.
  3. Check both Enable Java and Enable JavaScript.



  4. Close the window.



  5. Click Reload.

Opera 8 & 9
  1. Open Opera and select the Tools menu.
  2. Select Preferences.
  3. Check Enable JavaScript
  4. Click Reload or hit F5 to refresh the page.
Opera 7.X
  1. Open Opera.
  2. Select Quick Preferences from the File menu.
  3. Make sure Enable Javascript is checked.
  4. Click Reload.
Opera 5.X
  1. Open Opera.
  2. Select Quick Preferences from the File menu.
  3. Make sure Enable Javascript is checked.
  4. 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.
Netscape 6.X for Mac OS X
  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 4.X for Windows XP
  1. Open Netscape.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click Advanced.
  4. Check both Enable Java and Enable JavaScript
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Reload.
Netscape 4.X for Mac OS 9
  1. Open Netscape.
  2. Select Preferences from the Edit menu.
  3. Click Advanced.
  4. Check both Enable Java and Enable JavaScript
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Reload.
Netscape 3.X
  1. Select Options from the Edit menu.
  2. Click Network Preferences.
  3. Click Languages.
  4. Check both Enable Java and Enable JavaScript.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Reload.

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.

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

AOL 3.0
  1. Click Prefs.
  2. Click Security.
  3. Check Enable Java Programs, if the box is blank, single click on it.
  4. Click OK .
  5. Click the browser's back button, once back, click reload.

 


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