How to Manage Popups With Safari

Whether it is an advertisement for the latest video game system, an offer for male enhancement products, or simply just a Web page that you didn't open yourself, popups can be one of the most annoying things about surfing the Internet. But in rare cases, popup windows may contain important information from a legitimate Web site that you may want to access. In order to make sure that they don't miss any important information, Macintosh users that run the Web browser Safari can choose to manage those popups by instructing Safari to either block or allow popup windows, depending on the circumstances.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Safari Web browser
• Internet access
• Macintosh computer with OS X

Set Your Popup Preferences

1. Open up your Safari Web browser.

2. Go to the Safari menu and choose 'Preferences' from the list of choices.

3. Click on the Security heading.

4. Check the box marked 'Block pop-up windows' if you would like Safari to block all popups. Safari will then ask if you would really like to change the setting.

5. Click on the 'OK' button in order to change the setting.

6. Click on the box again, so it does not have a check mark, if you want Safari to allow popup windows.

7. Close the Preferences windows after you are done changing settings.

8. Shut down and restart Safari.

Manage Popups on the Fly

9. Go to the Safari menu and choose the option 'Block Pop-Up windows' from the pull down menu. A check mark should appear the next time you open up the Safari menu.

10. Click on the button again in order to disable the Block Pop-Up Windows function. The check mark will then disappear.

11. Enable or disable the Block Pop-Up windows function as you see fit.

Tips & Warnings

• If you don't already have the latest version of Safari, you can download it free from Apple's main Web site (see Resources below).
• If you want to change your popup preferences on the fly, Safari offers a quick and easy way to manage popups while surfing the Internet.
• Get additional help using Safari by calling technical support at 1-800-275-2273.
• Safari 2.0.1 will only work with computers running OS 10.4 (Tiger). If you are running a computer with an earlier operating system, you will have to download an earlier version of Safari.
• This guide pertains to Safari 2.0.1 and may not be applicable to earlier versions of Safari.
• Choosing the Block Pop-ups option will not block windows that open when you click on a link.