How to Block Popups in Firefox

Prolific Internet surfers have been dealing with popups for years as a consequence of not having a pop-up blocker on their computers. Mozilla is helping the user by bundling its own pop-up blocker with their Firefox software. Popups will not only be blocked, but you'll also have the option to take a look at them if you want.

Things You'll Need

• Computer with Internet access

Instructions

Block Popups in Firefox

1. Click on the Tools option in the top menu bar (for Windows users) or the Firefox menu (for Mac users).

2. Click Options (for Windows) or Preferences (for a Mac). The corresponding box will now open.

3. Click the Content icon.

4. Make sure the box next to 'Block Pop-up Windows' is checked.

5. Click the 'Exceptions' button and a box titled 'Allowed Sites - Popups' will open. You can type in the web address of any sites for which you want to allow popups.

6. Close the box and then close the options box by clicking on 'OK'. Mac users only need to close the preferences box to save the new choices.

Tips & Warnings

• Go to Mozilla's download page and you'll be able to download the latest Firefox Web browser (see Resources below).

• Confirm that your computer has at least the minimum system requirements before downloading Firefox. Windows owners will need Windows 98 or higher, 64 MB of RAM, 50 MB of free disk space and a 233 Mhz processor. Mac users should have a 233 Mhz processor, be running Mac OS X 10.2 or higher, have 64 MB of RAM and 50 MB of free disk. Linux users need the Linux kernel 2.2.14, 64 MB of RAM, a 233 Mhz processor and 50 MB of free disk space.

• Get as much information as you need about using Firefox from the support section of Mozilla (see Resources below).

• Know that Firefox software is filled with security features to reduce potential online thievery. The forged site detection and helpful warning messages are just a few of these features.

• Keep in mind that the following steps were meant for version 2.0.0.2 of the Firefox Internet browser. These steps might not work for prior versions.