Using Pop-Up Blocker

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Installing Pop-Up Blocker

When you’re browsing the Internet, pop-up windows can be very distracting. Pop-Up Blocker is a feature of Verizon Yahoo! Toolbar that lets you manage pop-up windows. Pop-Up Blocker stops many types of windows that try to open automatically on top of the browser window, including:

  • pop-up and pop-under ads
  • windows that open after a page loads
  • windows that open when you leave a site
  • windows that open when you close your browser

If Pop-Up Blocker isn’t already on your Internet Explorer Verizon Yahoo! Toolbar, add it so you can block unwanted pop ups.

Notes:

Verizon Yahoo!’s Pop-Up Blocker is available only for Internet Explorer. The Firefox browser has its own pop-up blocker, so you don’t need the Verizon Yahoo! version.

You might want to check your settings to see if you’re saving your changes locally or to your Verizon Yahoo! account. If you save them to your account, you can use your Toolbar on any computer.

 

Here’s How

  1. If necessary, expand your Apps area, then click the add button (Add).

    Expand your Apps area.

    Click the add button.

    Tip: If you’ve hidden the add button, click the settings button (Settings), then select Edit Your Apps.

    The browser displays the Edit Apps tab and the gallery of available Apps.

  2. In the search box, type pop-up blocker, then click the search button.

    Type "pop-up blocker" in the search box, then click the search button.

    Pop-Up Blocker displays in the results.

    Pop-Up Blocker displays in the results.

  3. Click the Add button.

    Click the Add button.

    The Pop-Up Blocker button immediately appears at the front of My Apps.

    The Pop-Up Blocker is added to your Toolbar.

  4. Click the I’m Done button.

    Click the I’m Done button.

 

What’s Next

There are some types of windows that Pop-Up Blocker doesn’t block. For example, it allows windows that open because you click a link in the browser. Other types of windows that Pop-Up Blocker allows include:

  • pop-up windows from any site that you add to your allowed list
  • any pop-up window while you press and hold the Ctrl key (Ctrl overrides Pop-Up Blocker while you press it)
  • instant messaging windows
  • error windows
  • Flash or DHTML windows within the browser
  • windows that open because of software or adware on your computer

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Words to Know

  • Allowed list: a user-defined list of sources or domains from which Pop-Up Blocker does not block pop-up windows.
  • Pop-up window: a window that tries to open automatically on top of or under a browser window.