Using the AT&T Yahoo! Browser Pop-Up Blocker
| Turning It On and Off | Configuring Notifications | Viewing Blocked Pop-Up Windows | Allowing Specific Domains | Viewing the Pop-Up History |
Turning Pop-Up Blocker On and Off
When you're browsing the Internet, pop-up windows can be very distracting. Pop-Up Blocker is a feature of the AT&T Yahoo! Browser 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
There are some types of windows that Pop-Up Blocker does not 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 Alt key (Alt disables 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
You can turn Pop-Up Blocker off and on and adjust other Pop-Up Blocker settings whenever you want.
Here's How
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Be sure that the AT&T Yahoo! Browser is installed on each computer where you want to use Pop-Up Blocker.
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Toggle the Turn On/Turn Off button on the Online Protection dashboard.
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By toggling the Tools > Pop-Up Blocker > Enable Pop-Up Blocker menu item.
Note: If you see Settings instead of Tools on your AT&T Yahoo! Browser's menu bar, you have an older version of the browser. Click here to go to the tutorial for your browser.
- By clicking the Pop-Up Blocker button and then toggling
the Enable Pop-Up Blocker menu item.
A checkmark in front of the menu item indicates that Pop-Up Blocker is on.
What's Next
You can check the status of Pop-Up Blocker at any time by holding the cursor over the Pop-Up Blocker button in the browser's address bar.
The rest of this tutorial describes how you can control the way Pop-Up Blocker works, as well as how to view pop-up ads that it has blocked.
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.