Using the AT&T Yahoo! Toolbar Pop-Up Blocker

Turning It On and Off Configuring Notifications Viewing Blocked Pop-Ups Allowing Blocked Pop-Ups Resetting the Counter

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! 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

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

You can turn Pop-Up Blocker off and on and adjust other Pop-Up Blocker settings whenever you want.

 

Here’s How

  1. Be sure that the AT&T Yahoo! Toolbar software is installed on each computer where you want to use Pop-Up Blocker.

    If you hold the cursor over the AT&T Yahoo! Toolbar icon, the tooltip that appears tells you if Pop-Up Blocker is on or off.

    The tooltip says whether Pop-Up Blocker is on or off.

  2. Turn Pop-Up Blocker off or on in one of the following ways:

    • By choosing Enable Pop-Up Blocker from the Pop-Up Blocker menu on the AT&T Yahoo! Toolbar. When a check appears in front of the menu item, Pop-Up Blocker is on.

      A check mark in front of the Enable Pop-Up Blocker menu item shows that Pop-Up Blocker is on.

    • By toggling the Turn On/Turn Off button on the Online Protection Dashboard.

      Use the Turn On/Turn Off button on the Online Protection Dashboard.

 

What’s Next

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’s blocked.

Help Topics

 

Words to Know

  • Allowed list: a user-defined list of sources or domains from which Pop-Up Blocker does not block pop-up windows.