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Using Pop-Up Blocker

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Allowing Specific Pop-Up Windows

You can allow pop-up windows from specific sources by creating a list of allowed sources based on pop-ups that Pop-Up Blocker has blocked during the current browser session.

 

Here’s How

  1. From the Pop-Up Blocker menu on the Yahoo! Toolbar, select Always Allow Pop-Ups From.

    Select Always Allow Pop-Ups From.

    The Pop-Up Blocker window opens.

  2. Select the source of pop-ups that you want to allow from the list of sources of recently blocked pop-ups at the top of the window, then click the Allow button.

    Select a pop-up source, then click the Allow button.

  3. Confirm your selection.

    Confirm your selection.

    The selected source appears in the list of allowed sources at the bottom of the Yahoo! Pop-Up Blocker window

    The source appears in the list of allowed sources.

  4. If you want to remove an item from the allowed list, select it and click the Remove button.

  5. Click the Close button.

    The Blocker allows all pop-up windows from this source until you remove the source from the allowed list.

 

What’s Next

You can update the contents of your allowed list any time you’re working in a browser with the Yahoo! Toolbar installed.

 
 
 

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.