Using the BT 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 BT 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

  1. Be sure that the BT Yahoo! Browser is installed on each computer where you want to use Pop-Up Blocker.

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

    • By toggling the Tools » Pop-Up Blocker » Enable Pop-Up Blocker menu item.

      Turn Pop-Up Blocker on and off using the Tools » Pop-Up Blocker menu.

      Note: If you see Settings instead of Tools on your BT 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.

Help Topics

For further help or to contact us, please go to bt.yahoo.com/help.

 

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.
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