Forms for Faculty and Staff

Information on Allowing Pop-up Windows

Allow Pop-Ups

If you are using Internet Explorer:

  1. Go to the Tools menu.
  2. Select Pop-up Blocker. (If this isn't listed, you have a third-party popup blocker. See below.)
  3. Click Pop-up Blocker Settings.
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  4. In the Pop-up Blocker Settings window, type *.cis.unr.edu as the "Address of Web site to allow" and click the Add button.
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  5. Close the Pop-up Blocker Settings window. Restart Internet Explorer
  6. Alternatively, you could click on the link with a pop-up and click on the "Pop-up blocked. To see the pop-up or additional option click here..." and then select "Always Allow Pop-ups from This Site". Finally, click "Yes" when the window asking you if you want to do this comes up.
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If you are using Firefox:

  1. On Windows, open the Options dialog under the Tools menu. On Macintosh, open the Preferences dialog under the Firefox menu.
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  2. Click the Content Tab at the top.
  3. Here you should see a checkmark next to the option to block popup windows. Click the Exceptions button to the right of it.
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  4. Type *.cis.unr.edu as the "address of web site," then click the Allow button
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  5. Click OK in the Allowed Sites screen, then click OK again for the Options/Preferences screen.
  6. Alternatively, you could click on the link with a pop-up and click "Allow pop-ups for www.cis.unr.edu" on the menu that appears
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If you are using Safari:

  1. Open the Safari menu.
  2. Here you should see the Block Pop-up Windows option checked. Click to uncheck.
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Third-party popup blockers:

If you have a third-party pop-up blocker, you may need to take additional steps to allow pop-ups.

  1. Determine what popup blocker you are using
  2. Find its list of allowed sites or exceptions and add *.cis.unr.edu

Instructions for some of the most common popup blockers can be found at the links below.