You may need to disable pop-up blocking to be able to use some websites or databases.

In most browsers you have the option to either turn off your pop-up block completely or add a site to a list of pop-up blocker exceptions.

Use the links below to jump to the section that describes how to disable pop-ups for your browser.

Internet Explorer

Firefox

Chrome

Safari

Internet Explorer

1. From the 'Tools' menu select 'Pop-up Blocker > Turn  off pop-up blocker'
    

Add a site to the exceptions list

1. From the 'Tools' menu, select 'Pop-up Blocker > Pop-up Blocker Settings'
   
   
2. Add the site name (up to the first slash '/') and click 'Add'
    

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Mozilla Firefox

1. From the 'Tools' menu, select: 'Tools > Options... > Content'
   
   
2. Un-tick 'Block popup windows'
    

Add a site to the exceptions list

1. From the 'Tools' menu, select: 'Tools > Options... > Content'
   
   
2. Click the 'Exceptions...' button opposite to 'block popup window'
   
   
   
3. Add the site name (up to the first slash '/') and click 'Allow'
    

Google Chrome

1. Select 'Options' from the Chrome menu on a PC, or under the 'Chrome > Preference' menu on a Macintosh, and then choose 'Under the Hood'
2. Next click the 'Content settings...' button.
    
3. Click the 'Pop-ups' tab and tick the 'All all sites to show pop-ups'
    

 Add a site to the exceptions list

1. Select 'Options' from the Chrome menu on a PC, or under the 'Chrome > Preference' menu on a Macintosh, and then choose 'Under the Hood'
2. Next click the 'Content settings...' button.
3. Click the 'Exceptions' button.
    
4. In the 'Pop-up Exceptions' window, click the 'Add' button and enter the site name (up to the first slash '/') and click 'OK'
    

Apple Safari

1. From the 'Safari' menu, un-tick 'Block Pop-Up Windows'