Setting Browser Preferences in Internet Explorer (Macintosh)

  1. Open an Internet Explorer browser window.
  2. Select Preferences from the menu.
  3. Click on the small triangle to open the menu under the Web Browser category if it is not already expanded.
  4. Click on Web Content. A content window opens.
  5. Select Show style sheets (in the Page Content area).
  6. Select Enable scripting and Enable plug-ins at the bottom of the window (in the Active Content area).
  7. Click on Java under the Web Browser category. A Java settings window appears.
  8. Make sure there is a checkmark next to the Enable Java selection.
  9. Click on Security Zones under the Web Browser category. Select Medium and click OK.
  10. Click on the small triangle to open the menu under the Receiving Files category if it is not already expanded.
  11. Click on Cookies. A Cookie settings window appears.
  12. From the pull-down menu on the right choose either Never Ask (i.e., accept all cookies) or Ask for each site. If you select Ask for each site you can enter www.webct.pdx.edu as the site to accept cookies from in the window above the pull-down menu.
  13. Click OK.

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