• Browser Pop-up Setting
• Cookies
• Excel - View Excel files in Excel instead of a browser window
  • Windows XP
• Security Setting Downloads & Scripting
• SSL Issue
• Temporary Internet Files (Cache)
• Trusted Sites

Browser Pop-up Setting

• Open Internet Explorer
• Select Tools > Pop-up Blocker
• Select Pop-up Blocker Settings

• Add the following web sites:
  • *.niu.edu
  • Myniu.niu.edu
  • Niufs.niu.edu
  • Niuhrs.niu.edu
• Blocking Level:
  • Low: Allow pop-ups from secure sites
• Click Close

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Cookies

• Open the Browser
• Select Tools
• Select Internet Options
• Under Browser History, select Delete
• Select Delete Cookies next to the Cookie area

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Excel

(View Excel files in Excel instead of a browser window)

• Open the Browser
• Select Tools from the Menu toolbar
• Select Internet Options
• Select the Advanced tab
• In the Browsing section, uncheck the Reuse windows for launching shortcuts
  (when tabbed browsing is off)
• Click OK

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Windows XP

• Open the My Computer icon
• Select Tools > Folder Options

• Go to the File Types Tab

• Scroll down in the list of registered file extensions to XLS or XLSX (i.e. Excel)
• Click the Advanced button
• Uncheck the "Confirm open after download" option
• Uncheck the "Browse in the Same Window" option

This will allow the file to open in Excel instead of a browser window.

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Security Setting Downloads & Scripting

• Open Internet Explorer
• Select Tools > Internet Options

• Select the Security Tab
• Click Custom level ...

Downloads

• Scroll down to Downloads
• Click Enable on the following:
  
  • File Downloads

Scripting

• Scroll down to Scripting
• Click Enable on Allow websites to prompt for information using scripted windows
• Click OK to return to the Internet Options Page
• Click OK

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SSL Issue

When using Internet Explorer 9 and accessing a secured website, you may get a message that indicates the page cannot be displayed. Below are the steps to resolve this problem.

• Open Internet Explorer
• Select Tools > Internet Options

• Click the Content Tab
• Click the Clear SSL state button

• Click OK
• The SSL Cache Cleared Successfully window appears

• Click OK to complete

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Temporary Internet Files (Cache)

• Open the Browser
• Select Tools
• Select Internet Options
• Under Browser History, select Delete
• Uncheck the Preserve Favorites website data (PeopleSoft users must do this)
• Select Delete Files next to Temporary Internet files

Trusted Sites

• Open the Browser
• Select Tools
• Select Internet Options
• Select the Security tab & select Trusted Sites
• Select Sites next to the Trusted Sites area
• Enter the trusted website under the Add this website to the zone
• Click Add
• Click Close on the Trusted sites window
• Click OK on the Internet Options window

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