How to enable JavaScript in a Web browser

What is JavaScript?

JavaScript is a scripting language which enables Web authors to design interactive Web sites. Most of today's Web pages require JavaScript in order to function properly.

This web page requires JavaScript in order to function properly. If JavaScript is disabled in your web browser, some web pages may not function properly.

If JavaScript is not enabled on your browser, you may enable it by following these steps:

Here we will describe how to enable JavaScript support in the most popular Web browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 8
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7
• Mozilla Firefox 3.6
• Opera 10
• Google Chrome

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 8

In Internet Explorer window click on the Tools menu and select Internet Options as shown on the picture.

Click on the Security tab and then click on the Custom Level button.

Scroll down until you can see options as shown on the picture. They are located near the bottom of the list. Set the option Active scripting to Enable. Then click on the OK button.

Click Yes.

Click OK. This concludes enabling JavaScript for Microsoft Internet Explorer 8.

If the problematic Web page (which did not work without JavaScript) is still opened inside Internet Explorer, simply press the F5 key on your keyboard to reload it. Now it should work correctly.

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Microsoft Internet Explorer 7

In Internet Explorer 7 click on the Tools button located in the upper right part of the screen (next to the gear icon) and select Internet Options as shown on the picture.

Click on the Security tab and then click on the Custom Level button.

Scroll down until you can see options as shown on the picture. They are located near the bottom of the list. Set the option Active scripting to Enable. Then click on the OK button.

Click Yes.

Click OK. This concludes enabling JavaScript for Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.

If the problematic Web page (which did not work without JavaScript) is still opened inside Internet Explorer, simply press the F5 key on your keyboard to reload it. Now it should work correctly.

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Mozilla Firefox 3.6

In your Firefox window, click on the Tools menu and select Options as shown on the picture.

Click on the Content tab, check the Enable JavaScript checkbox and finally click on the OK button. This concludes enabling JavaScript for Mozilla Firefox

If the problematic Web page (which did not work without JavaScript) is still opened inside Firefox, simply press the F5 key on your keyboard to reload it. Now it should work correctly.

Note: This procedure applies to older and/or future versions of Firefox as well, with minor differences. The most important step is to find the Enable JavaScript option and check it.

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Opera 10

In Opera click on the menu button (step 1), rollover 'Settings' (step 2), and select 'Preferences' (step 3) as shown on the picture.

Click on the 'Advanced' tab (step 4), then click on the 'Content' option (step 5) and check the 'Enable JavaScript' checkbox (step6). Finally click on the 'OK' button (step7). This concludes enabling JavaScript for Opera 10.

If the problematic Web page (which did not work without JavaScript) is still opened inside Opera, simply press the 'F5' key on your keyboard to reload it. Now it should work correctly.

Note: This procedure applies to older and/or future versions of Opera as well, with minor differences. The most important step is to find the 'Enable JavaScript' option and check it.

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Google Chrome

In Google Chrome, click on the Tools button (step 1) and select 'Options' (step 2) as shown on the picture.

Click on the 'Under the Hood' tab (step 3), then click on the 'Content Settings' option (step 4) under the 'Privacy' section.

Click on the 'JavaScript' tab (step 5), and then select 'Allow all sites to run JavaScript (recommended)' (step 6). Then click on the 'Close' button (step 7) to close the 'Content Setting' window.

Finally click on the 'Close' button (step 8) on the 'Google Chrome Options' window. This concludes enabling JavaScript for Google Chrome.