MyReports Recommended Browser Settings MYR-200a

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1 MyReports Recommended Browser Settings MYR-200a Note: If you have installed an additional Tool Bar on your browser, such as Yahoo Tool Bar or Google Tool Bar, be sure that it is also configured to allow pop-up windows. Browser Internet Explorer 8 (recommended) detailed step-by-step instructions pages 2-5 Chrome detailed step-by-step instructions pages 6-7 Firefox 24 NOTE: Newer versions released after Firefox 24 may experience problems downloading reports to Excel detailed step-by-step instructions page 8 Safari (Mac) detailed step-by-step instructions page 9 Settings Internet Options > General Delete Browsing History Security > Internet > Custom Level Downloads Enable - Automatic prompting for file downloads Enable - File download Enable - Font download Miscellaneous Enable - Allow Meta Refresh Disable - Use Pop-Up Blocker Scripting Enable - Active Scripting Disable - Enable XSS filter Security > Local Intranet > Custom Level ( Use same settings as for Internet above) Security > Trusted Sites > Sites Add - as a trusted site Add - as a trusted site Privacy > Advanced Check - Override automatic cookie handling Accept - First-party cookies Accept - Third-party cookies Tools > Manage Add-ons If you have the Adobe PDF Reader Link Helper add-on, disable it Settings > Show advanced settings > Privacy > Content settings Cookies - Allow local data to be set Images - Show all images JavaScript - Allow all sites to run JavaScript Pop-Ups - Allow all sites to show pop-ups Settings > Show advanced settings > Privacy > Clear browsing data Select - browsing history, download history, cached images and files Tools > Options > Content Uncheck - Block pop-up windows Tools > Options > Advanced Network > Cached web content Select - Clear Now Check - Override cache management Change - Limit cache to 1000MB of space Tools > Add-ons If you have Adblock Plus installed as an Add-On, disable it using the per-page option Safari > Preferences > Security Enable JavaScript Allow Java Safari > Preferences > Privacy Block Cookies: Never Safari > uncheck Block Pop-Up Windows Safari > Empty Cache 4/22/2014 MYR-200a Page 1 of 9

2 MyReports Recommended Browser Settings MYR-200a Step by Step Instructions -- How to Change Browser Settings INTERNET EXPLORER 1. Click Tools on the browser menu and select Internet Options from the dropdown list 2. In Browsing history, click the Delete button 3. Check the boxes to delete Temp Internet Files, Cookies, History, and InPrivate filtering data. If applicable, check the top box to preserve any data that you have saved in your Favorites websites. Click the Delete button. 4/22/2014 MYR-200a Page 2 of 9

3 Internet Explorer Browser Settings 4. Next, go to the Security tab; click on the Internet icon; and select Custom level to open the Security Settings options list. 5. Scroll down the list to Downloads and select the Enable radio button for each of the three download options. 6. Scroll down the list to Miscellaneous and select Enable for Allow META REFRESH. 7. Scroll further down the Miscellaneous section to Use Pop-up Blocker, and select Disable. 4/22/2014 MYR-200a Page 3 of 9

4 Internet Explorer Browser Settings 8. Scroll down the list to the Scripting section and select Enable for Active scripting. 9. Scroll further down the Scripting section to Enable XSS filter, and select Disable. Click the OK button to save all the Internet Security Settings. 10. This takes you back to the Security tab. Now click on the Local intranet icon and select Custom level to open the Security Settings list. 11. Follow Steps 5-9 above to repeat the same security settings in Local intranet that were used for Internet settings. 12. For the final settings on the Security tab click on the Trusted sites icon and select the Sites button. 4/22/2014 MYR-200a Page 4 of 9

5 Internet Explorer Browser Settings 13. Add the following URLs as trusted sites. Enter each URL (one at a time) in the upper box, then click the Add button to save it in the trusted websites box: Click the Close button when complete, to take you back to the Security tab. 14. Now select the Privacy tab and click on the Advanced button. 15. Select the following privacy settings: Check - Override automatic cookie handling Accept - First-party cookies Accept - Third-party cookies Click the OK button, to take you back to the Privacy tab. 16. Click the Apply button, and then click the OK button to complete the browser setting process for Internet Explorer. 4/22/2014 MYR-200a Page 5 of 9

6 Chrome Browser Settings CHROME 1. Click the Chrome menu icon on the far right side of the toolbar, and select Settings from the dropdown menu. 2. Chrome opens the Settings screen in a new tab. At the bottom of the Settings screen, click on the Show advanced settings link. 3. In the Privacy section, click on the Content settings button. 4. In the first three sections, select the following: Cookies - Allow local data to be set Images - Show all images JavaScript - Allow all sites to run JavaScript 4/22/2014 MYR-200a Page 6 of 9

7 Chrome Browser Settings 5. Scroll further down the Content Settings list to the Pop-Ups section, and select Allow all sites to show pop-ups. When complete, click the Done button in the lower right corner. 6. In the Privacy section, click on the Clear browsing data button 7. Select the checkbox for the following items: Browsing history Download history Cached images and files Click the Clear browsing data button. When the selected data has been cleared from the cache, you will be returned to the Settings screen. 8. The Chrome browser setting process is complete. Close the Settings tab by clicking on the X. 4/22/2014 MYR-200a Page 7 of 9

8 Firefox Browser Settings FIREFOX 1. Click Tools on the browser menu and select Options from the dropdown list. 2. Select Content from the Options menu, and uncheck the Block pop-up windows checkbox. Click the OK button at the bottom of the Content section, which also closes the Options window. 3. Go to Tools > Options (repeat Step 1) to re-open the Options selection window. Select Advanced from the Options menu, and select the Network tab. 4. In the Cached Web Content section: Click the Clear Now button to clear the cache Check the Override automatic cache management checkbox and increase the cache to 1000MB of space Click the OK button when complete. 4/22/2014 MYR-200a Page 8 of 9

9 Safari Browser Settings SAFARI (Macintosh) 1. Click Safari on the browser menu and select Preferences from the dropdown list. 2. Select Security from the Preferences menu, and check the Enable JavaScript and the Allow Java checkboxes. 3. Select Privacy from the Preferences menu, and choose Never in the Block cookies section. 4. Click Safari on the browser menu and uncheck Block Pop-Up Windows from the dropdown list. Uncheck here 5. Click Safari on the browser menu and select Empty Cache from the dropdown list. 4/22/2014 MYR-200a Page 9 of 9