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How to enable JavaScript in a Web browser

What is JavaScript?

JavaScript is a scripting language which enables Web authors to plan and design interactive Web sites. Today's most of web pages need JavaScript in arrange to function correctly. If JavaScript is disabled in your Web browser some Web pages will not function properly. Here we will explain how to enable JavaScript support for the most part of popular Web browsers:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6


• Mozilla Firefox 1.5


• Opera 8/9

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5/6

Step 1:

In Internet Explorer, you have to click on the 'Tools' menu.

Step 2:

Select the internet options as shown as on the figure.

Step 3:

Click on the 'Security' tab button.

Step 4:

You have to click on the 'Custom Level' button.

You should scroll down until you can see the options as shown on the picture. They are placed close to the base of the list.

Step 5:

You should set the option 'Active scripting to Enable'

Step 6:

Press on the 'OK' button

You have to press 'Yes' in step 7.

Step 8:

Press the 'OK' button. This step concludes enabling JavaScript for Microsoft Internet Explorer 5 or 6.

If the difficult Web page, which did not work without JavaScript is also still opened inside the Internet Explorer, you simply click the 'F5' key on your keyboard to reload it. Now it must work correctly.Back to Top

Mozilla Firefox 1.5

Step 1:

Press on the 'Tools' menu in firefox.

Step 2:

Select options as shown as on the figure.

Step 3:

Press on the 'Content' button.

Step 4:

Finally you press on the 'OK' button.

Step 5:

This step 5 concludes enabling JavaScript for Mozilla Firefox 1.5.

If the difficult Web page, which did not work without JavaScript is also still opened inside the Internet Explorer browser, you simply click the 'F5' key on your keyboard to reload it. Now it must work correctly.

Note: The most significant step is to discover the 'Enable JavaScript' option and verify it. Back to Top

Opera 8/9

Step 1:

Press on the 'Tools' menu in opera.

Step 2:

Select the preferences as shown as on the figure.

Step 3:

Press on the 'Advanced' tab button.

Step 4:

You should click on the 'Content' option and verify the 'Enable Javascript' checkbox button.

Step 5:

Finally you press on the 'OK' button.

Step 6:

This step concludes enabling javascript for opera 8 or 9.

If the difficult Web page, which did not work without JavaScript is also still opened inside the Opera browser, you simply click the 'F5' key on your keyboard to reload it. Now it must work correctly.

Note: The most significant step is to discover the 'Enable JavaScript' option and verify it. Back to Top