Internet Explorer Setup Information

You may need to reconfigure Internet Explorer to work more smoothly with Surfing the Internet with JAWS and MAGic. These steps prevent Internet Explorer from displaying the information (or the notification) bar and blocking content on certain of these pages.

To reconfigure Internet Explorer for use with Surf's Up - Surfing the Internet with JAWS and MAGic, do the following:

  1. Open the Tools menu, select Pop-up Blocker, and press RIGHT ARROW.
  2. Choose Turn Off Pop-up Blocker and press ENTER.
  3. From the Tools menu, choose Internet Options.
  4. Press CTRL+SHIFT+TAB to move to the Advanced tab.
  5. Press A until you select Allow active content to run in files on My Computer.
  6. Press the SPACEBAR to select the check box for this item.
  7. Press ENTER to close the dialog box and save your changes.

NOTE: Another change we recommend for people using Internet Explorer version 9 or later is to have pop-up windows open in a separate browser window as opposed to new tab pages. Opening practice pages in a separate browser window makes it easier to switch back and forth between a set of instructions on one page and the practice page itself. Tabbed browsing is covered later in Surf's Up. In the meantime, here is how to set Internet Explorer 9 so that the practice exercises will open in new browser windows:

  1. Press ALT+T to open the Tools menu.
  2. Press UP ARROW to move to Internet Options, and then press ENTER. The Internet Options multi-page dialog box opens. Focus is on the General tab page.
  3. Press ALT+T to activate the Tabs settings button. The Tabbed Browsing Settings dialog box opens.
  4. Press TAB to move to the group of radio buttons that reads, When a pop-up is encountered: Let Internet Explorer decide how pop-ups should open.
  5. Press DOWN ARROW to change the selection to Always open pop-ups in a new window.
  6. Press ENTER to close the Tabbed Browsing Settings dialog box. Focus returns to the Internet Options dialog box.
  7. Press TAB several times to move focus to the OK button, and then activate it with the SPACEBAR. The Internet Options dialog box closes and focus returns to the Web page.

When you are finished, press ALT+LEFT ARROW to return to the Surf's Up opening page.