How to enable JavaScript in your browser
Nowadays almost all web pages contain JavaScript, a scripting programming language that runs on visitor's web browser. It makes web pages functional for specific purposes and if disabled for some reason, the content or the functionality of the web page can be limited or unavailable. Here you can find instructions on how to enable (activate) JavaScript in five most commonly used browsers.
These browsers includes:
•Internet Explorer
•Mozilla Firefox
•Google Chrome
•Opera Mini
•Apple Safari
Now follow the steps below by any one of the 5 browsers listed above
For Google Chrome users:
- On the web browser menu click on the "Customize and control Google Chrome" and select "Settings".
- In the "Settings" section click on the "Show advanced settings..."
- Under the the "Privacy" click on the "Content settings...".
- When the dialog window opens, look for the "JavaScript" section and select "Allow all sites to run JavaScript (recommended)".
- Click on the "OK" button to close it.
- Close the "Settings" tab.
- Click on the "Reload this page" button of the web browser to refresh the page.
*android Google Chrome users
1. Go to settings
2. Click on site settings
3. Click on JavaScript and allow it
4. Go back and refresh page
For Internet Explorer users:
- On web browser menu click "Tools" icon and select "Internet Options".
- TIn the "Internet Options" window select the "Security" tab.
- On the "Security" tab click on the "Custom level..." button.
- When the "Security Settings - Internet Zone" dialog window opens, look for the "Scripting" section.
- In the "Active Scripting" item select "Enable".
- When the "Warning!" window pops out asking "Are you sure you want to change the settings for this zone?" select "Yes".
- In the "Internet Options" window click on the "OK" button to close it.
- Click on the "Refresh" button of the web browser to refresh the page.
*Note: Internet Explorer is not yet supported for android devices so the process above are for Computer users only
For Mozilla Firefox users:
- In the address bar, type about:config and press Enter.
- Click "I'll be careful, I promise" if a warning message appears.
- In the search box, search for javascript.enabled
- Toggle the "javascript.enabled" preference (right-click and select "Toggle" or double-click the preference) to change the value from "false" to "true".
- Click on the "Reload current page" button of the web browser to refresh the page.
*Note: Not for android users
For Opera Mini users:
- 1. a) Click on "Menu", hover mouse on the "Settings" then hover mouse on the "Quick preferences" and mark the "Enable Javascript" checkbox.
- 1. b) If "Menu bar" is shown click on the "Tools", hover mouse on the "Quick preferences" and mark the "Enable Javascript" checkbox.
*Note: Wouldn't work on android devices
For Apple Safari users:
- On the web browser menu click on the "Edit" and select "Preferences".
- In the "Preferences" window select the "Security" tab.
- In the "Security" tab section "Web content" mark the "Enable JavaScript" checkbox.
- Click on the "Reload the current page" button of the web browser to refresh the page.
*Note: Not for android users