Content

• Steps
• Method 1 of 5: Security Settings in Internet Explorer 7 and 8
• Method 2 of 5: Privacy Settings in Internet Explorer 7 and 8
• Method 3 of 5: Other Internet Explorer 7 and 8 Settings
• Method 4 of 5: Firefox (all versions)
• Method 5 of 5: Safari
• Warnings

Browsers allow users to search and browse websites on the Internet. There are several different kinds of browsers with different settings. Browsers use these settings to protect the privacy of the user and the computer used. Many browsers contain settings in the same similar tabs. In this article, you will learn how to configure the settings of a particular browser.

Steps

Method 1 of 5: Security Settings in Internet Explorer 7 and 8

1. 1 Start Internet Explorer.
2. 2 On the menu bar, click on the "Service" button. Scroll down and select "Internet Options".
   • Go to the "Security" tab. This is where you can configure your security settings.
3. 3 Select a zone to configure its security settings. You can add sites to this zone by entering their web address and clicking Add this web address to the zone.
   • You can also remove a site from the zone by clicking "Websites" and selecting the desired site. Click on the "Remove" button to confirm your choice.

Method 2 of 5: Privacy Settings in Internet Explorer 7 and 8

1. 1 Repeat steps 1 and 2 from the previous section, but instead of going to the Security tab, go to the Privacy tab.
2. 2 Select the options you want to change. You can control how cookies are handled by changing the default settings for all cookies.
   • You can also choose your way of handling cookies from sites and the type of cookies you accept. These parameters can be set by clicking on the "Advanced" or "Nodes" button.
3. 3 Click on the "Sites" button to allow or block cookies from specific sites.
   • Click Deny or Allow and then OK for the changes to take effect.
4. 4 Click on the "Advanced" button and check the box next to the "Override automatic handling of cookies" option.
   • Select the required options for the different types of cookies.
5. 5 Turn pop-up blocker on or off. This option is available in the Pop-up Blocker section of the Privacy tab.
6. 6 Click on the "Options" button.
   • Then select your "Filter Level" for the pop-ups from below.
   • You can also allow pop-ups to open for specific websites by adding their web address and clicking the Add button.

Method 3 of 5: Other Internet Explorer 7 and 8 Settings

1. 1 Go to the tab of the settings that you want to change. The tabs "General", "Contents", "Connections", "Programs" and "Advanced" are available for you.
   • You can change the browser view, set the home page, default programs and delete the browser history.
   • You can also change other Internet Explorer settings in the Advanced tab.

Method 4 of 5: Firefox (all versions)

1. 1 Start Firefox.
2. 2 In the control panel, click on the "Tools" item. At the bottom of the list, select "Settings".
   • A window will open in which there will be tabs similar to those in Internet Explorer.
3. 3 Click the General tab to set your default home page, download options, and manage your add-ons.
4. 4 Control the settings for your tabs in the Tabs window. You can choose to open new windows in new tabs or choose to manage multiple tabs.
5. 5 Click the Content tab to change the language, website display, and preferred display of web pages.
6. 6 The Privacy and Security tabs are needed to manage your privacy and security options, such as cookie settings and pop-ups.
7. 7 Click the Applications tab to customize browser behavior with different file types such as PDF or music.
   • Firefox can use applications and add-ons to open different types of files. You can also choose to have Firefox save the files to your computer.
8. 8 On the "Advanced" tab, you can change connection settings and browser advanced features such as "auto scrolling". In this tab, you can also control the encoding settings of the websites.

Method 5 of 5: Safari

1. 1 Launch the Safari browser.
   • Click on the gear icon and select "Block Pop-ups". You can use this function to turn these settings on and off.
   • Click on the gear icon again and select "Settings".
2. 2 Click the General tab to set your home page and select options for downloading files.
3. 3 Click the View tab to choose to display the Safari browser. This tab also contains parameters such as "font" and "size".
4. 4 In the "Autocomplete" tab, you can choose which fields the browser will fill in for you. You can also disable browser autocomplete altogether.
5. 5 In the "Security" tab, you can configure add-on settings, cookie management and set parental controls.

Warnings

• Safari users are advised not to use AutoFill for security reasons of your computer.