Using the Internet Safely For Seniors

If you set a higher or lower level of security and want to

restore the default setting at any point, click the Default

button on the Privacy tab in the Internet Options dialog

box or move the slider back to Medium.

4.Click OKto save your new settings.

Notice that on the Privacy tab, you can also adjust

your pop-up blocker settings. Pop-ups can be in the

form of annoying advertisements, or they can be pop-

up windows that allow you to perform an action on a

site, such as calculating estimated payments on a

mortgage site. You can use pop-up blocker settings on

the Privacy tab to specify which pop-up windows to

allow or block. Just click the Settingsbutton, enter a

Web site name, and then click Addto allow pop-ups.

Figure 4-19

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Part II: Using the Internet While Dodging the Risk