How to Enable Cookies in your Web Browser

Modified: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:37 by EdulearnHelp2 - Categorized as: Faq

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Why do I need to enable cookies to use this site?

Cookies are small amounts of text information stored by your browser that allow the site track who you are when you click between pages on the site. Your browser sends the information in the cookie (usually just a session id number) with each request. The server then matches that session id with any personalized information it controls such as your shopping cart.

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    Why do I need to enable cookies to use this site?
      ⇔ For Internet Explorer 6 or 7 browsers
      ⇔ For Mozilla Firefox 2 or 3 browsers (for both Windows and Mac users)
    How do I add websites to allow Cookies?
       ⇔ For Internet Explorer 6 or 7
       ⇔ For Firefox 2 or 3 and Mac

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⇔ For Internet Explorer 6 or 7 browsers

Click the Start button » All Programs » Internet Explorer or
Double click Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop
In the upper right, click on Tools menu » Internet Options
Click the Security tab
Click the Custom Level... button

Scroll down to Scripting section, then under Active Scripting choose the Enable option by clicking it

Click Yes or OK when asked, "Are sure you wish to change the security settings for this zone"

Click the Privacy Tab
Click the Advanced... button in the Settings heading

Check Override automatic cookie handling
Click Accept under First-part Cookies
Click Block under Third-party Cookies
Click Always allow session cookies
Click OK

Click OK on the Internet Properties window

Close all open Internet Explorer windows and then re-launch Internet Explorer
If you continue to have problems, try restarting your computer and then try again

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⇔ For Mozilla Firefox 2 or 3 browsers (for both Windows and Mac users)

Click the Tools menu (Windows) or the Firefox menu (Mac)
Click the Options for Windows and Preferences for a Mac
Click on the Privacy icon. Look for the box labeled Cookies
Check the box next to Accept Cookies From Sites. Scroll through the menu next to the words Keep Until and choose the appropriate option

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How do I add websites to allow Cookies?

Once you have enabled cookies (as shown above), the very next step that you need to take is to individually add some websites (that you commonly visit) to your web browser.

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⇔ For Internet Explorer 6 or 7

Step 1: Click on Internet Options » Privacy

Step 2: Click on Sites(as shown below)

Step 3: Follow figure (1) - Add in website address

Primary Edulearn, type in http://primary.asknlearn.com,
Secondary Edulearn, type in http://www.asknlearn.com/secondary

Step 4: Follow figure (2) - Click on Allow
The added website will be displayed under the big textarea box (shaded in pink)

Step 5: Follow figure (3) - Click on OK

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⇔ For Firefox 2 or 3 and Mac

Step 1: Use the Exceptions button to make specific exceptions to the rule to accept all cookies.

Step 2: Type the address of a Web site that you don't want to accept a cookie from. Once you've typed in the URL, select 1 of the 3 buttons Block, Allow For Session, or Allow

For Edulearn, type our website address and click on Allow

Step 3: Close the box and then click on Show Cookies to see all the current cookies on your computer

Step 4: Finally, to enable cookies in Firefox click OK for Windows or close the Preferences box for a Mac