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If you’re having trouble with your website or web application, one of the first things you should check is whether JavaScript is enabled. This quick tutorial will show you how to check if JavaScript is enabled in your web browser.
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Checking if JavaScript is Enabled
Checking if your JavaScript is enabled is important for verifying if you can run JavaScript on your computer. If you can’t, you won’t be able to view some websites properly, and you won’t be able to use some applications.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Select “Tools” > “Internet Options” from the menu at the top of the screen.
3. Click on the “Security” tab.
4. Select the zone you wish to modify (Internet, Local intranet, Trusted sites, Restricted sites).
5. Under “Security level for this zone,” select “Custom level.”
6. Scroll down until you see the section labeled “Scripting.”
7. Under “Active scripting,” select “Enable.”
8. Click “OK” to save your changes and close all open dialog boxes..
For Mozilla Firefox
1. Open a new tab in Firefox by clicking on the plus sign (+) at the top of the browser window, or by using the shortcut Ctrl+T (Windows) or ⌘ Cmd+T (Mac).
2. In the URL bar, type “about:config” and press Enter. In the search bar at the top of the page, type “javascript.enabled”.
3. This preference controls whether JavaScript is enabled or disabled in Firefox. To enable JavaScript, change the value from “false” to “true”.
4. To disable JavaScript, change the value from “true” to “false”.
5. You can also toggle the value by double-clicking on it; true will change to false and vice versa.
6. Close the about:config page to save your changes; you do not need to restart Firefox for your changes to take effect.
For Safari
1. Open Safari preferences by clicking on the gear icon in the top right corner of the Safari browser.
2. Click on the Security tab at the top of the Preferences window.
3. In the Security section, check the Enable JavaScript checkbox if it is not already checked.
4. Close the Preferences window to save your changes.
For Opera
1. In the address bar, type “about:config” (without the quotes).
2. Find the entry for “javascript.enabled”.
3. Toggle the value to “true” to enable JavaScript or “false” to disable it.
Enabling JavaScript
It is important to check if JavaScript is enabled in your web browser. This is because JavaScript is a key ingredient in making a website interactive and functional. You will need to enable JavaScript in order to access certain features on a website. In this article, we will show you how to check if JavaScript is enabled in your web browser.
For Microsoft Internet Explorer
1) On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2) On the Security tab, click the Custom Level button.
3) Scroll down to Scripting. Under Active scripting, click Enable.
4) Click OK two times to return to Internet Explorer
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1) On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
2) On the Advanced tab, scroll down toSecurity.
3) Under Security, check the box next to Allow active content to run in files on My Computer.
4) Click OK two times to return to Internet Explorer
For Mozilla Firefox
To enable JavaScript in Firefox, follow these instructions:
1. In the upper-right corner of the Firefox window, click the menu button.
2. Select Options.
3. In the “General” tab, go down to the “Firefox Updates” section.
4. Next to “Release updates,” select “Automatically install updates.”
5. Click OK to close the window.
For Safari
1. Open the Safari browser.
2. Click on the Safari menu.
3. Select Preferences.
4. Click on the Security icon.
5. Under “Web content,” check if JavaScript is enabled.
For Opera
1. Open Opera.
2. Type “opera:config” in the address bar and press Enter on your keyboard.
3. In the search field, type “javascript”.
4. From the resulting drop-down menu, select “User Preference”.
5. Click Enable JavaScript.
