IT-Admin Guide for Chrome Settings for Wisconsin County Agencies

Published on May 18, 2022

This page is intended to provide agency IT staff with general comments and instructions for using CARES applications with Google Chrome.

Table of Contents

1. Enable JavaScript
2. Enable Pop-ups and redirects
3. Open PDFs in Chrome
4. Disable Save and fill Address

1. Enable JavaScript

JavaScript is a programming language that runs in the users' web browser and is needed to properly run several CARES applications.

Steps to enable JavaScript:

1. Click on 3 dots on the right-hand side top corner of the browser.
   

   Figure 1 - Enable JavaScript

2. Click on Settings .
   

   Figure 2 - Enable JavaScript

3. Select Privacy and Security on the left-hand side navigation then select Site Settings.
   

   Figure 3 - Enable JavaScript

4. Scroll down and select JavaScript under Content.
   

   Figure 4 - Enable JavaScript

5. Check < > Sites can use JavaScript.
   

   Figure 5 - Enable JavaScript

6. Restart the browser.

2. Enable Pop-ups and redirects

Enabling pop-ups and redirects is required in the CARES applications. This setting enables user to view pop-up windows in the application.

Steps to enable Pop-ups and redirects:

1. Click on 3 dots on the right-hand side top corner of the browser.
   

   Figure 1 - Enable Pop-ups and redirects

2. Click on Settings .
   

   Figure 2 - Enable Pop-ups and redirects

3. Select Privacy and Security on the left-hand side navigation then select Site Settings.
   

   Figure 3 - Enable Pop-ups and redirects

4. Scroll down and select Pop-ups and redirects under Content.
   

   Figure 4 - Enable Pop-ups and redirects

5. Check Sites can send pop-ups and use redirects.
   

   Figure 5 - Enable Pop-ups and redirects

6. Restart the browser.

3. Open PDFs in Chrome

This setting provides browser to open PDF files in the browser instead of download

Steps to enable PDF documents:

1. Click on 3 dots on the right-hand side top corner of the browser.
   

   Figure 1 - Open PDFs in Chrome

2. Click on Settings .
   

   Figure 2 - Open PDFs in Chrome

3. Select Privacy and Security on the left-hand side navigation then select Site Settings.
   

   Figure 3 - Open PDFs in Chrome

4. Scroll down and expand Additional content settings.
   

   Figure 4 - Open PDFs in Chrome

5. Scroll down and select PDF documents.
   

   Figure 5 - Open PDFs in Chrome

6. Check Open PDFs in Chrome.
   

   Figure 6 - Open PDFs in Chrome

7. Restart the browser.

4. Disable Save and fill Address

When user enters any address details in a form and submit, browser asks the user to save the address entered in the form and future suggestions.

Steps to disable Save and fill Address:

1. Click on 3 dots on the right-hand side top corner of the browser.
   

   Figure 1 - Disable Save and fill Address

2. Click on Settings .
   

   Figure 2 - Disable Save and fill Address

3. Select Autofill from the left-hand side navigation
   

   Figure 3 - Disable Save and fill Address

4. Select Addresses and more
   

   Figure 4 - Disable Save and fill Address

5. Uncheck Save and fill addresses option.
   

   Figure 5 - Disable Save and fill Address

6. Restart the browser.

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