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Configuring or reconfiguring your browser for Content Manager Explorer

This section explains how to configure or reconfigure your Web browser for use with Content Manager Explorer after an upgrade.

Before you begin

  • Before performing this task, you must have already configured Internet Explorer for SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied on your client system. If this is not the case, refer to the installation topics to learn how to configure Internet Explorer.
  • You must have sufficient rights on the client system in order to be able to perform these tasks.

Procedure

  1. If you intend to use Mozilla Firefox as your browser, do the following:
    1. While logged in as an end user, launch Firefox and type about:support in the address bar.
    2. In the Application Basics area, check the Profile Directory property and click Open Containing Folder next to it.
      Windows Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) opens, showing the Firefox profile folder.
    3. Close Firefox.
    4. In the folder, check for the presence of a file called user.js. If it exists, open it in a plain-text editor; if it does not exist, create it in a plain-text editor.
    5. Add the following line anywhere in the user.js file:
      user_pref("browser.link.open_newwindow", 2);
    6. Save and close the user.js file.
    7. If you are using Firefox on Mac OS X, also do the following:
      • In the Apple menu, select System Preferences, then Keyboard and Mouse, then Keyboard Shortcuts
      • Under Full Keyboard Access, select All controls.
    Mozilla Firefox is now properly configured.
  2. If you intend to use Google Chrome as your browser, SDL recommends to disable all dynamically appearing bars at the top of your Chrome window, including:

    These dynamically appearing bars cause the Web page to scroll down and consequently interfere with your focus.

  3. If you intend to use Internet Explorer as your browser, and if you want to have additional information available about the current state of its window, you can enable the browser Status Bar (visible at the bottom of the screen) by selecting View > Toolbars > Status Bar. In other browsers, a status bar is not available.
  4. For all browsers you intend to use, disable popup-blocking functionality.