Required Browser settings for PeopleSoft, Download to Excel AND Attachments

Required Browser settings for PeopleSoft, Download to Excel AND Attachments



To use PeopleSoft applications with Microsoft Internet Explorer, end users must turn off popup blocking for the PeopleSoft site.  3rd party browser plugins such as Yahoo search bar, Google search bar, and MSN search bar may have built in popup blockers.  These 3rd party popup blockers must be turned off for PeopleSoft sites.
With IE, start with default settings:
In IE6, navigate to "Tools -> Internet Options".

a) In General tab, click on "Delete Cookies..." button and click on "Delete Files...." button.
b) In "Security" tab, click on "Default level" button in "Internet" and/or "Local intranet",
c) In "Advanced" tab, click on "Restore Defaults" button.

Click on "Apply" and "OK".

In IE 7, navigate to "Tools -> Internet Options".

- In General tab, click on "Delete..." to delete cache. Click on "Delete all".
- In Advanced tab, click on "Reset" button.
- In "Security" tab, click on "Default level" button in "Internet" and/or "Local intranet",
- Click on "OK". Close IE
Here's are the IE security settings that must be set.  Please check the following:

- IE 6 on Windows 2000 or XP SP1:
Navigate to "Tools -> Internet Options".  In "Security" tab, for specific zone, click on "Custom Level" and set the following:

Download "File Download" = Enable

Navigate to "Tools -> Internet Options".  In "Advanced" tab, ensure "Do not save encrypted pages to disk" = UNCHECKED.

- IE 6 or IE 7 on Windows XP SP2.  IE 7 on Windows Vista:

Navigate to "Tools -> Internet Options".  In "Security" tab, for specific zone, click on "Custom Level" and set the following:

"Automatic prompting for file downloads" = Enable
Download "File Download" = Enable

Navigate to "Tools -> Internet Options".  In "Advanced" tab, ensure "Do not save encrypted pages to disk" = UNCHECKED.
- For IE8 on Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista:

Navigate to "Tools -> Internet Options". In "Security" tab, click on desire zone, trusted and/or intranet zone. Please ensure the following are set:

"Automatic prompting for file downloads" = Enable
Download "File Download" = Enable

* Please note: By default, the trusted zone in IE8 is set to "Medium". The Medium setting by default has "Automatic prompting for file downloads" = Disabled. One must either change trusted zone to "Medium-Low" OR customize "Medium" setting to set "Automatic prompting for file downloads" = Enable.

Firefox will work with default settings and popup blocking needs to be turned off for PeopleSoft site.  Safari will work with default settings.  However Safari, popups can only be turned on or off, but cannot be turn off for certain sites.

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