Required Internet Explorer Settings

As stated, this site requires Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher. Some settings to be made in IE in order for all functionality to be enabled. These steps only need to be done once per users client machine and will remain set this way, unless deliberately changed.

In Internet Explorer, go to Tools->Internet Options. Click the Security tab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

then click Custom Level tab.

 

Under the ActiveX Controls and Plug-Ins section, make sure the following 3 entries are set to "Prompt":

  • Download signed ActiveX controls
  • Download unsigned ActiveX controls
  • Initialize and script ActiveX controls not marked as safe
 

 

 

Go to Tools->Internet Options->Advanced. Under the Printing section, make sure the box for "Print Background colors and Images" is checked.



Finally, when using the Print option in the GUI; after clicking the Print icon when the print preview page opens, press the Page Setup button, and set print settings to Landscape orientation with 1" margins all the way around. This will hold for subsequent prints during the same session.