How To Configure Internet Explorer to Access ACT! Premium for Web

How To Configure Internet Explorer to Access ACT! Premium for Web Version 18+
 
 
You will need to set Temporary Internet File Settings, allow cookies, add your ACT! Premium for Web Web site to the trusted list and configure ActiveX security. Use the following steps:

 
  • Note: The following information is provided as a convenience. Swiftpage and RTG do not provide support for Microsoft Products.  The settings depicted in this document come from Internet Explorer (IE) Version 11.x. For more information on this topic go to Microsoft.com

Allowing Cookies:
  1. Launch Internet Explorer . Click the Tools Gear Icon, and then click Internet Options . The Internet Options dialog box appears.
  2. Click the Privacy Tab.
  3. Under the Privacy tab, click the Advanced button. The Advanced Privacy Settings dialog box appears.


     
  4. Enable the Override automatic cookie handling option. Ensure that the Accept option is enabled for First-party Cookies and Third-party Cookies . Click OK to exit the Advanced Privacy Settings dialog box.

Configuring the Trusted Sites Zone:

  1. On the Internet Options dialog box, under the Privacy tab, click the Sites button.

  2.   The Per Site Privacy Actions dialog box appears. Type the address "myactdb.com" into the Address of website field, click Allow , and then click OK to exit the Per Site Privacy Actions dialog box.

  3. On the Internet Options dialog box, under the Privacy tab under the Pop-Up Blocker settings, click the Settings button.

  4. The Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog box appears. Type the address "*.myactdb.com" into the Address of website to allow field, click Add , and then click Close to exit the Pop-up Blocker Settings dialog box.

  5. In the Internet Options dialog box, Click the Security Tab, then Click the Sites button.

  6. The Trusted Sites dialog box appears. You need to add two addresses to the Website list
    1. Uncheck Require server verification (httpss:) for all sites in this zone
    2. Type the address "httpss://*.myactdb.com" into the Add this website to the zone field, click Add
    3. Type the address "https://*.myactdb.com" into the Add this website to the zone field, click Add
    4. Check Require server verification (httpss:) for all sites in this zone
       
  7. Then click Close to exit the Trusted Sites dialog box.
  8. Click Apply and OK to exit the Internet Options dialog box.
 NOTE: If you have IE version 8, please follow these additional instructions: