Enabling Session Cookies in IE 6+
If Temporary Cookies are disabled in your copy of IE 6+, there are three methods available to enable them for SearchPDF.
All methods are available from the Privacy Tab of Internet Options.
From the menu bar, select Tools, Internet Options. Then select the Privacy Tab:
Method 1: Modify Default Settings
If you are using Default Settings for cookies, your screen most likely looks like this:
When using Default Settings, a sliding bar is displayed on the left side of the screen.
To enable Temporary Cookies, just slide the bar control down two notches, so it looks like this:
The Medium-High setting allows temporary Session Cookies to be used with SearchPDF.
Method 2: Modify Advanced Privacy Settings
If you are using Advanced Privacy Settings, the sliding bar is not displayed, and the word "Custom" is displayed instead:
When you click the Advanced button, you will see this screen:
If you check the box for "Override automatic cookie handling", then the Advanced options become enabled. You should then check the box "Always allow session cookies" to enable session cookies for SearchPDF (and everywhere else that temporary cookies are used). The options for First-party Cookies and Third-party Cookies do not apply to SearchPDF.
After configuring, you Advanced settings screen will look like this:
Method 3: Overriding Cookie Handling for SearchPDF Only
At the bottom of the Privacy Tab, you will see an option to override cookie settings for individual websites:
Click the Edit button, and you will see this screen:
To enable Temporary Cookies for the main SearchPDF demonstrations at www.searchpdf.com, enter this address and then click Allow: 195.217.156.6
To enable Temporary Cookies for the Client-Targeted and Specialty demonstrations at www.searchpdf.com, enter this address and then click Allow: www.gitcorp.com
The benefit of this method is that you do not have to alter or modify your existing security settings. After doing the above, your screen will look like this:
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