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How To Add Sites to the Trusted Zone in IE7

From Michelle Castle,
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Internet Explorer 7 provides four different zones for which you can establish different security settings. Using separate settings for your trusted sites and the rest of the Internet can allow you to view all the content on trusted sites, while limiting the vulnerabilities other sites could potentially exploit. Follow these instructions to add sites to the trusted sites zone in Internet Explorer 7.

A version of this tutorial with screen shots is also available.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: Less than 5 minutes

Here's How:

  1. Click on Internet Options in the Tools menu. The Tools menu has a gear icon on it.
  2. Click on the Security tab.
  3. Click on Trusted Sites.
  4. Click on the Sites button.
  5. Type the Web address into the textbox and click the Add button.
  6. If necessary, uncheck the Require server verification (https://) box. Unchecking this box will allow you to add sites to the zone that don't use the https:// protocol, which protects your information while it is being transferred to the server that the Web site is on.
  7. Click the Close button to exit the Trusted Sites dialog box.
  8. Click OK to exit the Internet Options dialog box.
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