Have you recently copied content from a previous course or inserted a Quicklink (URL), in OAKS, only to find a blank page?  If so, you are not alone.  Recent updates to both Chrome and Firefox prevent unsecure content (i.e, http://) from being displayed on a secure page (i.e, https:// or  OAKS) without permission.  This means that while the content was added correctly, the browser is blocking it from opening.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Follow these steps to view content in Chrome:

1.  Locate and click on the shield icon (on the right side of the address bar next to the star).

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2. Click “Load unsafe script”.  Your OAKS page will refresh and your content will now be visible.

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Follow these steps to view content in Firefox:

1.  Locate and click on the shield icon (on the left side of the address bar next to the back button).

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2.  Click on the down arrow next to “Keep Blocking”.

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3.  Click “Disable Protection on This Page”.  Your OAKS page will refresh and your content will now be visible. 

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