eBear Tutorial

Registering for the Semester

Many students have problems registering at the beginning of the semester because they have a pop-up blocker on their internet browser. This prevents eBear from opening the registration window that allows you to officially register for the semester.

To allow eBear to open popup windows:

Mozilla Firefox for Windows Vista, Windows XP or Mac OS X

• Windows: Go to Tools, Options, Content
• OS X: Go to Firefox, Preferences, Content
• Click "Exceptions" on the right side of "Block Popup Windows" and type: snowbird.barnard.edu in the field "Address of web site:" and click"Allow"

Internet Explorer for Windows Windows Vista and Windows XP

• Go to Tools, Internet Options, Privacy
• Click "Settings..." next to "Block pop-ups" and type: snowbird.barnard.edu in the field labeled "Address of Web site to allow:" and click "Add"

Safari for Mac OS X

• Go to Safari, Preferences, Security
• Uncheck "Block pop-up windows" and when you leave eBear, go back to Safari, Preferences, Security and check "Block pop-up windows"

Netscape 7.0 for Windows XP

• Go to Edit, Preferences, Privacy & Security, Popup Windows
• Click "Exceptions..." next to "Suppress Popups" and type: snowbird.barnard.edu in the field labeled "Allow popups from the following sites" and click "Add"

Opera for Windows XP or Mac OS X

• Windows: Go to Tools, Preferences, General
• OS X: Go to Opera, Preferences, General
• Next to "Pop-ups" choose "Block unwanted pop-ups," and if you are still having problems, choose "Open all pop-ups" while you are using eBear and go back to "Block unwanted pop-ups" or "Block all pop-ups" when you are done.

Finally, if you have tried allowing popups from eBear and you still cannot register, try using a different web browser. You can also use a computer in one of the labs which has all recommended browsers installed.

Email Quota

Checking your email quota using eBear is not accurate. The correct way to check your email quota can be found on the Email Quota page.