Help Center: How to Enable Cookies for Turnitin Supported Browsers

It is recommended that you enable your web browser to accept cookies from Turnitin to ensure greater security when signing in and using Turnitin.

How to Allow Cookies for Internet Explorer for a PC

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1. In Internet Explorer, click Internet Options on the Tools menu

2. Click on the Privacy tab

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3. Add Turnitin as a website that is always allowed to use cookies. To do so, click on the Sites button from within the Privacy tab

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4. Within the "Address of website" field enter turnitin.com and then click on the Allow button. Click Close

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5. Click Apply and then click OK.

How to Allow Cookies using Firefox for a PC

The in

1. Open Firefox and click on the Tools menu on the top menu bar and select Options.

The Privacy icon

2. Click on the Privacy icon

The Accept Cookies From Sites check box

3. Check the box next to "Accept Cookies From Sites." You may also select an amount of time the cookie will remain within your web browser before it is removed

The Exceptions button

4. Add Turnitin as a website that is always allowed to use cookies. Click on the Exceptions... button

The Exception - Cookies page with *.turnitin.com entered in the address of web site and cursor over Allow button

5. Within the "Address of web site" field enter *turnitin.com and then click on the Allow button

How to Allow Cookies using Firefox for a Mac

The preferences... tab within the Firefox pull down menu

1. Open Firefox and click on the Firefox menu on the top menu bar and select Preferences...

The Privacy icon

2. Click on the Privacy icon

The Accept Cookies From Sites check box

3. Check the box next to "Accept Cookies From Sites"

The Exceptions button

4. Another option you have is to specify Turnitin as a website that is always allowed to use cookies. Click on the Exceptions... button

The Exception - Cookies page with *.turnitin.com entered in the address of web site and cursor over Allow button

5. Within the "Address of web site" field enter *turnitin.com and then click on the Allow button

How to Allow Cookies using Safari for a Mac

The prefernces... menu within the Safari pull down in the top menu

1. In Sarari, from the Safari menu select Preferences...

The Security icon

2. Click on the Security icon

The Safari cookie radio buttons

3. There are two Accept cookies options: Always or Only from sites you navigate to. Select the radio button for either one to be compatible with the Turnitin cookie requirement.

Note: Integration users will have to select "Always" from the "Accept cookies" options. The reason for this is that Safari does not have an exceptions option. The "Only from sites you navigate to" option does not work when accessing Turnitin through an integration since the user is not directly navigating to the Turnitin site.

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