BACK TO MAIN SITEAdding elertz
Adding an elertz could not be easier. When you click on a link provided by a website a message box will popup which will look like this:
When you click "Yes" to this dialog box a new elertz is created in your browser.
Some elertz can be received on your mobile when you are offline. In that case , you might get prompted to allow this feature, with a message that looks like this:
If you don't want to receive this notification in the future , simply select "Don't ask me about sms enabled elertz ".
Once added you can see your elertz in your bookmarked favorites where a new entry exists as in the image below:
The bookmarked link is just like any other. You can click it and it will take you to a webpage. You can drag and drop it into different folders just as you can any other bookmark. What is special about it is that the website you book marked can tell you when certain events happen.
When elertz fire
After you have added an elertz you are all setup and you just need to wait for the website who sent you the elertz to send you an update. You know when you have an update when the star in your toolbar 
starts to flash red and yellow. To see which elertz have changed you just need to click on this star and a dropdown window will open which looks like this :
This will list your elertz and the time that they have updated. Simply Click on the name in this case "Example New Car" and it will take you to the web page which describes the changes.
Another method to detect when an elertz fires is to look in your browser favorites. The fired elertz will have a red star to show that they have changed rather than the ordinary yellow star. By clicking on the star it will take you to the new updated content. See the image below.
Managing elertz
You can manage your elertz in one of two different ways. Because elertz are just bookmarked favorites you can add and delete them just as you would any other bookmark. Just open you favorites and right-click an elertz to delete it. You can also drag and drop the elertz to another folder within your favorites to organise them.
The other method you can use, is to open the elertz settings dialog. This is done by clicking the 
button in the toolbar, which opens the dialog box shown below.
Each of your elertz is listed in the dialog box. You are able to make an elertz inactive if you wish by un-checking the active checkbox. This will stop you receiving alerts for this elertz. The date in the box is the date of the last time you received an update on this elertz. The description gives you some information on what the elertz is about. By clicking an elertz row, you can select it and then click Delete to remove it from your browser completely.
Using this dialog you can determine how you should be notified about new updates. For example you can stop the elertz browser star flashing when a change arrives. You can also change the time the star flashes for.
Dealing with elertz that flash too often
If a particular elertz is getting fired too often, you can just delete it from your favorites, or set it to be inactive. You can do this from the elertz settings button . The beauty of elertz is, that it puts you in control. If a website sends you too many elertz, you can just delete them from your browser. Unlike Email, it is very easy to unsubscribe. You may also want to configure your elertz to not flash or decrease the time elertz flash for. Again you can do this from your settings button.
Help with the toolbar features
I've installed but I can't see my toolbar, where is it?
Due to a bug in Internet Explorer sometimes the elertz toolbar is hidden after installation . To bring it back you need to do the following twice. Click on the "tools" icon in the explorer bar and select “Toolbars” from the list, then select “elertz Toolbar” from the second list. Repeat this procedure and your toolbar will come into view. More details can be found here. This process is shown in the image below.
How do I update my toolbar?
Your elertz toolbar will update automatically when there is a new improved version released by our team. You dont' need to do a thing!
Uninstalling the Elertz Toolbar
To uninstall the elertz toolbar use Start->
Select Control Panel"
Select Add Remove Programs".
or
Select elertz from the list and click to remove.
Help with the parental features
Enabling Parental Controls
To enable the parental controls click on arrow next to the traffic light button in the toolbar as shown above and select Options from the drop down menu. The first time you do this you will be asked to setup a password/pin. From then on you will need this password/pin to change parental controls. Please make sure it is memorable. Once into the Parental Control settings you can change your password by selecting Change Password.
There are three modes of operation.
Off |
No sites will be blocked by the software. |
On |
Free Shield uses internal algorithms to block sites |
Strict |
Allows access only to the list of sites that you choose as appropriate and no others |
You can customize your parental sites by adding sites you want to allow. For example if elertz toolbar blocks a site and you want to allow it you can add it to your "Allowed Sites" list. To do this, first select "Allowed sites" then click “Add Entry” and type the address of the site you want to add. You can also add partial site names so for example by adding the word “Disney” you will allow access to any site that has the word “Disney” in its website address. Site matches are not case sensitive. If you want to remove a site from the list click on its name to select it and then press “Remove Entry”.
If you want to add sites to your blocked list you do this in a very similar way. First you select "Blocked sites" then you can add site names to your list in the same way as before. You must click “Apply” to change your settings.
When in Strict Mode your browser will only allow access to sites that are in your Allowed addresses list. All other sites will be blocked. If for example you only want to allow access to yahoo.com then you should just add this one entry to the list and select “strict mode”.
Help with the search features
What is the search bar for?
The toolbar has an input box to enable web searches that looks like this 
Try typing in a search words and hitting enter or clicking the binoculars and a search will take place in your browser.
You can also perform a quick search by highlighting a word on a web page, right clicking and selecting “Search the Web”, this will perform a web search with the word selected. See the image below.
How do i turn the news on and off?
On the settings menu it is possible to toggle News. If you turn them on then the news banner will appear on your toolbar, providing links to the latest news.
Help with the security features
Security & Privacy help
Erasing your browsing tracks
The browser eraser is available from the elertz Toolbar. It allows you to remove cached information within your browser. Click the 
button in the toolbar and a dialog like the one below will popup.
On the left hand side there are a series of checkboxes allowing you to erase different parts of your browser's cache. Each one is explained in turn below.
Browser Cache
Selecting this option will clear the browser’s store of web pages. As you surf all of the HTML files (web pages) and images you view are downloaded to the temp internet files by default. To save disk space and also keep the websites that you downloaded private it is wise to clear your browser cache periodically.
Erase Cookies
Selecting this will delete all the cookies stored on your machine. Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a web site to store on a web browser so it can later be read back from that browser and can tell people where you have surfed. It is a good idea to remove these to ensure your privacy. Some cookies remember your logins to websites so make sure you always keep a note of logins to sites like yahoo mail before removing cookies.
Clear History
Selecting this will delete the entries stored by the elertz search bar, if you want to keep the keywords you are searching for private you should remove these from time to time.
Empty Recycle Bin
Selecting this will delete all the files stored in your recycle bin 
. It's only when you empty your recycle bin that windows actually deletes a file and frees up the space it takes up. So make sure that when you want to delete a file it is really gone by selecting "Empty Recycle Bin."
Clear Temp Files
Selecting this will delete all the files stored by Windows in the temporary folder. Your computer can sometimes be required to store temp files while installing, uninstalling etc. These files are not required and often left on your machine to take up space, so if you are low on space or simply just want to clean out these unwanted files you can select this option.
Clear Address Bar History
Selecting this option will clear the stored list of addresses typed into the address bar. Internet Explorer caches any URLs that are typed into the address bar. This may become a privacy issue on a shared computer, or a nuisance if there is a particular URL you want to remove.
Clear Autofill Info
Selecting this option will clear the stored information required by IE to autofill forms etc. The data stored can be a risk to your privacy and security especially on a shared computer.
Clear Internet Explorer History
Selecting this will clear your browsers store of where you have surfed. The history option stores a list of all the sites you have visited. This History is available from the button marked 
in your browser. However, in order to maintain security and privacy, and prevent others from knowing which web sites you have visited; it is a good idea to clear your history.
Clear Recent Documents List
Selecting this option will clear the list of your recently opened documents 
that windows stores for easy access. Although it is sometimes handy, this stored list means that anyone using your computer knows what you are working on, where your files are and can easily open them, read them and tamper with them. This puts your security, your privacy and your work at risk.