1.

Go the Web site you want to add to a zone.

2.

Press ALT+D to select the Web address, and press CTRL+C to copy it to the Windows Clipboard.

This saves you from having to type it later.

Web address area on the Internet Explorer toolbar

3.

On the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options.

4.

Click the Security tab, and then click the security zone where you want to add the site: Local intranet, Trusted sites, or Restricted sites.

Because all sites are by default already in the Internet zone, you cannot add Web sites to it.

5.

Highlight Trusted sites and click the Sites button. See step 5 in the image below.

Internet Options box

6.

In the Add this Web site to the zone box, press CTRL+V to paste in the Web address. See step 6 in the image below.

7.

Click the Add button.

Trusted sites box

Note: If Internet Explorer asks for confirmation, you may be trying to add a site that is not secure. Internet Explorer will accept only sites to the Trusted list that make a secure connection—for example, secure banking or shopping sites. To identify such a site, look for https:// in the Web address.

If you want to add an unsecured Web site (for example, a site that does not have https:// in the Web address), click to remove the check in the Require server verification box.

Be careful! Only do this for Web sites whose content you trust 100 percent.

8.

If you want to add more sites to this zone now, you can go back to step 6 and type any additional Web addresses into the Add this Web site to the zone box, and then click the Add button.

9.

Click OK twice.

Tip: To see the list of Web sites you’ve added to Trusted and Restricted sites, on the Internet Explorer Tools menu, click Internet Options. Click the Security tab, and then click either Trusted sites or Restricted sites. Click the Sites button to see the list. When you’re finished, click Cancel twice.