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How To Inspect Your Console

Guidance On How To Inspect Your Console

Written by Harry Gardner

If you're experiencing a problem with your account, we may ask you to inspect something called your console.
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If you're experiencing a problem in your account, we might ask you to take a screenshot of your console as this helps our engineers with their investigations and can provide clues as to what might be causing your problem.
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Instructions on how to do this are below:

On a Windows Operating System:

  1. When in your GivePanel account, please press the keyboard shortcut F12 which will open up your browser's console (this will open on the side of your screen).
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    Alternatively, right-click on the page, and click "Inspect".
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  2. Navigate to where you're experiencing the issue (e.g. if you're experiencing a white screen upon logging in to GivePanel, please log in so the white screen is showing in front of you).

  3. Next, you can perform a hard refresh.

  4. Finally, send a screenshot of anything that appears in your console after you have refreshed the account and the error/issue loads on the screen. It should look something like this:
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On a Mac Operating System:

  1. When in your GivePanel account, press the keyboard shortcut fn+F12 which will open up your browser's console (this will open on the side of your screen).


    Alternatively, right-click on the page, and click "Inspect".

  2. Navigate to when you're experiencing the issue (e.g. if you're reporting a white screen upon logging in to GivePanel, please log in so the white screen is showing in front of you).

  3. Next, you can perform a hard refresh.

  4. Finally, send a screenshot of anything that appears in your console after you have refreshed the account and the error/issue loads on the screen. It should look something like this:
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