Cox Icon in task tray.

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How do I put an icon in my task tray that will automatically sign me into Cox email. I'm running Windows 8.1

bruce · Answer

Browsers won't automatically sign you into a website; however, if you save your credentials within the browser, a shortcut (icon) can launch the sign-in page with your username and password waiting for you to press Enter.
Shortcuts are easy to create but we'd need your specific browser program for the proper step-by-steps.

curtb · Answer

Hi, Bruce.&nbsp; This is a serious question.&nbsp; With your credentials saved, can you really get Cox's webmail to launch by just pressing the Enter key?&nbsp; I have to click "Sign In" or hit the tab key 17 times to advance to the Sign In button and then pressing Enter will work.&nbsp; That's with Chrome.&nbsp; IE takes 21 tabs... seriously.&nbsp; It always annoys me that Cox's programmers won't set the focus on the "Sign In" button (if the User Id and Password boxes are filled in) and launch the program&nbsp;with just an Enter key press.&nbsp; If you know a feasible workaround, I would seriously like to know&nbsp;what it is. &nbsp;Thanks.

bruce · Answer

As far as I know, you have to click Sign-in.&nbsp; Firefox has my credentials already loaded, so that's what I can do.

curtb · Answer

Thanks, Bruce.&nbsp; It seems to me that the primary function of the Cox webmail sign in page should be to sign in to Cox webmail.&nbsp; So wouldn't it make sense to design that page to expedite the sign in process?&nbsp; The way to do that would be to set the tab focus on the tab fields that are used for webmail, i.e. User ID, Password or Sign In.&nbsp; All the other tab fields would still be available, but the first blank field of these three should be the default.&nbsp; If User ID and Password are pre-filled, set the focus on Sign In and webmail could be launched by pressing the Enter key.&nbsp; Come on, Cox.&nbsp; Make this simple change.&nbsp; &nbsp;

bruce · Answer

I would suggest finding another link into your account with a closer "focus" to the sign-in field.
I think any Cox sign-in page should be a portal into your entire account.&nbsp; Meaning, if you sign-in from one page...for example, Cox Forums...you should have access to all features of your Cox subscription:&nbsp; email, resets, billing, the forum etc.
I don't know if a portal link with a closer-focus exists...maybe...or at least a page with fewer tab hops.&nbsp; I found one page and its first tab-hop read:&nbsp; Skip to Main Content.&nbsp; "Main Content" is the sign-in field.&nbsp; I clicked that link and it kinda cleaned up the page with fewer hops.&nbsp; That link then took only one tab to get to the sign-in field.&nbsp; See if this bookmark would work better for you.
webcdn.cox.com/.../login.html

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