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<p>*Browsers: What browsers are recommended for use with Version 8.0?</p><p><span id="bodyfont"><h3>Supported Web Browsers</h3> <p>Listed below are the supported operating systems and browsers for use with the Blackboard Academic Suite. The Academic Suite is a Web-based application and other browsers and operating system may work well, however, the listed configurations are the only configurations that are tested and supported by Blackboard.</p> <table cellspacing="8" cellpadding="5" width="85%" align="center" border="0"> <colgroup> <col width="24"> <col></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> </td> <td><strong class="strong">Useful Information</strong><br /> <ul> <li>All configurations marked as Compatible and have undergone a limited engineering analysis to test areas of the Blackboard Academic Suite that may have browser issues.</li> <li>The WebDAV client in Windows Vista is still not fully functional and causes incompatibilities with the Blackboard Content System. </li> </ul> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table cellspacing="8" cellpadding="5" width="85%" align="center" border="0"> <colgroup> <col width="24"> <col></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> <p>All configurations marked as <strong>Compatible</strong> and have undergone a limited engineering analysis to test areas of the Blackboard Academic Suite that may have browser issues.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <table width="100%" align="center" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <th>Term </th> <th>Definition </th> </tr> <tr> <td>Certified </td> <td>fully tested and supported </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Compatible </td> <td>key application areas tested </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Not tested </td> <td>specified Browser is not supported for the Operating System </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers</strong></h4> <table width="100%" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td> </td> <td><strong>Windows XP</strong> </td> <td><strong>Windows Vista Desktop</strong> </td> <td><strong>Mac OS 10.3</strong> </td> <td><strong>Mac OS 10.4</strong> </td> <td><strong>Mac OS 10.5</strong> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Internet Explorer 6</strong> </td> <td>Compatible </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Not Tested </td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Internet Explorer 7</strong> </td> <td>Compatible </td> <td>Certified </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Not Tested </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> </td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><font size="-1"><em>*NOTE: Internet Explorer 8 is only supported in Standards Mode.</em></font></p> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Mozilla® Firefox and Netscape® Navigator Web Browsers</strong></h4> <table cellspacing="8" cellpadding="5" width="85%" align="center" border="0"> <colgroup> <col width="24"> <col></colgroup> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"> </td> <td> <p style="height: 57px">Firefox 1.5 is not supported for Blackboard Academic Suite Release 8.0 and above. It is recommended that Firefox 1.5 users upgrade to Firefox 3.0 to access the latest security patches and Mozilla support.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br /> <table width="100%" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td> </td> <td><strong>Windows XP</strong> </td> <td><strong>Windows Vista Desktop</strong> </td> <td><strong>Mac OS 10.3</strong> </td> <td><strong>Mac OS 10.4</strong> </td> <td><strong>Mac OS 10.5</strong> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Firefox 1.5</strong> </td> <td>Not Supported </td> <td>Not Supported </td> <td>Compatible </td> <td>Certified </td> <td>Not Tested </td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Firefox 2.0</strong> </td> <td>Certified </td> <td>Certified </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Certified </td> <td>Compatible </td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Firefox 3.0</strong> </td> <td>Certified </td> <td>Certified </td> <td>Compatible </td> <td>Certified </td> <td>Compatible </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <h4><strong>Apple® Safari® Web Browsers</strong></h4> <table width="100%" border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td> </td> <td><strong>Windows XP</strong> </td> <td><strong>Windows Vista Desktop</strong> </td> <td><strong>Mac OS 10.3</strong> </td> <td><strong>Mac OS 10.4</strong> </td> <td><strong>Mac OS 10.5</strong> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Safari 2</strong> </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Certified </td> <td>Certified <br clear="all" /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>Safari 3</strong> </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Not Tested </td> <td>Compatible </td> <td>Certified </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p> <hr /> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong></strong></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>AOL Users:</strong></font></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px"><font face="Arial" size="2">If you use AOL as your Internet Service Provider (ISP), <font color="#ff0000"><strong>do NOT use the AOL browser</strong></font>.  Minimize the AOL browser and open a compatible browser.</font></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px"><font face="Arial" size="2"><strong>Download a Browser:</strong></font></p> <p dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px"><font face="Arial" size="2">To download a compatible browser, <a href="http://www.google.com/" target="_blank">Google</a> the browser and version (e.g., Firefox 1.5).</font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" dir="ltr" style="margin-right: 0px"><span class="content"><font face="Arial"><font size="2">See <em><strong>Browsers & Settings</strong></em> folder in this Knowledge Base for required browser settings.  <span class="content" id="PageBody"><strong>NOTE:</strong> JavaScript & Cookies must be enabled.</span></font></font></span></span></span><font color="#000000"> </font></span></p> </blockquote></font> <blockquote></blockquote> </span></p><h3>Alternate Questions/Keywords</h3><p></p><br><br><br><br><a target='_new' href='http://www.parature.com' style='font-family:Verdana;font-size:10px;color:999999;'>Help Desk and Customer Support Software by Parature</a>