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Blackboard Compatible Web Browsers
The following document describes Browsers tested and supported for use with Blackboard.
Links to Download Supported Browsers:
Please note that the following table may not be accurate for Bethel's system. Internet Explorer will not work on a Macintosh for the Discussion Board as the submit button will not work. The most compatible Browser is Mozilla Firefox for all systems.
Blackboard Academic Suite Release 7
* 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. Additional information on known browser issues may be found in the Knowledge Base.
** Microsoft Windows 2000 supported configurations are considered compatible when run on Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows ME.
*** Gecko is the shared rendering engine at the heart of the Firefox 1.0, Netscape 7.1 and Mozilla 1.5 browsers, which are all considered compatible browsers. Only Firefox has undergone testing that qualifies it as Certified.
**** The Safari Web browser and the Gecko browsers for Mac do not currently fully support the Live Connect technology used by some features in the Blackboard Learning System. The Equation Editor, Collaboration tool and SCORM Content type may experience issues when these browsers are used. See the Knowledge
Base articles 181-2429, 181-2428, 181-2431, 181-2432 for detailed information.
*****The preview version of Mozilla Firefox (version 0.10.0) is not supported.