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Browser settings

For the LMS to function correctly, your browser should have certain capabilities. This page performs a number of simple tests to help you assess your browser's suitability for use with the LMS.

Browser compatibility report

Recommended browsers

The following information has been sourced from the Blackboard Support website

  Legend
Certified Fully tested and supported
Compatible Partially tested but should function properly
Provisional Future technologies considered supported by Blackboard Support
Unsupported Either impossible or not tested
  Windows XP
(32-bit)
Windows Vista
(32-bit)
Windows Vista
(64-bit)
Windows 7
(32-bit)
Windows 7
(64-bit)
Internet Explorer 8 Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible Compatible
Internet Explorer 9
Standards Mode ONLY *
Unsupported Certified Compatible Certified Compatible
Firefox 3.6 Compatible Certified Compatible Certified Compatible
Firefox (Final Release Channel) Compatible Certified Compatible Certified Compatible
Chrome (Final Release Channel) Compatible Compatible Compatible Certified Compatible

* Some known issues can be resolved by using Compatibility Mode (emulates IE7 behavior)

  Mac OS 10.5 "Leopard" Mac OS 10.6 "Snow Leopard"
Firefox 3.6 Compatible Certified
Firefox (Final Release Channel) Compatible Compatible
Safari 4.0 Compatible Compatible
Safari 5.0 Compatible Certified
Chrome (Final Release Channel) Compatible Certified
These browsers/technologies are NOT SUPPORTED in the LMS
Internet Explorer 5, 6 and 7
Firefox 1.x, 2.0, 3.0 and 3.5
Safari 2.0 and 3.x (or any version on Windows)
Mac OSX 10.4 "Tiger"
Java 5