Support
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 |