Web Browser Requirements
Release 9.1 SP5 Supported Browsers & Opearting Systems Content.
Note: Javascript and Cookies must be enabled in your web browser.
Microsoft Windows Operating System
| Browser | Windows XP 32-Bit | Windows Vista 32-bit | Windows Vista 64-bit | Windows 7 32-bit |
Windows 7 64-bit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet Explorer 8 | Compatible | Certified | Compatible | Certified | Compatible |
| Internet Explorer 7 | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Unsupported | Unsupported |
| FireFox 3.6 | Compatible | Certified | Compatible | Certified | Compatible |
| FireFox 3.5 | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible | Compatible |
Apple Mac OS Operating System
| Browser | Mac OS 10.5 "Leopard" | Mac OS 10.6 "Snow Leopard" |
|---|---|---|
| Safari 4 | Compatible |
Compatible |
| Safari 3.2 | Unsupported | Unsupported |
| FireFox3.6 | Compatible | Certified |
| FireFox 3.5 | Compatible | Compatible |
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Blackboard strives to make all its products as accessible as possible. JAWS for Windows 10 and 11 were used during accessibility testing.
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Blackboard Learn requires the latest version of Sun JRE 6. The JRE can be downloaded from http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp.
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The following technologies are not supported: Internet Explorer 6; Firefox 1.x, 2.0, and 3.0; Safari 2.0, 3.2; Mac OSX 10.4 "Tiger"; Java 5
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Internet Explorer 8 is tested in Standards Mode. Some known issues can be resolved by using Compatibility Mode (emulates IE7 behavior).
Key Terms
- 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.
If you encounter a problem with the browser you are using, try a different browser to see if maybe the problem is only browser-specific. Unfortunately, there have been some issues with different browers while using Blackboard.
