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For the most accurate picture of supported browsers please see the page for the Service Pack your institution uses.
* *[Release 8.0 Service Pack 7 (8.0.494.0)|Release 8.0 SP7 Supported Browsers & Operating Systems]*
* *[Release 8.0 Service Pack 6 (8.0.475.0)|Release 8.0 SP6 Supported Browsers & Operating Systems]*
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h3. Supported Web Browsers

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.


|| Term || Definition ||
| Certified | fully tested and supported |
| Compatible | key application areas tested |
| Provisional \\ | future technologies considered supported by Blackboard Support. |
| Not tested | specified Browser is not supported for the Operating System |

h4. *Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers*

| | *Windows XP* | *Windows Vista Desktop* | *Windows 7 (32/64-bit)* \\ | *Mac OS 10.3* | *Mac OS 10.4* | *Mac OS 10.5* |
| *Internet Explorer 6* | Compatible | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| *Internet Explorer 7* | Compatible | Certified | Not Supported | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| *Internet Explorer 8* | Compatible | Compatible | Certified | Not Tested \\ | Not Tested \\ | Not Tested \\ |
_NOTE: Internet Explorer 8 is only supported in Standards Mode._

h4. *Mozilla® Firefox and Netscape® Navigator Web Browsers*


| | *Windows XP* | *Windows Vista Desktop* | *Windows 7 (32/64-bit)* \\ | *Mac OS 10.3* | *Mac OS 10.4* | *Mac OS 10.5* | *Mac OS 10.6*\\ |
| *Firefox 1.5* | Not Supported | Not Supported | Not Supported \\ | Compatible | Certified | Not Tested | Not Tested |
| *Firefox 2.0* | Certified | Certified | Not Supported | Not Tested | Certified | Compatible | Not Tested |
| *Firefox 3.0* | Certified | Certified | Not Supported | Compatible | Certified | Compatible | Compatible |
| *Firefox 3.5* \\ | Compatible | Certified | Compatible | Not Tested \\ | Not Tested | Compatible | Compatible |
| *Firefox 3.6*\\ | Compatible\\ | Certified\\ | Compatible\\ | Not Tested\\ | Not Tested\\ | Compatible\\ | Certified\\ |

h4. *Apple® Safari® Web Browsers*

| | *All Windows Operating Systems* | *Mac OS 10.3* | *Mac OS 10.4* | *Mac OS 10.5* | *Mac OS 10.6*\\ |
| *Safari 2* | Not Tested | Not Tested | Certified | Certified \\ | Not Tested |
| *Safari 3* | Not Tested | Not Tested | Compatible | Certified | Not Tested |
| *Safari 4* \\ | Not Tested \\ | Not Tested \\ | Not Tested | Compatible | Certified |
| *Safari 5*\\ | Not Tested | Not Tested | Not Tested | Provisional\\ | Provisional\\ |

h4. Notes

The WebDAV client in Windows Vista is still not fully functional and causes incompatibilities with the Blackboard Content System.