{"id":48423,"date":"2011-08-22T13:47:05","date_gmt":"2011-08-22T17:47:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=48423"},"modified":"2023-06-20T09:49:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T13:49:55","slug":"windows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/how-to\/web-browser\/windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Web Browser &#8211; Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bbvista8\">\n<a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below is a list of our supported web browsers for Blackboard Learn users running Windows. We have consistently found that Firefox users encounter fewer issues with Blackboard Learn than those who use other browsers. For any of the supported browsers, we recommend using the latest version of that browser.<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td><input name=\"browser\" type=\"radio\" id=\"msedge\" onclick=\"show_browser('ie')\" value=\"ie\"><br \/>\n   <label for=\"msedge\">Microsoft Edge<\/label>\n<\/td>\n<td><input id=\"fx10\" onclick=\"show_browser('firefox')\" name=\"browser\" type=\"radio\" value=\"firefox10\" \/> <label for=\"fx10\">Firefox <a href=\"#\" id=\"frc\">(FRC)<\/a><\/label>\n<\/td>\n<td><input id=\"gchrome\" onclick=\"show_browser('chrome')\" name=\"browser\" type=\"radio\" value=\"gchrome\" \/> <label for=\"gchrome\">Google Chrome <a href=\"#\" id=\"sc\">(SRC)<\/a><\/label><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"bblearninfo\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- Microsoft Edge --><\/p>\n<div id=\"ie\">\n<h4>Determine your version of MS Edge<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Start MS Edge from the start menu or your desktop.<\/li>\n<li>Click the three dots at the top-right of the browser window.<\/li>\n<li>In the menu that appears, click &#8220;Help and Feedback.&#8221;\n<\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;About Microsoft Edge.&#8221; <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- end div id=ie --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Firefox FRC --><\/p>\n<div id=\"firefox\">\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2009\/10\/fx-logo-sm.jpg\" alt=\"fx-logo-sm\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/> Determine your version of Mozilla Firefox (Final Release Channel)<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Start Firefox from the start menu or your desktop.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the menu icon located in the upper right-hand corner of the browser.<\/li>\n<li>In the window that appears, click the help menu icon, located towards the bottom of that new window.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2014\/05\/FF29Help.png\" width=\"650\" height=\"522\">\n<\/li>\n<li>In the window that appears, click the <strong>About Firefox<\/strong> link.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2014\/05\/FF29AboutFFlink.png\" alt=\"About Firefox\" width=\"650\" height=\"520\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the window that appears, look for the version information.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2012\/02\/ffabout2.gif\" alt=\"Firefox version information\" width=\"637\" height=\"362\" \/><\/li>\n<li>If the version number is less than version 4.0, you will need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/web\/course-sites\/blackboard-learn\/how-to\/update-your-browser\/windows\/\">update your Firefox<\/a> browser. We recommend running the latest version of Firefox for security and stability.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- end div id=firefox --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Google Chrome Stable Channel --><\/p>\n<div id=\"chrome\">\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2012\/02\/chrome_logo.gif\" alt=\"Google Chrome logo\" width=\"26\" height=\"26\" \/> Determine your version of Google Chrome<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch Google Chrome from your desktop or start menu.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Customize and control<\/strong> icon located in the upper right-hand corner of the browser window.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>About Google Chrome<\/strong><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2011\/08\/AboutChromeWin7.png\" alt=\"About Google Chrome\" width=\"700\" height=\"565\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the window that appears you&#8217;ll see the version number located near the bottom of the page.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"screenshots\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2012\/09\/googleChromeAbout2.gif\" alt=\"Google Chrome browser version number\" width=\"532\" height=\"307\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>OK<\/strong> button to close this window.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"backtotop\">\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Back to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/nis\/lib\/browser2.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n<!--\r\nfunction show_browser(os){\r\n\r\n  switch (os)\r\n  {\r\n\tcase 'ie': { document.getElementById(os).style.display = 'block'; \r\n\t\t\t\t  document.getElementById('backtotop').style.display = 'block';\t\r\n                                  document.getElementById('fx4plus').style.display = 'none';\r\n\t\t\t\t  document.getElementById('firefox').style.display = 'none';\r\n                                  document.getElementById('chrome').style.display = 'none'; \r\n\t\t\t\t  break;\r\n                 }\r\n\t\t\t\t  \r\n\tcase 'firefox': { document.getElementById(os).style.display = 'block'; \r\n\t\t\t  document.getElementById('backtotop').style.display = 'block';\t\r\n                           document.getElementById('fx4plus').style.display = 'none';\r\n\t                  document.getElementById('ie').style.display = 'none';  \r\n                          document.getElementById('chrome').style.display = 'none';\r\n\t\t\t  break;\r\n                 }\t\r\n\r\n        case 'fx4plus': { document.getElementById(os).style.display = 'block'; \r\n\t\t\t  document.getElementById('backtotop').style.display = 'block';\r\n                          document.getElementById('firefox').style.display = 'none'; \t\r\n\t                  document.getElementById('ie').style.display = 'none';  \r\n                          document.getElementById('chrome').style.display = 'none';\r\n\t\t\t  break;\r\n                 }\t\t\t  \r\n\t\r\n        case 'chrome':{ document.getElementById(os).style.display = 'block'; \r\n\t\t\tdocument.getElementById('backtotop').style.display = 'block';\t\r\n                        document.getElementById('fx4plus').style.display = 'none';\r\n\t                document.getElementById('ie').style.display = 'none';  \r\n                        document.getElementById('firefox').style.display = 'none'; \r\n\t\t\tbreak;\r\n}\r\n\r\n\t\t\t  \r\n\tdefault: { document.getElementById('ie').style.display = 'block'; \r\n\t\t   document.getElementById('backtotop').style.display = 'block';\t\r\n\t           document.getElementById('firefox').style.display = 'block';\r\n                   document.getElementById('chrome').style.display = 'block'; \r\n                   document.getElementById('fx4plus').style.display = 'block'; \r\n\t\t  break;\r\n\t\t}\t\t\t  \r\n  }\r\n}\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- end div id=bbvista8 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Below is a list of our supported web browsers for Blackboard Learn users running Windows. 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