• 2GB of RAM
• 1GB of free disk space
• Sound card and speakers

• Recommended Cable or DSL High Speed
• Dial up is ok; however, you may experience performance issues with some Blackboard features

Software requirements may vary from course to course.

• Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat reader and multimedia players such as Media Player, RealPlayer and QuickTime
• Some free reader versions of Microsoft Office applications are available such as:
  • Word Viewer
  • PowerPoint Viewer
  • Excel Viewer
  • Open Office

• JavaScript must be enabled. Latest Java Sun JRE 6. Download
• Cookies must be enabled
• Pop-up window must be enabled

• Check your computer's browser compatibility
• Some courses may require certain plug-ins for your browser to play course materials. Check your browser plug-ins.

Support Browsers & Operating Systems - Created by Patrick Ryan, Blackboard Inc. June 14th, 2011.

It is recommended that only certified and compatible browser version be used within Blackboard.

Some users may experience issues in area such as assessment, discussion board and grade center. There are several new browser updates are not certified.

• Internet Explorer 9 is not certified and not recommended. Using Internet Explorer 9 can cause significant issues. How to uninstall Internet Explorer 9.
• Firefox 4 and above are not certified. How to revert to Firefox 3.6.
• Chrome is not yet fully tested; however, it should be usable on both PC and Mac.
• Mac users, Safari 5 and latest version of Firefox are both compatible with Blackboard at Saddleback. If you are using Safari 5 and have some difficulty, try clear out the cache files.

• Free virus protection from Microsoft Security Essentials, http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials
• Mac users can check Apple site to see what is recommended, http://store.apple.com/us