{"id":166,"date":"2009-10-30T09:38:14","date_gmt":"2009-10-30T14:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/?p=166"},"modified":"2009-10-30T09:38:14","modified_gmt":"2009-10-30T14:38:14","slug":"tip-1-recommended-browsers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/tip-1-recommended-browsers\/","title":{"rendered":"Bb Tip #1: Recommended Browsers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard has a list of browsers that are certified or compatible with the version of Blackboard we use here at XU. To avoid problems with Blackboard you should use one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/tutorials\/blackboard\/#requirements\">recommended browsers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow these steps.<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are having problems using Blackboard, try using one of the <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/tutorials\/blackboard\/#requirements\">recommended browsers<\/a>. If using a recommended browser does not resolve your problem, you may be experiencing problems with Java. Blackboard uses Java for interactive features inside web the pages. Using an up-to-date version of Java you should reduce problems in using Blackboard.<\/p>\n<p>The Java website will do a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.java.com\/en\/download\/help\/testvm.xml?ff3\">quick check<\/a> of the version you are running and test whether it is working properly.<\/p>\n<p>If you are having problems running Blackboard and you\u2019re running an older version of Java, you should consider updating your Java version. The Java website provides free <a href=\"http:\/\/www.java.com\/en\/download\">downloads<\/a> of its latest version.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more information?<\/strong><br \/>\nVisit the <a title=\"Bb FAQs\" href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/blackboard-faq\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blackboard FAQs<\/a> for additional blackboard information<br \/>\nor <a href=\"http:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/mail\/?to=31\">email<\/a> or call Janice Florent: (504) 520-7418<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard has a list of browsers that are certified or compatible with the version of Blackboard we use here at XU. To avoid problems with Blackboard you should use one of the recommended browsers. Follow these steps. If you are having problems using Blackboard, try using one of the recommended browsers. If using a recommended <a href=\"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/tip-1-recommended-browsers\/\" class=\"more-link\">...continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> \"Bb Tip #1: Recommended Browsers\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[47],"class_list":{"0":"post-166","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blackboard","7":"tag-browser","8":"h-entry","9":"hentry","10":"h-as-article"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p82MQk-2G","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7942,"url":"https:\/\/cat.xula.edu\/food\/bb-tip-144-web-browsers\/","url_meta":{"origin":166,"position":0},"title":"Bb Tip #144: Web Browsers","author":"Janice Florent","date":"August 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Blackboard has a list of web browsers that are certified or compatible with the version of Blackboard we use here at XU. 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