When you are using Internet Explorer (IE) attached

documents created in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel,

PowerPoint) will open up in the content frame. Attached

Office documents in Netscape will ask you if you want to

"download the document to your hard drive" or "open it in

its current location." The former will not open the document

but save it to your computer. The latter will launch the

program in which the document was created.

With IE, pressing the Enter key will activate such buttons

as "Submit" and "Log-in". In Netscape you must actually

click on these buttons.

Note: Netscape does not always work properly. Sometimes

items an instructor adds will not appear where they should,

links may not function properly, etc. This is why it is

strongly encouraged that everyone use Internet Explorer 5.5

or above for all functions of Blackboard. In any case DO NOT

use the AOL browser. Certain functions such as assessments

do not work properly.