Use the information below to ensure your Internet browser is fully compatible with Blackboard.
Mozilla Firefox | Google Chrome | Safari
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Mozilla Firefox (Windows and Mac)
NOTE: For OS X, access preferences via Firefox -> Preferences.
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Enable Cookies:
Firefox Menu Icon (three horizontal bars) -> Options -> Privacy. Under History, select Use Custom Settings for History. Select Accept Cookies From Sites and Accept Third-Party Cookies: From Visited. Click OK to return to the browser.
Note: If you set Firefox to Never Remember History, it will still accept cookies from sites, but will delete them when you close Firefox.
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Enable JavaScript:
JavaScript is enabled by default.
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Pop-up Blocker Settings:
To Turn Off the Pop-Up Blocker:
Firefox Menu Icon -> Options -> Content. Uncheck Block Pop-Up Windows.
To Turn On the Pop-Up Blocker With Exceptions:
Firefox Menu Icon -> Options -> Content. Check Block Pop-Up Windows. Click Exceptions and add csuohio.edu, bblearn.csuohio.edu, bb-csuohio.blackboard.com and csuohio.tegrity.com. Click Close and OK to return to the browser.
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Google Chrome (Windows and Mac)
NOTE: For OS X, access preferences via Chrome -> Preferences.
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Enable Cookies:
Google Chrome Menu Icon (three horizontal bars) -> Settings -> Show Advanced Settings -> Privacy -> Content Settings -> Cookies. Check Allow Local Data To Be Set (Recommended). Click Done and close the Settings tab to return to the browser.
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Enable JavaScript:
Google Chrome Menu Icon -> Settings -> Show Advanced Settings -> Privacy > Content Settings > JavaScript. Check Allow Sites to Run JavaScript. Click Done and close Settings tab to return to the browser.
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Pop-up Blocker Settings:
To Turn Off the Pop-Up Blocker:
Google Chrome Menu Icon -> Settings -> Show Advanced Settings -> Privacy -> Content Settings > Pop-Ups. Select Allow All Sites to Show Pop-Us. Click Done and close Settings tab to return to the browser.
To Turn On the Pop-Up Blocker With Exceptions:
Google Chrome Menu Icon -> Settings -> Show Advanced Settings -> Privacy -> Content Settings > Pop-Ups. Select Do Not Allow Any Site to Show Pop-Ups. Click Manage Exceptions and add csuohio.edu, bblearn.csuohio.edu, bb-csuohio.blackboard.com and csuohio.tegrity.com. Set all behavior to Allow. Click Done and close Settings tab to return to the browser.
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Safari (Mac Only)
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Enable Cookies:
Safari -> Preferences > Privacy. In the Block Cookies and Other Website Data section select Never.
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Enable JavaScript:
Safari -> Preferences -> Security. Check the following boxes: Enable JavaScript and Allow Plug-Ins.
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Pop-Up Blocker Settings:
Safari -> Preferences -> Security. Uncheck Block Pop-Up Windows to turn off the pop-up blocker.
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