Classrooms & Labs * ClassWeb FAQs

Recommended browsers

RECOMMENDED BROWSERS

We strongly suggest that you DO NOT use Internet Explorer 3.0. or Netscape Navigator v. 4.0 - 4.7 These browsers do not handle HTML forms properly. Therefore, you will not be able to post files, and messages posted in the Discussions section will be improperly formatted. Please upgrade to a newer version of your browser.

On a PC, ClassWeb is best viewed with either Microsoft Internet Explorer v. 6/higher a or Netscape Navigator v. 7./higher or Mozilla v.1.6/Firefox
Formatting text (font type,color and size) within ClassWeb is only supported by Internet Explorer.

On a Macintosh operating system, DO NOT USE INTERNET EXPLORER (Internet Explorer does not always refresh pages, . IE uses cached pages, and it may slow down the process and make it difficult to useClassWeb It is recommended that you use Netscape Navigator or Mozilla/Firefox.

ClassWeb can also be viewed on both PCs and Macintoshes through AOL v. 4 and higher, however we have noticed that some AOL users may have problems logging into Classweb Discussions if they use the AOL browser. We recommend logging in using AOL and then using the full version of IE ( PC), Netscape or Mozilla.

BROWSER SETTINGS:

Within your browser settings, make sure that both JAVA, JavaScript and ALL COOKIES are ENABLED

To use the DISCUSSION board you MUST allow ALL COOKIES and have cookie alert turned off or else you may be denied access.
More Information

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view .pdf files uploaded to ClassWeb. This application is needed to view most eReserves.

You will need RealPlayer to view multimedia that faculty may upload to ClassWeb such as RealAudio or RealVideo files.

You will need Quicktime player to view quicktime movies that faculty may upload to ClassWeb