Minimum Software Requirements
When purchasing a computer, it is important to consider the compatibility and ease of use with other computers. Therefore, students should be aware of the software applications considered standard at Davenport University.
These include the following:
- Microsoft Office 2007 Professional (Access, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher)
- Mac users will need to have Microsoft Office 2008 or 2011, which is the Mac equivalent to the PC version.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 9
Browsers:
PC
- Mozilla FireFox (ESR)1 (Recommended browser)
- Internet Explore 9
- Google Chrome (Stable Channel)3
Apple MAC OSX
- Safari 5.1
- Google Chrome (Stable Channel)3
- Firefox (ESR)1
To ensure that your operating system and browser are compatible with Blackboard 9 please follow the links below to the Blackboard Supported OS & Browsers pages.




