Browser Support
by Penelope Coventry Errin O’Connor Troy Lanphier, Johnathan Lightfoot, Thomas Resi
Microsoft® SharePoint® Foundation 2010 Inside Out
- Microsoft® SharePoint® Foundation 2010 Inside Out
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- Introduction
- 1. Introduction to Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2010
- Presenting SharePoint Foundation 2010
- Sites
- Communities
- Content
- Search
- Insights
- Composites
- What’s New?
- The Ribbon
- Alerts Enhancements
- Business Connectivity Services
- Client Object Model
- Custom Field Rendering Enhancements
- Events Enhancements
- Health Analyzer
- List Enhancements
- Enforcing Unique Column Constraints
- Mobile Device Development Enhancements
- Mobile Messaging
- Performance Monitoring and Request Throttling
- The Ribbon
- Sandboxed Solutions
- Security Enhancements
- Automatic Password Change and Managed Accounts
- Effective Permission API
- Secure Store Service
- Service Application Framework
- Silverlight Integration and Cross-Domain Data Access
- UI Enhancements
- Unified Logging Systems
- Windows PowerShell for SharePoint
- Workflow Enhancements
- Summary
- 2. Administration for Business Users
- 3. End-User Features and Experience
- 4. Creating Sites and Workspaces by Using the Browser
- 5. Designing Lists and Libraries
- Creating Lists
- Modifying Lists and Libraries
- Updating Permissions and Management
- Deleting a List or Library
- Saving a List or Library as a Template
- Changing Permissions for a List or Library
- Manage Files That Have No Checked-In Version
- Workflow Settings
- Information Management Policy Settings
- RSS Settings on Lists or Libraries
- Subscribe to an RSS Feed in a List or Library
- Adding Columns to Lists or Libraries
- Calculating Column Values
- Changing and Deleting List Columns
- Reordering List Columns
- Working with Site Columns in a List or Library
- Creating and Modifying List and Library Views
- Working with List Content
- Creating Discussions
- Creating Surveys
- Summary
- 6. Creating and Formatting Webpages
- Creating and Modifying Content Pages by Using a Browser
- Using SharePoint Designer to Create and Modify Webpages
- Creating Application Pages for SharePoint Sites
- Summary
- 7. Adding, Editing, Connecting, and Managing Web Parts on the Page
- 8. Managing Site Content
- An Introduction to Information Architecture
- Governance
- Choosing a Content Manager
- Managing Content for Internet Sites
- Summary
- 9. Working with External Content
- 10. Using and Creating Workflows
- SharePoint Workflow Basics
- Gathering Requirements by Using Visio Premium
- Creating, Editing, and Managing Custom Workflows by Using SharePoint Designer
- Using Conditions and Actions
- Creating a List Workflow
- Using Common Conditions
- Using the Workflow History Log to Monitor the Progress of a Workflow
- Creating Workflow Variables and Calculating Values
- Using Workflow Variables and Comparing Data from Different Lists
- Assigning Task Items to Users or Groups
- Adding an Else - If Branch to Your Workflow
- Using Workflows to Send Emails
- Checking and Publishing Workflows
- Using the Impersonation Step
- Using Reusable and Globally Reusable Workflows
- Using Conditions and Actions
- Working with Workflows and Visual Studio
- Summary
- 11. Integrating SharePoint with Microsoft Office 2010
- 12. Taking Lists and Libraries Offline
- 13. Managing Site Settings
- Sites vs. Site Collections
- Site Settings (Subsite)
- Site Settings (Top-Level Site)
- Summary
- 14. Creating, Managing, and Designing Sites by Using SharePoint Designer 2010
- 15. Customizing the User Interface
- 16. Developing SharePoint Solutions by Using Visual Studio 2010
- Index
- About the Authors
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SharePoint Foundation 2010 runs in the browser. Because of enhancements to the platform, it supports many different browsers; however, not all browsers are created equal. Some browsers might cause the functionality of SharePoint Foundation 2010 to be downgraded, limited, or available only through alternative means. In some cases, functionality might simply be unavailable for noncritical administrative tasks. As such, you will need to carefully plan your browser strategy to effectively implement SharePoint Foundation within your organization.
It is highly recommended that you audit the browsers in use within your organization as a part of the planning process for your deployment. It is very important that you know which browsers SharePoint Foundation 2010 supports. The following sections go into the different browser support levels and the peculiarities between the various, commonly used browsers.
There are three different levels used when describing the compatibility of browsers with SharePoint Foundation 2010. Those levels are as follows:
A supported browser is a web browser that is known to work with SharePoint Foundation 2010, and all features and functionality will work. If you should encounter an issue, support can help you resolve the issue.
Level 2—Supported with known issues
A supported web browser with known limitations is one that works with SharePoint Foundation 2010, but there are identified limitations with it. The majority of features and functionality do work; however, if there is a feature or functionality that does not work or has been disabled by design, documentation on how to resolve these issues is available.
This is a browser for which the compatibility with SharePoint Foundation 2010 has not been tested and is therefore unknown. As such, you might experience issues when using that particular web browser. Always remember that SharePoint Foundation 2010 works best with up-to-date, standards-based web browsers.
Table 3-1 presents a summary of the support levels of the most commonly used browsers.
Table 3-1. Support Levels for Commonly Used Browsers
Browser | Supported | Supported, with limitations | Not tested |
|---|---|---|---|
Internet Explorer 8 (32-bit) | X | ||
Internet Explorer 7 (32-bit) | X | ||
Internet Explorer 8 (64-bit) | X | ||
Internet Explorer 7 (64-bit) | X | ||
Internet Explorer 6 (32-bit) | X | ||
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 (running on a Windows based system) | X | ||
Mozilla Firefox 3.6 (running on a non-Windows based system) | X | ||
X |
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