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CHAPTER 2 WHAT’S NEW IN SHAREPOINT 2010
The following are supported browser options with known limitations:
Internet Explorer 7 64-bit
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Internet Explorer 8 64-bit
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Firefox 3.6 32-bit on Windows operating systems
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Firefox 3.6 on non-Windows operating systems
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Safari 4.04 on non-Windows operating systems
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SharePoint 2010 does not support Internet Explorer 6 for publishing site scenarios (such as Internet-
facing “.com” sites). The Web Content Management features built into SharePoint Server 2010 pro-
vide a deep level of control over the markup and styling of the reader experience. Page designers can
use these features to help ensure that the pages they design are compatible with additional browsers,
including Internet Explorer 6, for viewing content. However, it is the page designer’s responsibility
to create pages that are compatible with the browsers that they want to support.
For full browser support information visit
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=190341.
Note that Internet Explorer 6.x is not among the list of browsers; it is not supported. IE 6 was
originally released in the summer of 2001 and it fails to conform with many modern web stan-
dards. Dropping support for it was a necessary step in order for SharePoint 2010 to become more
standards compliant. Although a few companies will be forced to upgrade from Internet Explorer 6,
most readers of this book will probably ...