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Web Part Client Support

Web browser support for Web Part Pages can be categorized into three levels:

  • Level 1 browser support is the highest level of visual and functional support. Browsers that provide level 1 support include Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 and later for Microsoft Windows®.
  • Level 2 browser support allows users the majority of features that are available with level 1 support. However, there is limited availability of a few visual and functional features for some browsers, and certain other features might behave differently than in level 1-supported browsers. Browsers that provide level 2 support include Internet Explorer 5.01 SP3 for Windows and Netscape Navigator 6.2 and later for Windows.
  • Level 3 browser support allows users to access the data they need, with an acceptable, though not necessarily optimal, user experience. These browsers behave with minor differences across operating systems, and such differences are not always addressed with alternate support. Browsers that provide level 3 support include Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.2 for Apple Macintosh and Netscape Navigator 6.2 for Macintosh and Unix.

Browser-level support

The following table shows the level of support that common browsers on specified operating systems provide:

Browser Operating system Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Internet Explorer 5.5x Windows Yes
Internet Explorer 6.x Windows Yes
Internet Explorer 5.01 SP3 Windows Yes
Navigator 6.2+ Windows Yes (with exceptions - see table below)
Navigator 6.2 Unix Yes
Navigator 6.2 Macintosh Yes
Internet Explorer 5.2 Macintosh Yes
Mozilla 1.4 Windows/Macintosh/Linux Yes

Details of visual and functional browser level support

The following table shows in detail the visual and functional support provided by common browsers.

Feature area Internet Explorer 5.01 SP3 Internet Explorer 5.5 Internet Explorer 6 Netscape 6.2+
Create a Web Part Page Yes Yes Yes Yes
Browse a page with Web Parts Yes Yes Yes Yes
Browse a page with Web Part connections Yes Yes Yes Yes
Restore and minimize a Web Part Yes Yes Yes Yes
Delete a Web Part Yes Yes Yes Yes
Drag and drop when adding Web Parts from a library No Yes Yes No
Drag and drop Web Parts when designing a page No Yes Yes No
Import a Web Part Yes Yes Yes Yes
Create Web Part connections No Yes Yes No
Switch between Shared and Personal views Yes Yes Yes Yes
Create or modify a Web Capture with the Web Capture tool Yes Yes Yes No
Show drop-down menus on Web Parts and Web Part Pages No Yes Yes No
Show Page menu in place of drop-down menu for modifying a page Yes No No Yes
Expand or collapse a tool part Yes Yes Yes No
show drop-down menu on tool pane when adding Web Parts No Yes Yes No
Show menu bar in place of drop-down menu on tool pane Yes No No Yes
Provide overall tool pane functionality Yes Yes Yes Yes
Close Web Part Yes Yes Yes Yes
Filter Web Parts when browsing libraries Yes Yes Yes Yes
Upload multiple files to the document library Yes Yes Yes No
Modify Web Part properties Yes Yes Yes Yes
Provide custom property builders Yes Yes Yes No
Provide Web Part Page Services Component Yes Yes Yes No