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 |