Technical Requirements
 Minimum Hardware Requirements
Web Browser Requirements
IE7 Setup for ANGEL
IE8 Setup for ANGEL
You can use either a PC or an Apple computer. If you are using ANGEL in a course, the following is a list of the minimum computer hardware requirements:
* Some courses may require the use of additional software that may not be Mac compatible. Check the individual course listings for more details.
** ANGEL does not support AOL (America Online), or other 'proprietary' web-browsers, such as MSN. If you use AOL, MSN, or another proprietary browser, you will need to download either Internet Explorer (IE) or Netscape. To connect to the internet after installing IE or Netscape, minimize your default browser, then open either IE or Netscape and go ANGEL and login.
Web Browser Requirements
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Windows & MAC Operating Systems
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Internet Explorer
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IE 7
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FireFox (Mozilla)
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Firefox 2.0 or higher
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*ANGEL has not certified Internet Explorer 8, Google Chrome or Safari 4 beta as compatible browsers.
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IE7 Setup for ANGEL
| Adding Bb as a trusted site |
| 1. Open IE7 and logon to http://everett.angellearning.com |
| 2. Click the Tools button. |
| 3. Select the Internet Options menu. |
| 4. Select the Security Tab. |
5. Click on the Trusted Sites icon.  |
| 6. Click on the Sites button. |
| 7. In the box that says: Add this website to the zone http://everett.angellearning.com should appear. If not, type it in. |
| 8. Click Add then Close and finally click OK. |
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| Setting Security Level |
| 1. Open IE7 and logon to http://everett.angellearning.com |
| 2. Click the Tools button. |
| 3. Select the Internet Options menu. |
| 4. Select the Security Tab. |
| 5. Click the Custom Level... button at the bottom of the box. |
| 6. Scroll to the Downloads heading. |
| 7. For the option Automatic prompting for file downloads choose enable and then click OK. |
| 8. A warning box will appear asking if you are sure you want to change this setting. Select Yes. |
| 9. Click the OK button at the bottom of the box. |
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| Allowing pop-ups |
| 1. Open IE7 and logon to http://everett.angellearning.com |
| 2. Click the Tools button. |
| 3. Select Pop-up Blocker from the menu. |
| 4. Select the Pop-up Blocker Settings item from the menu. |
| 5. Type in http://everett.angellearning.com into the box and click the add button. |
| 6. Click close at the bottom of the page. |
| 7. Close and reopen the browser for these changes to take effect. |
IE8 and ANGEL
Enable the compatability view in IE8
- Open the Web page you are trying to view.
- Click on the broken page icon typically located to the right of the address bar.
Note: Clicking this button will refresh the page. It is important not to do this on a page that may be sensitive to the refresh feature.
To add the web page to a list of permanent exceptions, meaning that the page would open in compatibility view automatically upon visiting the page, do the following:
- Click on the Tools menu in Internet Explorer.
- Click Compatibility View Settings.
Add an address into the Add this website field
- Click Add
- Click Close
Note: The use of Internet Explorer 8 with is currently discouraged. The use of this compatibility view might not solve every compatibility issue and only serves as a temporary workaround.
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