Sandhills Community College Distance Learning
Allow Status Bar Updates via Script in Internet Explorer 7

Many of the Blackboard features use scripting on the status bar. To allow this in Internet Explorer 7, please follow these steps:

  1. Open the Blackboard login page in Internet Explorer 7.0 and click Tools on the IE 7 menu (depending on your browser display, your "Tools" menu may appear near the top right or left of your screen:

    Select Tools on the IE 7 Menu.

    Select Tools on the IE 7 Menu.

  2. When the Tools menu appears, click "Internet Options" at the bottom of the Tools menu:

    3. Select Internet Options on the Tools Menu.

  3. When the Internet Options dialog box appears, click the Security tab:

    Internet Options Disalog Box

  4. When the Security page appears, click the "Internet" icon in the "Select a zone" box and then click the "Custom" box:

    Security Dialgo Box

  5. When the "Security Settings" dialog box appears, scroll down to "Scripting" on the menu. Enable “Allow status bar updates script.” Select OK.

    6. Security Settings Dialog Box

  6. You may receive a Warning. Please select "Yes":

    Warning

  7. Finally, click "OK" to close the Internet Options dialog box.

  8. Return to the Blackboard website.

Modified Friday, July 27, 2007