Questions tagged [browser-compatibility]

Cross-browser or Browser compatibility refers to the ability of a website, web application, HTML construct or client-side script to function in environments that provide its required features and to bow out or degrade gracefully when features are absent or lacking.

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What is the next best browser to use for Sharepoint 2013 On Prem (now that IE is no longer being supported by MS)?

Simple question - which browser is best for SP 2013, now that IE is no longer being supported by Microsoft? I know there is some loss in functionality e.g. Open with Explorer when using Edge or Chrome....
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Modal JS not working in Chrome for Calendar CEWP

On a site page, I have a Calendar CEWP and the following JS in a script editor. The calendar events pop up in a modal in IE but they do not in Chrome. Can anyone identify why it is not working in ...
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What is the best browser to use with SharePoint Online/O365?

Background My organisation is moving towards O365 and SharePoint Online is being developed in the background. Our live system is SP 2013 and Internet Explorer has been the most compatible browser (e....
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SharePoint 2013 custom JS not working in IE11 list view

I seem to have some browser compatibility issue but not sure what is causing the issue. I wrote my code using Chrome and buttons, Javascript, etc. runs good. Everything displays as it should. I'm ...
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Error with "Creating new spfx listed view Command set extension" the command does not appear on Edge when debugging

I created a new SPFx listed View command set extension and change the URL in the serve.json file then debug it and got the following error (in the screenshot): the problem here that the same link ...
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SharePoint 2016: Showing error "Your connection to this site is not fully secure"

I am getting this error on google chrome and firefox web browser but it is not coming up in IE browser: Your connection to this site is not fully secure. I have checked SSL certificates and it is ...
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SharePoint sites displaying "TLS Security Settings" error

I have a SP2013 on-prem Farm with 3 web applications and multiple site collections All the site collections in the farm display the below error: ""Cant connect securely to this page" This might be ...
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Is there an official web browser for on-premises SharePoint 2013

Is there an official browser for SharePoint on-premises 2013? Where most of the options and features will work? Or there is not such an info? For example if I want to use the "Open with Explorer" ...
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Chrome is opening Local Host site with HTTPS

In a SharePoint Development Environment whose server name is "dev", the site is deployed on the port 80. I am accessing the site in Internet Explorer using dev:80 then internet explorer automatically ...
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Cannot delete site column in Edge only

I have an oddly browser specific problem. I'm trying to delete some unwanted site columns from a content type. the content type is not yet in use anywhere. when I open to columns in the content type I ...
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How to check if a Sharepoint site is Backward compatible [closed]

How to check if a 2013 or 2016 Sharepoint site collection is backward compatible (lower compatibility level 12 14 & 15 )
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Problems uploading Js files in SiteAssets library through browser but same gets uploaded when tried on the server

These two images the problem . However, if I try to upload the files after copying them on the server , same gets upload correctly. Any help is highly appreciated.
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Migrated infopath form does not find UDCX file for rest query when opened in the browser

We have migrated / moved some site, to a different Sharepoint location. Previous status: site was a root master site on a collection. Updated status: site is a subsite on a different site ...
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How to open HTML pages of a document library in sharepoint in browser instead of downloading?

There are some HTML files in our O365 SharePoint Online library. We want to open those files directly in browser instead of downloading.But there is no option in SP Online.Please suggest as we can ...
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Compatibility mode issue

I am trying to edit a document in the sharepoint and on the page above it shows me the message: "Compatibility Mode. Functionality is currently limited". Could you please tell me what that means? ...
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Edge update breaks Sharepoint Look and Feel

My computer was updated today and since the update my SharePoint Look and Feel was changed. It is now a white screen with black text no matter what Look and Feel I try to select. This is not the ...
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Person field Read-Only not working in Chrome

I make person field as read-only in my list forms using following code. $('div.ms-inputuserfield').eq(1).attr('disabled','disabled'); OR $('div.ms-inputuserfield').eq(1).prop( "disabled", true ); ...
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sharepoint Browser issue (Edge)

SharePoint 2013, Recently they have updated to Windows 10 from 7, with Edge as a default browser. All the custom client side javascript (Ex: Using SPServices to read list items from different webapp ...
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Hide and show code is not working in chrome

This code is working in IE browser but not working in Chrome browser what changes should me made to make it compatible on both the browsers <script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.2.1.min.js"...
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Issue with IE Compatibility after updates

This is a common question but I never find the answer to my question. After an IE updates or patch work within SharePoint it will sometimes knock out some users ability to see things on their ...
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How to enable multiple upload for document library in other browsers other than IE?

I am using SharePoint 2010. I know that IE is the supported browser for uploading multiple documents. Wanted to know if there is any way to use the upload multiple documents in other browser like ...
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Certain browsers only download instead of allowing to edit file

SharePoint site, any kind of file (tried xlsx & txt) → can edit only from Internet Explorer (11). Chrome, Firefox, and Opera allow only download. See bottom left option difference in attached ...
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Power BI issue with Internet Explorer

Power BI is added in a SharePoint online site using script editor. It is working well on Chrome but not appearing when browsed in IE. I have IE11. The issue is with all the users. Can someone suggest ...
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Script error accessing a SP site when same specs as all other users who can access the site are used

I'm working with a SharePoint site. The site contains AngularJs script. All of the users who has access to can access it using either Chrome or IE11. One user he is getting "Angular Undefined" error ...
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Chrome is not able to work when I click Enter button

If enter key is pressed and then search button clicked event is called. My chrome doesn't work . IE is OK . How do I fix ? Thanks in advance $('#txtSearch').keypress(function(e){ if(e.keyCode==13) ...
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Opening Excel sheets from the browser

I have an interesting issue that I'm more or less looking to find out if it's possible to fix or not. We have a 2013 site that uses Excel Services and a custom webpart to expose these Excel reports ...
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Edge SharePoint Online import spreadsheet Apps

Within Sharepoint Online and Edge browser, I try to use the Import Spreadsheet app I get the next error I wonder if someone can help me to workaround this issue
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Make web app from hyper-v available on client machine?

We are experiencing some issues with the Microsoft Edge browser, and I need to test some things on my local development environment. I am using Windows 10 and my SharePoint 2013 is on a Hyper-v image. ...
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IE=edge Error Editing Lists

So i recently switched my master pages to: <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"/> from the former <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8"/> In order to ...
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Unexpected error when submitting forms using internet Explorer in citrix

Whenever users try to submit sharepoint 2010 forms using Internet Explorer within the Citrix environment, the below error message is being shown. But the form works perfectly fine outside of Citrix ...
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Opening an Infopath Document in a browser

I have my InfoPath document set to open in the browser, but when I try to open it from SharePoint I get an error that says: Error: This form cannot be opened in a Web browser. To open this form, ...
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CSR ListView Pagination working in IE but not in Chrome

I've created the following to override a ListView I'm using to display an Announcements List to users. This works in IE9, enabling 'Asynchronous Update' has no effect on the results. In other versions ...
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when user closes the browser how to delete all information related to login user which has view only permissions

we deployed a website which created with publishing template to internet, it enable anonymous access some users has view only permissions ( view item,open item, view application pages permissions ...
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Can you configure SharePoint online to not use anchors in urls when navigating

When I navigate through SharePoint online, almost always the url in the browser looks something like this: https://xxxxxxxxxxx.sharepoint.com/_layouts/15/start.aspx#/Gedeelde%20%20documenten/Forms/...
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SharePoint 2013: Calendar control click takes to top of the page [duplicate]

I am using date time field (Calendar control) in SharePoint 2013 page layout, the calendar control is half way down to the page. Once calendar control is clicked, it takes to the top of the page ...
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Safari 7.1 on MAC Computers causes navigation Issues with SharePoint 2010 -

Our Mac user updated there safari browsers to 7.1 and now the navigation doesn't work any more in SharePoint 2010. I have followed the solution here But no luck. I did create the safari.browser ...
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Understanding Compatibility View / Mode in every version of IE

Can someone please provide a concise explanation of what compatibility view / mode does exactly in each version of IE? (if it's different with each version) My understanding was that putting your ...
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Document automatically downloaded from SharePoint document library in Chrome and Firefox

I have a MS-word document in a library which gets downloaded automatically when I click over it. I am using Google Chrome and Firefox. It works fine when using Internet Explorer. How can I avoid ...
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PowerPoint Web App problem with Google Chrome

It looks like it is not possible to increase/decrease indent level on PowePoint Web App using the latest version of Google Chrome and Safari. Buttons are greyed and tab doesn't work. Do you have the ...
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How to restrict only few pages accessible on mobile device instead of whole SharePoint functionality?

How to restrict only few pages accessible on mobile device instead of whole SharePoint functionality? I have few pages in SharePoint 2013,I have mobile compatability view for visiting the pages. But ...
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My site collection is not accessible using IE & Chrome , while I can access it uing Firefox

I have a Team site collection at the root of my server, and can be accessed using the following URL:- http://servername now i can access it using firefox by entering the username/password and ...
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Navigation replaced by href=:javascript __doPostBack in Safari 6.2

This issue is only happening on safari 6.2 but all of the managed navigation on the site has been replaced with href=:javascript __doPostBack. I looked through the console and there are not any ...
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Iframe and sharepoint compatibilty

I have a iframe where a user completes few courses and clicks finish at the end where we track the user activity as complete . This used to work with IE,chrome and mozilla. Recently one of the users ...
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Best practice SharePoint 2010 with SP1 and IE11, compatibility mode on or off?

I am using sharepoint 2010 with SP1. We would like to push on all our workstations IE11. But we don't know if we turn for the sharepoint sites compatibility mode on or off. What is the best, on or off ...
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Unneccessary scrollbars appears in SharePoint intranet site but only for one user even when both using IE11

I've been working in IE11 on my company's SharePoint intranet site to fix an issue that caused no scrollbars to appear (which is very annoying as I'm sure you can imagine). I edited the site CSS and ...
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SharePoint 2013 Edit Ribbon Opens when you hit return on an input form in Chrome?

I added textbox to a SharePoint Online 2013 Page. In Chrome when I hit enter it opens the Edit Ribbon. It does not happen in IE. Anybody know what this might be about?
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Sharepoint site : Javascipts not working

I have a sharepoint site . The javascripts seems to be working only for my home page . If i naviagate to any other pages , the javascripts are not getting executed . I observed the behavior in chrome ...
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Browser "back" history list has multiple entries for the same pages in SharePoint Online

Our company uses SharePoint Online for our public-facing website. All was well until a week ago. When browsing our website, clicking through links, it was discovered one would sometimes have to ...
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css is working within sharepoint designer, but not browser

I am creating a homepage currently with sharepoint designer 2010 and I am trying to sandbox the main page. Though when using my CSS sheet with the aspx file it works file in the designer application, ...
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Pager not rendering in Internet Explorer 8

There isn't any custom CSS/JS attached to the site, but it has been reported to me, and I can verify, that for some reason the Pager control (td class = ms-paging) doesn't render in Internet Explorer ...
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