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Using eLinks with Mac and PC Operating Systems

 

Hiring Managers

Please consult the guides below to determine which combination of Mac or PC operating system and email client is supported through STARS. For your information, we have also included operating systems and browsing recommendations for applicants.

Using eLinks w/ Mac Operating Systems: Mac OS 10.3 and Mac OS 10.4

  • Use Thunderbird as email client, not Eudora. We have found the Eudora email client will not work with any Mac OS or browser. 
  • Please contact your HR Generalist for assistance to create, edit, approve, decline, a job requisition or work on a form.

 

 

 Mac OS 10.3
 

Firefox 1.0.7

Firefox 1.5

Firefox 2.0

Safari 2.0
elinked Requisition

View

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Edit

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

Approve

No

Yes

Yes

No

Decline

Yes

Yes

Yes

No
View Candidate Profile (use Thunder- bird email client)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
eLinked Offer Form

View

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Approve

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Decline

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

  Mac OS 10.4

Firefox 1.0.7

Firefox 1.5

Firefox 2.0

Safari 2.0
elinked Requisition

View

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Edit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Approve

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Decline

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
View Candidate Profile (use Thunder- bird email client)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes
eLinked Offer Form

View

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Approve

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Decline

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes


Using eLinks with a PC Operating System

Any combination of the PC operating systems and email clients listed below is supported through STARS.

 












eLinked Requisition 		  Operating Systems Browsers Email Clients

Windows 2000

IE 6, IE 7

Eudora 7.0

Windows XP

Firefox 1.5

Thunderbird 2.0

WinVista

Firefox 2.0

Outlook 2003

View

Yes

Yes

Yes

Edit

Yes

Yes

Yes

Approve

Yes

Yes

Yes

Decline

Yes

Yes

Yes
View Candidate Profile

Yes

Yes

Yes
eLinked Offer Form

View

Yes

Yes

Yes

Approve

Yes

Yes

Yes

Decline

Yes

Yes

Yes

Supported Operating Systems for Applicants

STARS works best with Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or Netscape 7.1 or higher. The optimal connection is with either a DSL line or a T1 connection. If an applicant uses a dial-up modem, then 56K is recommended. Slower modems work, but the speed of the data transmission may not be satisfactoy.

 

  Windows NT Windows 2000 Windows XP Mac OS 10.4.4
IE 5.5
Yes
Yes
N/A
N/A
IE 6.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
NS 7.1
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
AOL 7.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
AOL 8.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
N/A
Fire Fox 1.5
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Safari 2.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
Yes


Navigation and Browsing Recommendations for Applicants

Yale recommends not using the Back button on your browser. Back takes an applicant to a previously saved version of a page. If an applicant tries to update or take actions from a saved page, it may result in not having the most current information.

  • Do not open a second browser while using STARS.

To navigate the STARS site, use the navigation toolbar within the STARS appplication and shown in the picture below. For instance, if you wish to go to the Search Openings page, click the hyperlink for Search Openings as shown below.

 

To log out, click on the Home button. This will bring you to your welcome screen. Then, select Log Out from the welcome page options.


Saving Documents in Office Word 2007

Please save documents written in Office Word 2007 as Office 2003. At this time, only documents saved as Office 2003 can be uploaded to STARS. Simply select Save as Office 2003 doc when saving your Office 2007 document. Kenexa BrassRing is looking to support Office 2007 by November 2007.