What You Need to Know

Software

An instructor may require you to view a document or work on an activity in which you do not have the necessary plug-ins. Many of them are free and can be downloaded from the following sites:

Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0.8

Lets you read PDF files: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/redstep2.html

Microsoft Word 2003 Viewer

Opens up Word documents without having to download them:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdate/CD011197531033.aspx

PowerPoint Plug In

Let's you view PowerPoint slides instead of having them download to your machine:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdate/CD010798701033.aspx

RealPlayer Plus

Plays real streams and other streaming formats

Windows Media Player 11

Plays asf files and other streaming formats:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.mspx

Adobe Flash Shockwave Player

Enables viewing of Flash animation on your web browser