Useful Downloads

The links below provide some useful downloads which can greatly minimize problems users encounter when viewing our site.

Internet Explorer
Download the latest version of this popular browser to access the latest features on the IES site and the rest of the Web.

Mozilla's Firefox
Download the latest version of this popular browser to access the latest features on the IES site and the rest of the Web.

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Adobe Acrobat Reader
You will need to download this popular reader in order to view the various PDF files on our site.

Adobe Acrobat Reader - Help Page
This is the place to go for all your PDF problems related to printing, viewing, and downloading.

Adobe Acrobat Access
This is a link to a special Adobe site that talks about how to make PDF documents accessible for people with visual disabilities

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Microsoft Word 2003 Viewer
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 lets you open Word 2003 documents and documents created with all previous versions of Microsoft Word for Windows® and Microsoft Word for Macintosh. In addition to Word files, you can also open files saved in many other formats. With Word Viewer 2003, you can view, print, and copy documents to another program. However, you cannot edit an open document, save a document, or create a new document.

Microsoft Excel 2003 Viewer
With Excel Viewer 2003, you can open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed. You can also copy data from Excel Viewer 2003 to another program. However, you cannot edit data, save a workbook, or create a new workbook.

Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer
This download is for users who don't have Microsoft PowerPoint®; The PowerPoint Viewer 2003 allows people who use PowerPoint to share their presentations with people who do not have PowerPoint installed on their computers for versions Powerpoint 97 and later. You can use this viewer to view files created in both PowerPoint for Windows® and PowerPoint for the Macintosh. You can view and print presentations, but you cannot edit them in the PowerPoint Viewer.

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Microsoft Windows Media Player
For streaming and playing audio and video content in formats such as WMA, MP3, WAV, AVI, MPEG and more, download this viewer.

Adobe Flash Player
Installing this free download of the Adobe Flash Player lets you experience animation and entertainment in your Web browser.

WinZip Trial
Download this popular zip/unzip utility for Windows.

Macintosh Zip Utility
Download a zip/unzip utility for Macintosh called MacZip.

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Download Time Calculator
Visit this site to find out download times for various modem and connection speeds. It allows you to specify any file size.

IES Product Disclaimer
Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government.

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