Technology Requirements: Plug-ins and Viewers
These plug-ins and viewers allow users to view various
types of files on our web site as well as sites that are linked from
here. These links are provided for your convenience. The Department
of Defense Education Activity does not control or guarantee the accuracy,
relevance, timeliness,or completeness of these outside links. Further,
the inclusion of these links is not intended to reflect their importance,
nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed, or products or
services offered, on these outside sites, or the organizations sponsoring
the sites. |
Real Player allows users to view video and hear audio
files on the Internet. Users can choose between the free player or
an enhanced paid version.
Get
Real Player |
Microsoft Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player allows users to view video
and hear audio files on the Internet.
Get
Windows Media Player |
Adobe Flash Player allows users to view Flash
content and media on the Internet. Necessary to view our streaming video. 97% of desktop computers in the USA have this plugin installed already, and if it is not installed, Flash Player will certainly ask you if you want it to be installed via the internet.
Get
Adobe Flash Player |
Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are required to open some documents. All of these applications allow the viewer to see each opened document relating to the program
Get
Word Viewer | Get
Excel Viewer | Get
PowerPoint Viewer |
PDF (Portable Document Format)
Adobe Acrobat PDF files are used to retain the formatting
of original documents. To view these files, the user will need to download
the free Adobe reader.
Get
Adobe Acrobat Reader | Text
Only Adobe Acrobat Reader download page NOTE: If you are using a screen reader that is not compatible
with Adobe Acrobat Reader, Adobe will convert PDFs into either
HTML or ASCII text. This tool is available here.
To find out more about Adobe and accessibility, visit their
site. |
WordPerfect is a popular word processing application
from Corel. Most other office suites (e.g., StarOffice, Lotus, Word)
can read WordPerfect files.
Get
WordPerfect Plug-in (Note: This link does not take you to a web
page. This link will download the executable file to install the WordPerfect
plug-in.) |
ZIP / Self-Extracting ZIP
ZIP files are used to simplify the download process
by wrapping a number of separate files into a single "wrapper" and
compressing the original files by a significant amount. ZIP and UNZIP
software is available from a variety of vendors.
Aladdin Expander from Aladdin
Systems Incorporated is a freeware package. Winzip has
a free evaluation copy that is good for 21 days. After that, you will
be required to pay for the full version. |
