Acrobat Reader (.pdf files)
Use Adobe Acrobat reader for viewing and printing Acrobat (PDF) files.
Download Acrobat® Reader (Windows and Macintosh)
Download Acrobat® Reader (Alternative Versions: Linux, Solaris, Android, Symbian)
Accessible Acrobat Reader
Use Accessible Adobe Acrobat reader for viewing and printing Acrobat (PDF) files. This version supports assistive technologies such as screen readers or screen magnifiers
Download Accessible Acrobat® Reader (Windows and Macintosh)
Adobe Flash Player
Flash Player is a cross-platform browser that allows a user to view Flash files via the Internet.
Download Flash Player (Windows, Macintosh, Linux, Solaris)
Microsoft Word (.doc files)
Use the Microsoft Word Viewer to view and print Word documents (.doc) if you do not have Microsoft Word on your computer.
Dowload a free version of
Microsoft® Word Viewer 97/2000 (Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 2)
Microsoft Excel (.xls files)
Use the Microsoft Excel Viewer to view and print Excel spreadsheet files (.xls) if you do not have Excel on your computer.
Download a free version of Excel 97/2000 viewer (Supported Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008)
Miscellaneous
Some file formats open in different software applications depending on your preferences and what programs you have installed on your computer.
For example:
MP3 These can be opened with either Windows Media Player or Real Player.
JPG These can be opened with Microsoft Picture Manager or PhotoShop.
TIFF
Sometimes you will be asked to choose a software application. If you see a pop box with this message, save the file to your desktop. Then double-click the file to open it in Microsoft Picture Manager.
MS PowerPoint (.pps files)
Use the Microsoft PowerPoint viewer to view PowerPoint presentations (.ppt) if you do not have PowerPoint on your computer.
Download a free version of Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (Supported Operating Systems: Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 R2 [32-Bit x86], Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 editions, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows Vista Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3)
Note: All .pps and .ppt file extensions will open as slideshows.
RealPlayer
To pull audio and video off the Web, download a free version of RealPlayer:
Windows
Macintosh OS X
Previous Versions
RealPlayer Web Site
Winzip (.zip files)
To open files compressed as zip files:
Windows
WinZip
Macintosh
Stuffit Expander (Classic and OS X)
Supporting Documents
Accessibility Information (federal section 508)
