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These plug-ins and viewers allow users to view various types of files on ed.gov. These links are provided for the user's convenience. The U.S. Department of Education 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.
Microsoft Windows Media Player
Windows Media Player allows users to view video and hear audio files on the Internet.
Macromedia Flash Player
Macromedia Flash Player allows users to view Flash content and media on the Internet.
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word is a word processing application. Viewers for Word documents are available from Microsoft. Viewers allow users who don't have Microsoft Word to view Word files.
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Excel is a spreadsheet application. Viewers for Excel are available from Microsoft. Viewers allow users who don't have Microsoft Excel to view Excel files.
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint is a presentation program. Viewers for PowerPoint are available from Microsoft. Viewers allow users who don't have Microsoft PowerPoint to view PowerPoint files.
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.
Note: To find out about Adobe and accessibility, visit http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/.
PDF Browser Support
- Help with Viewing PDF Documents
This link provides instructions on troubleshooting issues with viewing PDF documents, and how to enable plug-ins. - Help with Viewing PDF Documents in Chrome
This link provides specific help with viewing PDF documents in Google Chrome. - Help with Viewing PDF Documents in Mozilla Firefox
This link provides specific help with viewing PDF documents in Mozilla Firefox. - Help with Viewing PDF Documents in Safari
This link provides specific help with viewing PDF documents in Safari. It also provides help with known issues related to viewing PDF documents in a Mac environment.
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.
Stuffit Expander from Smith Micro Software, Inc. 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.
