Downloading Free Plugins and Viewers

It is sometimes necessary to download a plugin or viewer to read documents when they are posted using software that you do not have. For example if a professor posts an assignment created using Microsoft Word and you do not have Microsoft Word, you will most likely not be able to open the document. Don't panic. Below is a list of free plugins and viewers that let you open documents created in the most popular formats.

Adobe Acrobat Reader			Windows Media Player for Mac OS
View and print PDF Documents			play audio and video including Windows Media
Apple QuickTime Player			Windows Media Player for Mac OS X
Play many different audio and video formats including QuickTime movies			Play audio and video including Windows Media
Macromedia Shockwave Player			Windows Media Player for Windows
Interact with 3D multimedia			Play audio and video including Windows Media
Macromedia Flash Player			Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer for Mac OS
View Flash animations			View and print PowerPoint presentations
Real Player for Mac OS			Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer for Windows
Play streaming audio and video including RealAudio and RealVideo			View and print PowerPoint presentations
RealOne Player for Mac OS X			Microsoft Word Viewer for Windows
Play streaming audio and video including RealAudio and RealVideo			View and print Word documents
RealOne Player for Windows			Microsoft Excel Viewer for Windows
Play streaming audio and video including RealAudio and RealVideo			View and print Excel spreadsheets