Download Free Plug-in
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 your instructor posts lecture notes 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:

  1. Apple Quick Time: Play Many different audio and video formats including QuickTime movies
  2. Free Adobe Reader: View and print PDF documents
  3. Macromedia Flash Player: View Flash animations
  4. Macromedia Shockwave Player Interact with 3D multimedia
  5. Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer: View and print PowerPoint presentations
  6. Microsoft Word Viewer: View and print Word documents
  7. Microsoft Excel Viewer: View and print Excel spreadsheets
  8. RealOne Player: Play streaming audio and video including RealAudio and RealVideo
  9. Windows Media Player: Play audio and video including Windows Media