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Browser plug-ins for use with Vista
Some online content may require additional browser plug-ins to view (for example, the free Adobe Reader may be used for viewing PDF files). Listed here are several commonly used plug-ins.
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Adobe Acrobat Reader - Allows users to view the common file format "PDF" or portable document format (Click continue in the top-right to download) | |
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Adobe Flash Player 9 - A plugin for your browser, this allows you to view Flash animation content | .swf, .flv |
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Apple QuickTime 7 - The default media player for QuickTime movies | .qt, .mov, .avi |
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Real Player - A cross-platform media player that plays a number of multimedia formats | .rm |
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Windows Media Player 11 - Another media player, designed to be the default player for Winows Media files | .wmv |
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Microsoft Word Viewer 2003 - View, print and copy Word documents, even if you don't have Word installed, including Word 2007 format | .doc, .docx |
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Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 - View, print and copy PowerPoint documents, even if you don't have PowerPoint installed | .ppt, .pptx |
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Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 - View, print and copy Excel documents, even if you don't have Excel installed, including Excel 2007 format | .xls, .xlsx |
Make sure you also have a supported browser and a supported version of Java. While the case may be that what is "supported" is not the most up to date, Blackboard recommends using a supported version for best results when using Vista.