Plugins

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Here is a list of common plugins that help display different document types, run multimedia files, etc. There are many more plugins available.

• Adobe Reader - for PDF (portable document format) files
• Adobe Flash Player - for video or animation files
• Java Runtime Environment - a widely used programming platfrom
  
• Microsoft Office Product Viewer downloads - If you do not have a Microsoft product on your computer, you can download the Viewer for it from this site. You'll have to select a version (i.e. Office 2003), then product name (i.e. PowerPoint), then Viewer.
• Quicktime - for video (from Apple)
• RealPlayer - for audio and video
• Shockwave Player - for video files
• Windows Media Player - for music and video

Some of these will already be installed on your computer. Click here to find out what plugins you already have. Generally, if a plugin is required by a Web site and it is not available on your computer, the site will direct you to where you can download the plugin. If not, use a search engine to find the product you need.