Free Third-Party Readers & Viewers
Free software enabling visitors to the Department's Web site to read documents formatted in different platforms (e.g., Microsoft Word [DOC], Portable Document Format [PDF], etc.)
Adobe Acrobat Reader (for PDF file extensions)
Microsoft Word Viewer (for DOC file extensions)
Microsoft Excel Viewer (for XLS file extensions)
- Windows Microsoft Excel Viewer (Outside Source)
- Macintosh - Excel Spreadsheets can be opened with Appleworks (currently shipped with OS X)
Note: Microsoft has not yet released any free viewers for Word and Excel for Mac OS X.
Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer (for PPT file extensions)
Microsoft Windows Media Player (for WMV file extensions)
RSS (Really Simple Syndication) Readers and News Aggregators
- Pluck RSS Reader (Outside Source)
View, organize and manage your favorite RSS feeds
- Feedreader (Outside Source)
Feedreader is a lightweight open-source aggregator that supports RSS and ATOM formats. It works under Windows 95 and later versions.
