(M) Plug-Ins
Plug-Ins
Whenever a file such as a Acrobat, Word, Excel or PowerPoint document is linked on a webpage, a link to a plugin which allows them to access these files must be provided.
| Name | Size | File Extension Associations |
|---|---|---|
| Adobe Reader | 22.4MB | |
| Flash Player | 1.5MB | .swf |
| Word Viewer | 24.5 MB | .docx .docm .rtf .txt .htm .html .mht .mhtml .wpd .doc .wpd .wps .wps .xml |
| PowerPoint Viewer 2007 | 25.8 MB | .ppt .pptx .pptm .pot .potx .potm .pps .ppsx .ppsm |
| Excel Viewer | 74.1 MB | .xls |
| Windows Media Player 11 | 25.9MB | List of file extension associations |
Or as an alternative you may insert the corresponding code in your page:
Adobe Reader:
<p class="plugin">This page contains at least one file that requires a PDF viewer. If needed,
you can <a class="external" href="http://get.adobe.com/reader/"> Download
Adobe Reader</a> for free.</p>
Adobe Flash:
<p class="plugin">This page contains Flash. If you need the Adobe Flash Player,
you can <a class="external" href="http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/"> Install
Adobe Flash</a> for free.</p>
Word:
<p class="plugin">This page contains a file that requires Microsoft Word to view. If you need a Word viewer, you can
<a class="external" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac&DisplayLang=en">
Download Microsoft Word viewer</a> for free.</p>
Download Microsoft Word viewer</a> for free.</p>
PowerPoint:
<p class="plugin">This page contains a file that requires PowerPoint to view.
If you need a PowerPoint viewer, you can <a class="external" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048dc840-14e1-467d-8dca-19d2a8fd7485&DisplayLang=en">Download
PowerPoint viewer</a> for free.</p>
Excel:
<p class="plugin">This page contains a file that requires Excel to view. If you need an Excel viewer, you can
<a class="external" href="http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1cd6acf9-ce06-4e1c-8dcf-f33f669dbc3a&DisplayLang=en">
Download Excel viewer</a> for free.</p>
Download Excel viewer</a> for free.</p>
If using the University Templates, that code would look similar to this:
This page contains at least one file that requires a PDF viewer. If needed, you can Download Adobe Reader for free.
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