Tools

For the convenience of our readers, here is a list of some popular tools. Unless otherwise indicated, all are available without cost to the user.

Document viewers

Adobe Acrobat: Viewer for documents created using Adobe Software's Portable Document Format (PDF). Available for computers using Windows (all versions), Macintosh OS, OS/2, and several varieties of Unix. Free. From Adobe Software

Acrobat Reader: [(all versions)]

Microsoft Excel: Allows you to view Excel documents spreadsheets without access to the Excel application itself. From Microsoft

Microsoft Excel Viewer: [(all versions)]

Microsoft Word: Allows you to view Word documents without access to the Word application itself. From Microsoft

Microsoft Word Viewer: [(all versions)]

Microsoft Access: Allows you to view Access documents without access to the application itself. Allows users of Internet Explorer 3.0 or later, or any application that supports ActiveX® controls, to open Access 97 report snapshot files (.snp). From Microsoft

Microsoft Access Viewer

Microsoft PowerPoint©: Allows you to view PowerPoint© documents without access to the application itself. From Microsoft

Microsoft PowerPoint® Viewers

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Browsers for the World Wide Web

Internet Explorer: Available for Windows (all versions) and Macintosh OS. From Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Internet Explorer: [(all versions)]

Netscape Navigator: Available for Windows (all versions), Macintosh OS, and several varieties of Unix systems. From Netscape Communications

Netscape Navigator: [(all versions)]