Alternative Format Viewers

In order to ensure that our users will always be able to access material presented in non-HTML formats, we offer below links to free software that permits you to view material in the alternative formats used on this site. Please note that not all of the software's original functionality will be available with these free viewers.

PDF Reader

You can view documents in PDF format (files with names ending in .pdf) by using Acrobat Reader software, which is available for free from Adobe.
http://get.adobe.com/reader/

Word, WordPerfect, Rich Text and Text Reader

You can view documents in Word, Wordperfect, Rich Text or text formats by using Microsoft Word Viewer software, which is available for free from Microsoft.
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac&displaylang=en
You can also view Rich Text files by using your default text reader ( MS Word, Wordperfect or Notepad).

Excel Reader

You can view documents in Excel format by using Microsoft Excel Viewer software, which is available for free from Microsoft.
www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1cd6acf9-ce06-4e1c-8dcf-f33f669dbc3a&DisplayLang=en

PowerPoint Reader

You can view documents in PowerPoint format by using Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer, which is available for free from Microsoft.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/126492

Flash Player

You can view animation and specific sites in Flash format by using the Adobe Flash Player, which is available for free from Adobe.
www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer

Windows Media Player

You can view film and video or listen to sounds in Microsoft Media Player format by using Microsoft Windows Media software, which is available for free from Microsoft.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-CA/windows/windows-media-player

QuickTime

You can access files with audio and video content by using QuickTime, which is available for free from Apple.
www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html

RealPlayer

You can access files with audio and video content by using RealPlayer, which is available for free from RealNetworks.
http://www.real.com/international/?lang=en&loc=ca

Shockwave

You can access interactive multimedia content by using Shockwave software, which is available for free from Adobe.
www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/