Plug-ins Used by HHS

Some content on the www.hhs.gov website may require certain software and/or plug-ins to be viewable. Plug-ins are software that work with your browser to provide capability the browser may not otherwise have. Most software vendors offer versions of their plug-ins for each computer platform type (i.e., Windows, Macintosh, Linux, etc...) free of charge.

For your convenience, we have listed the most common plug-ins that may be used on the Homeland Security site and provided links to the vendor sites where they can be obtained. These links do not indicate an endorsement of the products and are provided merely for convenience. Questions on use or installation should be directed to the respective vendor.

File Type

Name of Viewer

URL of Viewer

swf

Adobe Flash Player

http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/

pdf

Adobe Reader

http://get.adobe.com/reader/

xls

Microsoft Excel Viewer

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1CD6ACF9-CE06-4E1C-8DCF-F33F669DBC3A

xlsx

Microsoft Excel Viewer

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=1CD6ACF9-CE06-4E1C-8DCF-F33F669DBC3A

ppt

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485

pptx

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485

mp3

Microsoft Windows Media Player

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/

mp4

Quicktime

http://www.apple.com/quicktime/

wav

Microsoft Windows Media Player

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/

wmz

Microsoft Windows Media Player

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/

doc

Microsoft Word Viewer

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac

docx

Microsoft Word Viewer

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac

wpd

Microsoft Word Viewer

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac

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