Below are some links to common plug-ins
that you may need for your course:

Adobe Acrobat Reader - With the free Acrobat Reader
software you can view and print Adobe PDF files.
Download at:
www.adobe.com
Apple QuickTime - Some online courses use the
QuickTime format for audio and video files.
Download at:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
Adobe (Macromedia) Flash Player - This player may be
needed for some active elements on web pages or
animations. Download at:
www.adobe.com
Adobe
(Macromedia) Shockwave Player - Shockwave is used
to view many interactive learning activities that may be
in your web courses. Download at:
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/
Microsoft Word Viewer - With this viewer,
Microsoft Word users can share documents with others who
don't have Word software. Users without Word can
then open and view Word documents. Download at:
www.microsoft.com
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer - This viewer makes
it possible for you to view PowerPoint presentations
even if you don't have PowerPoint software installed on
your computer. Download at:
http://www.microsoft.com
Open Office Software - This is open source
software that mimics the Microsoft Office Suite of
programs. Download at:
www.openoffice.org