File Viewers & Utilities

Written by Technology Editor

To view or download some files, a commercial package may be required. If you don't have the right software, you may be able to use a free 'viewer' or 'reader' program instead.

The table below has links to a selection of free viewers.

Viewer	Description	Files	Link
Adobe Reader	View portable documents saved in the widely used Acrobat format.	.pdf	Adobe
Microsoft Office Document Viewers	Individual viewers to view, print and copy Microsoft Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), even if you don't have Office installed.	.doc .xls .ppt	Microsoft
MicrosoftOffice 2007 Compatibility Pack	With the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack you can use earlier versions of Excel, PowerPoint, and Word to open and to save files from 2007 Office programs. Read the instructions carefully first. Notes: 1. You must have a valid copy of MS Office installed to use this utility. 2. Use the latest vsesion of the pack, SP1.	----	Microsoft


E-Mail	These sites are not downloads of software, but allow you to download your POP or IMAP email as long as you know the mail server details (server name, account namer and password). They can also store these mail credentials behind a password to give you convenient web email on the move if your ISP does not already supply it.		Mail2Web
E-Mail	Remember you can also use the simple mailreader on this site by clicking on the 'Mail' option on the Main Menu. Currently our software does not allow you to store your login details so you will need to type them in each time.		NetMyMail

The Small Print

Users download and use these viewers at their own risk and are bound by any conditions imposed by the copyright holders.

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