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 Do I have appropriate software for running my online RVCC course?


Web Browser

  1. What do I have?
    • If you have Windows and Microsoft Internet Explorer, look in the line above.
      Your version of Internet Explorer is the number immediately after
      "Your browser version is 4.0 (compatible; MSIE"
    • If you have Windows and Mozilla Firefox, you'll see:
      Your current Web browser is Netscape
      Your browser version is 5.0 (Windows; en-US)
    • For more details:
      1. Open your Web browser.
      2. From the menu or icon bar, select Help.
      3. Select the menu item About (your browser's name).
  2. What do I need?
    A Web browser approved to work with Blackboard/WebCT Version "CE 6"
    • If you already have one, please skip to step 3.
      If not, download and install a compatible browser
    • .
  3. Tune-up your browser!
    When you see the choices of tuneup option, please choose the uppermost
    "Application Pack 2 for CE 6 and Vista 4".

For help, please contact RVCC online course support, or 908-526-1200, ext. 8306.

Plug-Ins

Your course may need to use some of these free add-ons.  Please check your course's "Preview page" from the appropriate term.

Adobe

Math Equations - for viewing in these courses:


Video:

Quicktime Player (Apple)www.apple.com/quicktime/download/index.html

RealPlayer (Real.com/RealNetworks) www.real.com


Microsoft Office:

  • Snapshot Viewer for Microsoft Access
    View a report snapshot without having the standard or run-time versions of Microsoft Access 97 through Access 2007

    • File size 1.8 MB
    • Supported Operating Systems:
      Windows 2000; Windows 95; Windows 98; Windows ME; Windows NT; Windows XP
  • Excel viewers
    Open, view, and print Excel workbooks, even if you don't have Excel installed.

    • Excel Viewer 2003
      • File size 9.9 MB
      • Supported Operating Systems:
        Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP
    • Excel Viewer
      • File size 74.1 MB
      • Supported Operating Systems:
        Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows XP
  • PowerPoint Microsoft Office PowerPoint logo
    For users who don't have Microsoft PowerPoint®.

    • for PC - PowerPoint Viewer 2007 (25.8 Mb)
      • Supported Operating Systems:
        Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows Vista; Windows XP
      • Download from Microsoft
    • for PC - PowerPoint Viewer 2003 (1.9 Mb)
      • Supported Operating Systems:
        Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows ME, Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP
      • Download from Microsoft
    • for MacIntosh - PowerPoint 98 Viewer (6.4 Mb)
      To run slide shows on Mac's that don't have PowerPoint® installed.
  • Word Viewer
    View, print, and copy Word documents, even if you don't have Word installed.

    • Word Viewer
      • File size 24.5 MB
      • Supported Operating Systems:
        Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows Vista
    • Word Viewer 2003
      • File size 11.7 MB
      • Supported Operating Systems:
        Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003; Windows XP

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