Browsers use
supplementary software called plug-ins to display special types of Web
documents. If you try to open a special file types that requires one of these
plug-ins and the plug-in is not installed, you may see a message indicating
your browser can't handle that type of file.
Viewers are software that allow you to view Microsoft Office documents
even if you do not have Microsoft Office installed on your computer.
Here are links to download and install common plug-ins, players, and viewers
if you find that you need them in one of your BlackBoard courses. These
downloads are free.
