Plug-ins help your browser perform specific functions, such as viewing documents, special graphic formats or playing multimedia files. If you are unable to open or view a particular item on Blackboard or if you experience technical issues with a feature, you may not have the software that was used to create the document, graphic, video, etc. and may need to download the appropriate plug-in, player or viewer in order to view the content.
Below is a list of frequently used software plug-ins, players and viewers with links to free download locations:
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack File Formats allows users to open, edit, and save documents, workbooks and presentations in the file formats new to Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Sun Java Runtime Environment (All Platforms) is required for the use of Blackboard's Web Equation Editor and Collaboration tools (Virtual Classroom & Chat).
Adobe Acrobat Reader allows you to view and print PDF (Portable Document Format) files.
Quicktime Player is an easy-to-use application for playing, interacting with or viewing video, audio, VR or graphics files.