Web Browser Plug-Ins You Should Have

Plug-ins are small programs that you install on your computer to view or play some web applications. The following outlines the most common plug-ins you'll need:

• Flash: Plays both audio and video files as well as other types of animations; available at www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer.

• QuickTime: Plays video files as you download them; available at www.apple.com/quicktime/download.

• Adobe Acrobat: Displays Acrobat files formatted exactly the way the author intended; available at get.adobe.com/reader.