Technical Issues

File Formats, Viewers and Media Players

The Auxiliary uses many industry standard file formats. These may include Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel and Macromedia Flash. You should make sure your computer has all the latest readers, viewers or plug-ins installed.

Here are some sites you should check often:

Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer
Download this software to view PowerPoint slide presentations when you don't have PowerPoint software on your computer -- and it's free from Microsoft.

Microsoft Excel Viewer
This allows you to view an Excel spreadsheets when you don't have Excel software on your computer. Again, it's free from Microsoft.
Microsoft Word Viewer
With the Microsoft Word Viewer 2003, Microsoft Word users can share documents with those who do not have Word.

Macromedia Flash Player 6 - Used to view documents with animated flash and other Internet content and applications across the broadest range of platforms.
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. With Acrobat Reader, you can also fill in and submit Adobe PDF forms online.
Windows Media Player. Microsoft's cross-platform Media Player.
RealOne Player. Real's cross-platform Media Player.

Security

Symantec Security Check is a free service designed to help you understand your computer's exposure to online security intrusions and virus threats. Is your computer secure? Click here to find out.

Website Details

This website is maintained using Microsoft Web Expression. For best viewing, use Microsoft IE (Internet Explorer). The site design uses page widths of 640 pixels -- this facilitates proper page printing on standard 8 ½ x 11 inch paper.

U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary District 13, Division 5