The majority of the Library Web site can be accessed with only a Web browser such as Mozilla Firefox or Microsoft Internet Explorer. However, there are several documents accessible via the Library Web site that require specialised software for viewing. While these viewers should already be installed on the Library copmputers, you may need to install them if connecting via your home or office computer. This is not a comprehensive guide, and the software vendor's Web site should be consulted for detailed instructions.
Please note that Library staff cannot assist you should you have difficulties installing these viewers on your home or office computer. Please contact your local IT support for assistance.
| Adobe Acrobat reader | |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader is free, and freely distributable, software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files on all major computer platforms. It also lets you fill in and submit PDF forms online." -- Adobe
You will require this software to view the past exam papers available through Course Materials Online. |
| Adobe SVG Viewer | |
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Adobe SVG Viewer is used to view Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG). You will require this software to viewimages in the Building code of Australia available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download the viewer from Adobe. |
| AlternaTIFF | |
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The AlternaTIFF TIFF plug-in is TIFF image viewer for Windows Web browsers.
You may want this plug-in to view TIFF images available through the UWA Library catalogue. |
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| Apple QuickTime player | |
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You may require this player to view some online resources available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download the player from Apple. |
| Autodesk Design Review | |
| You may require this free software (which includes a bult-in viewer) to view some online resources available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download the viewer from Autodesk. |
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| Design Science MathPlayer | |
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"Design Science MathPlayer™ enables Internet Explorer to display mathematical notation in web pages. It is based on MathML technology and requires Internet Explorer for Windows version 6.0 and later." -- Design Science You will require this software to view some documents available through the UWA Library catalogue, such as the Indiana University mathematics journal. |
| Macromedia Authorware player | |
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You may require this player to view some online resources available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download the player from Macromedia. |
| Macromedia Flash player | |
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You may require this player to view some online resources available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download the player from Macromedia. |
| Macromedia Shockwave player | |
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You may require this player to view some online resources available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download the player from Macromedia. |
| Microsoft Excel viewer | |
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"Microsoft Excel Viewer is a stand-alone program that is available from Microsoft free of charge. You can use Microsoft Excel Viewer to view, copy, zoom, and print files that you create in Microsoft Excel versions 2.0 and later for Windows and Microsoft Excel versions 2.2 and later for the Macintosh." -- Microsoft
You will require this software to view some documents available through the UWA Library catalogue. |
| Microsoft PowerPoint viewer | |
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The Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer "allows people who use PowerPoint to share their presentations with people who do not have PowerPoint installed on their computers. When you post presentations on the Internet, you can include the PowerPoint Viewer to expand your online audience to people who might not have PowerPoint, or to those with different versions. You can view and print presentations, but you cannot edit them in the PowerPoint Viewer." -- Microsoft
You may require this software to view some UWA lecture presentations linked to via the UWA Library catalogue's Course Reserve. |
| Microsoft Word viewer | |
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"Microsoft Word Viewer is a freeware program that allows users who do not own Microsoft Word to view and print documents that were created in Word. The latest version of Word Viewer can open documents created with all previous versions of Word for Windows and version 4.x and later of Microsoft Word for Macintosh." -- Microsoft Download the viewer from Microsoft. |
| RasMol | |
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RasMol is a molecular graphics visualisation tool.
You may require this tool to view some molecular graphics resources available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download the viewer from Bernstein + Sons. |
| RealPlayer | |
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You may require this player to view some online resources available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download the player from Real. |
| Sibelius Scorch | |
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"Scorch is the free software which lets you view, play, customize and print Sibelius scores on the Internet." -- Sibelius
You may require this software to view musical scores available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download Scorch from Sibelius. |
| SuperTable | |
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"SuperTABLE is tabulation software developed by Space-Time Research. SuperTABLE allows you to create tables by manipulating the classifications and counting items in a dataset." -- Australian Bureau of Statistics
You may require this software to view some documents delivered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics AusSTATS service. |
| Viewpoint media player | |
| You may require this player to view some online resources available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download the player from Viewpoint. |
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| Windows media player | |
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You may require this player to view some online resources available through the UWA Library catalogue. Download the player from Microsoft. |
