File Type and Viewer Information

The Early Childhood Quality Network ecQ-net Web site may contain links to documents in many different formats. The information below should help you understand how to view these files. Some may be viewed through your browser using a plug-in - others need to be downloaded to your computer and viewed through a program. Please email any questions to .

HTML or other Web file (.htm, .html, .cfm, .asp, .php)

These files will be in html (or other web) format - use a web browser to view file. File remains on server.

Mailto Link (Not a file - type of link)

If you have an email client set up on your machine and with this web browser, a "new message" window will open with this email address in the "To" field.

Rich Text file (.rtf)

Right-click on the link, choose to download file then use any text editor such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Word Viewer, Wordpad or Notepad to view the file.

PDF doc (.pdf)

Most browsers allow you to view these files. Simply click on the link and an Acrobat plug-in should open in your browser. File stays on the server. To download the file to your computer, right-click on the link, choose to download file then use Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) to view file.

Word doc (.doc)

Microsoft Word Document - Right-click on the link, choose to download file then use Microsoft Word or Microsoft Word Viewer (free) to open file.
Microsoft Word Viewer (2003)
Microsoft Word Viewer (2007)

PowerPoint presentation (.ppt)

Right-click on the link, choose to download file then use Microsoft Powerpoint or Microsoft Powerpoint Viewer (free) to view presentation.
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (2003)
Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (2007)

Streaming Real media (.ram, .smi)

Use the REALPlayer (free) to view or listen. File remains on the server.

Zip file (.zip)

Right-click on the link, choose to download file then use an uzip tool to expand the files to a directory of your choosing on your computer. Zip files can contain files of many different file types.
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