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What types of file do we use?

We use many types of file to do different things on the site.  Some files are used for video and some are used for sound.

If you want to know more about the types of files we use then this table might help:

File
 What sort of file is it?
 What sort of program opens this sort of file?
DOC Word document Microsoft Office (Windows)
OpenOffice.org (Apple/UNIX)
FLV Video
 Flash Player (Windows/Apple/UNIX)
WMA Sound
 Windows Media Player (Windows)
QuickTime Player (Apple)
WMV Video
 Windows Media Player (Windows)
QuickTime Player (Apple)
MPG/MPEG Video Windows Media Player (Windows)
QuickTime Player (Apple)
PDF Adobe document Acrobat Reader (Windows/Apple/UNIX)
SWF Flash animation
 Flash Player (Windows/Apple/UNIX)
WAV Sound Windows Media Player (Windows)
QuickTime Player (Apple Macintosh)
XLS Excel spreadsheet
 Microsoft Office (Windows)
OpenOffice.org (Apple/UNIX)
ZIP Holds many files so you can download them in one go
 7-Zip (Windows)
StuffIt (Apple Macintosh)

 

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