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Site Plug-Ins & Requirements

Downloads and Media Players

To fully utilize all the features available on optionseducation.org, we recommend the most current versions of several plug-ins and web browsers.

Adobe Flash

All of our classes, and certain external features such as occasional webinars require the latest version of Flash, available as a free download from their web site.

Adobe Acrobat

To view many of our downloadable reports and documents you will need Adobe Acrobat, a free document viewer available from Adobe's web site.

Excel Viewer

A few downloadable spreadsheers on optionseducation.org require Microsoft Excel. If you do not own this application, Microsoft offers a viewer which you can download free from their web site.

Standards-Compliant Web Browsers

optionseducation.org has been built from the ground up to be web-standards compliant, meaning our web site is easier to use and read on multiple computer platforms and web browsers. To have the best experience on our web site—and indeed all web sites—we recommend you download one of these standards-compliant web browsers:

• Opera
• Safari
• Firefox
• Microsoft Internet Explorer (Version 7 or higher)
• Google Chrome

System Requirements

Along with the suggested browsers and plugins above it is also recommended that you ensure cookies and JavaScript are enabled in your web browser. Without these the site may behave erratically.

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