Document Readers

CalHR web pages may link to documents you can’t open directly in your browser. The links on this page lead to free readers you can use to open documents.

PDF files (.pdf)

• Adobe Reader

Word Document (.doc) and Rich Text Format files (.rtf)

• Word Viewer – for Windows
• Open Office Writer – for Unix and Linux

Excel Workbook files (.xls)

• Excel Viewer – for Windows
• Open Office Calc – for Unix and Linux

PowerPoint Presentations (.ppt) and PowerPoint Shows (.pps)

• PowerPoint Viewer 2007 – for Windows
• Open Office Impress – for Unix and Linux

Windows Media files (.wmv)

• Windows Media Player – for Windows​
• Windows Media Player – fo​r Windows XP and Mac OS X​

If you have Mac OS X

You can use iWork to view Word documents, Excel workbooks, and PowerPoint presentations and shows.

Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates

Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973 requires that free document readers comply with the accessibility guidelines. For more information, follow these links:

• Adobe Reader Accessibility Conformance Report
• Microsoft Office Viewers

Trademark Notice

Adobe Reader is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Microsoft, Windows, Word, Excel, Office, PowerPoint, Visio, and Windows Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. iWork and Mac OS are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. OpenOffice.org is a trademark of Team OpenOffice.org.