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Open LMS courses may include many types of multimedia. In order to view this content, you may want to have the plug-ins listed below.
Download these software add-ons, or sign up for services, to enhance your online experience. Many of these listed are free and available from their developers. They should improve your ability to utilize all your Open LMS options.
View and print .pdf document files.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
http://www.macromedia.com/software/downloads/
Plays Windows Media (WMA, ASF), plus MP3, WAV, MIDI, AVI, and other formats.
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/14209/get-windows-media-player
Java allows you to play online games, chat with people around the world, , and view images in 3D, just to name a few. It’s also integral to the intranet applications and solutions that are the foundation of corporate computing. Free Download of Java software for the desktop. Click on the link below to begin the download.
http://java.sun.com/webapps/getjava/BrowserRedirect?locale=en&host=www.java.com:80
If you are completing forms online (like tests in Open LMS) or want to check your Forum comments before you submit them try Grammarly. This spelling and grammar checker works with your browsers, desktop, Office, and Google Docs.
https://www.grammarly.com
If you need to work with image files (such as photos or line art), take a look at the freely distributed GIMP software.
http://www.gimp.org/
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