Accessibility Instructions for Users with Disabilities

Dedicated to Providing Inclusive Access to All 

CDE provides equitable and inclusive information consistent with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) version 2.1, following the level A and AA criteria. These guidelines support all users, including those with cognitive, sensory, and mobility disabilities.

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Viewing Microsoft® Documents

Microsoft Word (for .DOC and .DOCX file extensions)

• Windows - Doc Viewer Free - View a Document Without Word
• Macintosh* - Word Documents can be opened with Appleworks (currently shipped with OS X)
• Macintosh* and Windows - View a Word Document with OpenOffice
• Macintosh* and Windows - View a Word Document with Google Documents

Microsoft Excel (for .XLS and .XLSX file extensions)

• Windows - Options to View a Spreadsheet Without Excel
• Macintosh* - Excel Spreadsheets can be opened with Appleworks (currently shipped with OS X)
• Macintosh* and Windows - View Excel Files with OpenOffice

Microsoft PowerPoint (for .PPT and .PPTX file extensions)

• Windows - Options to View a Presentation Without PowerPoint
• Macintosh* and Windows - View PowerPoints with OpenOffice
• Macintosh* and Windows - View PowerPoints with Google Documents

* NOTE: Microsoft does not have free Macintosh viewers for Word, Excel or PowerPoint.