System Requirements

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System Requirements

	Operating System
	Windows XP	Windows Vista	Max OS (minimum: 10.3)	Linux
Minimum Configurations	Reliable Internet Connection Phone Access U-M unique name or friend account Request a free friend account
Web Browser	Mozilla Firefox 3.0, freely available
Office Suite	Microsoft Office 2003, 2004, 2007, or 2008 Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint File Formats (for converting .docx to .doc, .pptx to .ppt, etc for older versions of Microsoft Office) You can also remotely login to U-M campus computers with Microsoft Office using http://virtualsites.umich.edu/ Cool but not required: Sun Open Document (ODF) plug-in for Microsoft Office
PDF Reader	Adobe Acrobat Reader 7, freely available
Java Run-time Environment	Java (JRE), freely available
Screen Capture	Screen Hunter 5, freely available	There is a pre-installed utility called Snipping Tool Snipping Tool (instructions)	There is a pre-installed utility called Grab. Grab (description) - can be accessed using [command+control+shift+4] saves to the clipboard, [command+shift+4] saves to the desktop	KSnapshot
Compression Application (.zip)	7-zip, freely available		Built in for Mac Users (right click and select compress)	p7zip, freely available