Technology Requirements

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS FOR HOMEWORK AND WORK OUTSIDE OF CLASS

I highly recommend using CougarView and MyCSU with Google Chrome or Firefox browsers. CSU-affiliated software is designed to work best on those browsers. If you experience technical difficulties, and are using a browser other than Chrome or Firefox, switch your browser. It is a very common fix to a lot of technical issues.

HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS

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See the System Checker here.⁠

(GeorgiaVIEW’s system checker is compatible with CougarVIEW.)

SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS

An office suite such as Microsoft Office, Google Docs, or Open Office

Microsoft Office 365 is available free to all CSU students at

Microsoft Office 365.⁠

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Google Workspace is free and you can save documents as a MS Word, PowerPoint, Excel, etc. documents. You can access it through your MyCSU Account.

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OpenOffice⁠

can be downloaded for free.

To open a PowerPoint file without the PowerPoint application, explore the options listed on the Microsoft

Supported versions of Office viewers⁠

To open PDF files you might need

Acrobat Reader⁠

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Browser Plugins (Pdf files, QuickTime files, Mp4 files) can usually be obtained at the

Want to print your doc?
This is not the way.

Try clicking the ⋯ next to your doc name or using a keyboard shortcut (

CtrlP

) instead.