Mohave Community College

MCC uses the ANGEL Learning System for online courses. The listed hardware and software are minimum requirements to work with the ANGEL System.

Using MS Office 2003 to Read MS Office 2007 Materials

Using MS Office 2007 to Submit Materials

 

Operating System:

Windows XP or higher
Mac OS 10 or higher (Math courses will also run on a MAC)

RAM:

1 GB (2 GB recommended)

Free Disk Space:

20 GB (100 GB or higher drive recommended)

CPU:

PC: 1.5 GHz or higher (2 GHz or higher recommended - or Dual Core Processor)
Mac: PowerMacintosh or higher (Math courses will also run on a MAC)

Browser:

PC: Internet Explorer 7.0 or higher, Mozilla Firefox 3.0 or higher
Mac: Safari, Mozilla 1.4 or higher (Math courses will also run on a MAC)

Browser Settings:

JavaScript enabled
Popup blockers disabled
Cookies enabled
Angel.mohave.edu set as a Trusted Site

Plugins:
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader 7 or higher (8 or higher recommended)
  • Macromedia Flash Player 8.0 or higher
  • Shockwave Player 10 or higher
  • Java 6.0 or higher
  • QuickTime Player 7 or higher
  • RealPlayer 11 or higher
  • Windows Media Player 11 or higher

Supplementary Software:

Microsoft Word and PowerPoint - Costs

Or

MS Word Reader and PowerPoint Reader - Free

Or

OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org) - Free

Specific Software related to course – varies by course: example is Dreamweaver for a Dreamweaver Course.

Connection:

Broadband Connection is needed, DSL or cable recommended for graphic intensive courses

Other Hardware:

Sound card and speakers

Additional Plugins (May be required - depending on the course.)
After you complete all of the online web pages, contact your course instructor to determine if you need to download one or more plug-ins.

  • Shockwave animation and interactive content - Shockwave is used in some ANGEL courses for animations and interactive content. To access the Shockwave content, you must have the free Macromedia Shockwave plugin. Click here to get the Shockwave plugin.
  • Flash animation and interactive content - Flash is used in some ANGEL courses for interactive content and animations. To view the Macromedia Flash content, you must have the free Flash plug-in. Click here to get Flash plugin.
  • Acrobat Reader - view, navigate, and print Portable Document Files (PDF) across all major computing platforms. Adobe PDF documents are used in some Angel courses. To view PDF content within a lesson, you must have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader plug-in. Click here to get Acrobat Reader plugin.
  • MS Windows Media Player for Streaming video and audio - Some ANGEL courses use streaming Windows Media. To access streaming audio or video content within a lesson, you must have MS Windows Media Player plug-in. Click here to get MS Windows Media Player plugin.
  • QuickTime to view QuickTime video in the browser window - Some ANGEL courses use QuickTime video. To access the QuickTime content within a lesson, you must have the free QuickTime plug-in. Click here to get the QuickTime plugin.

NOTES:

  • *Some CIS courses require Microsoft Office 2007 products.
  • Microsoft Office 2007 products require Windows XP or higher operating systems.
    1. JavaScript and Cookies must be enabled.
    2. Pop-up blockers, Firewalls, and Ad-zappers must be turned off.

Using MS Office 2003 to Read MS Office 2007 Materials

 

If you are using Microsoft Office 2003 you will not be able to read documents saved in MS Office 2007 format (unless the person used the procedure for saving the documents in an earlier version as described above). There is a converter which you can download and install that will allow you to read Office 2007 with Office 2003. Copy the following link information into your browser window:

(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=941B3470-3AE9-4AEE-8F43-C6BB74CD1466).

NOTE:

Users of the Microsoft Office XP and 2003 programs Word, Excel, or PowerPoint—please install all High-Priority updates from Microsoft Update before downloading the Compatibility Pack.

By installing the Compatibility Pack in addition to Microsoft Office 2000, Office XP, or Office 2003, you will be able open, edit, and save files using the file formats new to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007. The Compatibility Pack can also be used in conjunction with the Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003, Excel Viewer 2003, and PowerPoint Viewer 2003 to view files saved in these new formats. For more information about the Compatibility Pack, see Knowledge Base article 924074.

Note: If you use Microsoft Word 2000 or Microsoft Word 2002 to read or write documents containing complex scripts, please see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/925451 for information to enable Word 2007 documents to be displayed correctly in your version of Word.

Using MS Office 2007 to Submit Materials

 

* If you are a student taking a CIS course, please check with your instructor before saving your documents as Office 2003 documents. *

 

If you are using Microsoft Office 2007, many individuals with earlier versions of MS Office will not be able to read the new MS Office 2007 format. You can correct this by selecting a default for saving MS Office 2007 documents in an earlier version of MS Office. The steps below will set your preferences so that the default save file will be in a earlier version.

1.      Log into MS Word, Excel or Power Point, and perform the following for each one.

2.      On the Home page at the top left hand corner click on the save as icon.

3.      Select Save as type: and select Word (or Excel or Power Point) 97-2003 Document.

4.      Name the file.

5.   Click Save.