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Word Documents

FEMA makes wide use of Microsoft Office in it's day to day operations. Consequently, many documents on this Web site are made available in the default Microsoft Office format. A common solution for viewers without Microsoft Office software is to acquire and use a Word Viewer, for viewing Microsoft Word documents. Microsoft® Word Viewer 97 for Windows 16-bit Operating Systems (Word Viewer), is a freeware product that allows you to view and print Microsoft Word 97 documents. Like previous versions of Word Viewer, the latest version can also open documents created with all previous versions of Word for Windows and version 4.x and above of Microsoft Word for Macintosh®. You cannot edit an open document in Word Viewer. However, you can copy text to the Clipboard to paste it in other applications. Users of windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 are encouraged to download the 32-bit version of the Word Viewer. This version of the viewer supports Word 97 and Word 2000. For more information, system requirements and installation instructions, Word 97/2000 Viewer Support Page.

Excel Documents

The Microsoft Excel 97 Viewer allows users to view and print Excel 97 and Excel 2000 spreadsheet files, in addition to other Excel for Windows® (versions 2.0 and greater) and Excel for the Macintosh® (versions 2.2a and greater) spreadsheet files. This small, freely distributable viewer gives users the flexibility to view page layout, copy and control cell sizes, and access the zoom and AutoFilter features. This viewer also supports OLE DocObject as well as the ability to view any Excel file. This is a freeware application and can be downloaded from this site by clicking this link. For more information, system requirements and installation instructions, please the Excel 97/2000 Viewer support page.