Tech Tips
To ensure your computer at home can run our Learning Management System properly, you should check your computer for required software and hardware. You can click the “Check Your System” button below to ensure you are ready to take our courses.

Check Your System

Download Center

Microtype Pro

Internet Explorer

Adobe Reader

Firefox

Adobe Shockwave

Chrome

Java

Adobe Flash

Windows Clients

Can be:
-Windows XP® Professional SP3 (32-bit)

• -Windows Vista® Home Basic SP1, Home Premium SP1,                BusinessSP1,or Ultimate SP1 (32-bit or 64-bit)
  
• -Windows 7® Home Premium, Professional, or Ultimate (32-bit or 64-bit)

With at least:
-2.33 GHz or faster x86-compatible processor
-Intel Atom 1.6GHz or faster processor (netbooks)

• -1 GB of RAM
• -Single 100 Mbit/s Network Interface Card
• -50 MB of available disk space (local cache / temp files)
• -Screen resolution 1280 x 960 or greater recommended 
  (lower resolutions or setting zoom higher than 100% may
  require scrolling)
• -128 MB graphics memory recommended
• -Any Creative Labs or 100% compatible sound card
• -Any headset (optional)

And Installed:

• -Internet Explorer® 7.x, 8.x, or 9.x 
• -Mozilla Firefox® (all versions)
• -Google Chrome® (all versions)
• -Java Script™ and Active X must be enabled in the browser
• -Adobe® Flash® Player 10.x or higher
• -Adobe® Shockwave 10.x or higher
• -Adobe® Acrobat Reader (latest version)
• -Additional Math Fonts (available on the Browser Tune Up
  site)
• -Microsoft Office or other application that can open .xls and .doc files

Macintosh Clients

Can be:
-Mac OS X 10.7
-Mac OS X 10.6
-Mac OS X 10.5


With at least:

-Intel Core Duo 1.33GHz or faster processor

• -1 GB of RAM
• -Single 100 Mbit/s Network Interface Card
• -50 MB of available disk space
• -128 MB graphic memory recommended
• -Screen resolution 1280 x 960 or greater recommended 
  (lower resolutions or setting zoom higher than 100% may
  require scrolling)
• -Any headset (optional)

And Installed:
-Safari® 3.x, 4.x, or 5.x

• -Mozilla Firefox® (all versions)
• -Google Chrome® (all versions)
• -Java Script™ must be enabled in the browser
• -Adobe® Flash® Player; 10.x or higher
• -Adobe® Shockwave 10.x or higher
• -Adobe® Acrobat Reader (latest version)
• -Additional Math Fonts (available on the Browser Tune Up site)
• -Microsoft Office or other application that can open .xls and .doc files