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Viewing Information in Various File Formats

The information provided by this portal is available in various file formats such as PDF, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Your browser needs to have the required plug-ins or software to view them correctly. For example, Adobe Flash software is required to view Flash files. You can download the necessary software for free from the Internet.

Note: To view Microsoft Office 2007 files, install the Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack along with the respective viewer.

Various File Formats

Document Type	Download
PDF content	Adobe Acrobat Reader
Word files	Word Viewer (till 2003) Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word (2007 version)
Excel files	Excel Viewer 2003 (till 2003) Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Excel (2007 version)
PowerPoint presentations	PowerPoint Viewer 2003 (till 2003) Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for PowerPoint (2007 version)
Flash content	Adobe Flash Player
Audio Files	Windows Media Player

Screen Reader Access

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India website complies with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, Level AA. This will enable people with visual impairments to access the website using assistive technologies, such as screen readers. The information on the website is accessible with different screen readers, such as JAWS.

The following table lists the information about different screen readers:

Information Related to Various Screen Readers

Screen Reader	Website	Free / Commercial
Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA)	nvda-project.org	Free
System Access To Go	satogo.com	Free
Hal	yourdolphin.co.uk	Commercial
JAWS	freedomscientific.com	Commercial
Supernova	yourdolphin.co.uk	Commercial
Window-Eyes	gwmicro.com	Commercial

Speech Recognition Support

The MIB portal complies with World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA. This will enable people with mobility impairments, people with visual impairments and senior citizens access the website using assistive technologies, such as speech recognition software.

The following table lists the information about different speech recognition software:

Information Related to Speech Recognition Software

Speech Recognition Software	Website	Free / Commercial
Dragon Naturally Speaking	nuance.com	Commercial
Windows Speech Recognition (Vista)	microsoft.com	Commercial
Windows Speech Recognition (Windows 7)	microsoft.com	Commercial

Accessibility Statement

We are committed to ensuring that the MIB portal is accessible to all users, regardless of technology, device, or ability. This portal is compatible with desktop/laptop computers, mobile devices, and assistive technologies.

While every effort has been made to make the content accessible to persons with disabilities, currently, PDF files and Hindi-language content are not fully accessible.

This portal follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 Level AA and is designed using XHTML 1.0 Transitional. External websites linked from this portal are maintained by respective departments.

If you face any accessibility issues or have suggestions, please contact: rk[dot]jena[at]gov[dot]in. Kindly include the nature of the problem and your contact details for us to respond effectively.