Activity: Test Your Computer's Ability to Open Different Files

Test Your Computer's Ability to Open Different Files

Remember, every course is different and your instructors may use a variety file types. If you have trouble opening a file in a specific course, please contact your instructor immediately. Below is a list of common file types used in eLearning courses. Click on each file to see if you are able to successfully open it. 

Video

Some popular video types are AVI, MP4, and MOV. Click on the Vimeo video below to see if you can play it. If you are experiencing difficulties viewing this video, open a new browser and login this course again. Some new browser updates have added a security feature that automatically blocks multimedia content, such as videos and flash items, from displaying. This is one reason we ask you to have multiple browsers on your computer.

Canvas Student App video (4:32 minutes, closed captioned)

PDF Files

Now try downloading a sample PDF file by clicking on this hyperlink, Download The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Center

. If you are unable to open this PDF file, download the Free Acrobat Reader Links to an external site.. Please note, this page opens in a new window or tab, to return, simply close the new window.