To use the Compiler, you'll need three software applications :

• Either Netscape™ Navigator version 4.5 or higher OR Microsoft™ Internet Explorer version 4.5 or higher - The Compiler allows you to work online in a point-and-click environment. You'll need a reliable internet connection and one of these internet browsers.
  
• WinZip™ or Stuffit™ Expander (to open downloaded files) - The file you download from the Compiler is zipped to both compress the file size and to prevent file corruption.
  
• Adobe™ Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher (to open PDF files) - Inside your zipped file will be your print-ready piece in PDF format. To view the file, you'll need Acrobat Reader.

You can check your system for these required applications using the following tests. If the test shows you don't have the application, simply download it from the "Get Software" section of this page.

• Browser Compatibility:
  Our system currently detects that you are running this browser:
  
  
  
  Use the following scheme to determine if this browser is VMA compatible:
  
  
  1. For IE users, if the number that appears after MSIE is less than 4.5, you will need to update your version of Internet Explorer. Go to the "Get Software" section for a download link.
  2. For Netscape users, if the number that appears after Mozilla is less than 4.5, you will need to update Netscape. Go o the "Get Software" section for a download link.
  
  
• Zip Utility Compatibility:
  To check for unzipping compatibility, follow these instructions:
  
  
  1. Click here to download a WinZip file
  2. Save the file to your desktop
  3. Designate file to be saved to your Desktop so it will be easy to locate upon completion of download.
  4. When download is completed, locate the file named "zip_confirmation" on your destop and double click it.
  5. If the file opens a window that displays a pdf file named "acrobat_zip_confirmation.pdf", you are compatible. (You may also check for Adobe Acrobat compatibility now by clicking on the pdf file inside your zip file. If it opens to say "Congratulations" you are also Adobe Acrobat compatible.)
  6. If the file does NOT open, proceed to the "Get Software" download section and download a WinZip or Stuffit Expander.
  
  
• Adobe Acrobat Compatibility:
  To check for Adobe Acrobat compatibility, follow these instructions:
  
  
  1. Click here to download an Acrobat file.
  2. If a file automatically opens in your browser that says "Congratulations", you are Acrobat compatible.
  3. If the file does not automatically open, save the file to disk.
  4. Designate file to be saved to your Desktop so it will be easy to locate upon completion of download.
  5. When download is completed, locate the file named "acrobat_zip_confirmation.pdf" on your desktop and double click it. If the file opens in Acrobat Reader to say "Congratulations," you are Acrobat compatible.
  6. If the file does NOT open, proceed to the "Get Software" download section and download Acrobat Reader.

GET SOFTWARE Update your browser software by following these links:
Internet Explorer Version 5.5 - Follow the "Download Now" links on this site to download the most current version of IE.	Netscape Version 4.7 - Follow the Download link under "Browser Upgrade" to the Netscape Browser Archive (bottom of page). Locate and download version 4.7. NOTE: Version 6.0 not recommended.
Get your Acroba Reader software:
Adobe Acrobat Reader Version 4.0 - Follow links to "Free Adobe Acrobat Reader"
Get your UnZipping software:
Alladin Expander - Follow links to the Free version of Expander.	WinZip - Follow links to the evaluation version of WinZip.