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Viewing Information in Various File Formats

The information provided by this website is available in various formats, such as Portable Document Format (PDF), Word, and HTML format. To view the information properly, your browser needs to have the required plug-ins or software. For example, PDF reader software is required to view PDF documents. If your system does not have this software, you can download it from the Internet for free. The following table lists the required plug-ins needed to view information in various file formats.

Viewing Information in Various File Formats
FormatHow to ViewGet the required software at
.PDF.PDF or Portable Document Format files can be viewed in Acrobat Reader software. The most common way to view a PDF file on your computer or mobile device is by installing free PDF readers such as Adobe Reader.https://get.adobe.com/reader/ 
.XLSX.XLSX spreadsheets can be opened and edited in Microsoft Excel, which is part of the MS Office suite. You can also open them on the cloud-hosted edition of MS Office.https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/excel 
.DOCX.DOCX documents can be opened and edited in Microsoft Word, which is part of the MS Office suite. You can also open them on the cloud-hosted edition of MS Office.https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/word 
.PPTX.PPTX presentations can be opened and edited in Microsoft PowerPoint, which is part of the MS Office suite. You can also open them on the cloud-hosted edition of MS Office.https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/powerpoint 

Screen Reader Access

The National Website of India fully complies with Guidelines for Indian Government Websites. Our visitors with visual impairments can access the Portal using assistive technologies such as screen readers.

The website information is accessible with different screen readers such as JAWS, NVDA, SAFA, Supernova, and Window-Eyes.

Following table lists the information about different screen readers:

Information related to the various screen readers

Screen Reader Access Information
Screen ReaderWebsiteFree / Commercial
Non Visual Desktop Access (NVDA)http://www.nvda-project.org/ Free
System Access To Gohttp://www.satogo.com/ Free
Thunderhttps://www.webbie.org.uk/thunder/ Free
WebAnywherehttps://www.webanywhere.co.uk/ Free
Halhttp://www.yourdolphin.co.uk/productdetail.asp?id=5 Commercial
JAWShttp://www.freedomscientific.com/jaws-hq.asp Commercial
Supernovahttp://www.yourdolphin.co.uk/productdetail.asp?id=1 Commercial
Window-Eyeshttp://www.gwmicro.com/Window-Eyes/ Commercial