Coastline Community College is committed to making every document on it's public website available to all audiences, including the visually impaired, those with limited mobility, and those who are working with slower computers, browsers and modems. 

Many distance learning courses require special "plug-ins" to make your browser function correctly.  This page contains many of those required downloads for your convenience.  All of these downloads are free.

For even further instructions or assistance, consult the "Self-Help" section of this website.

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With Adobe Flash Player, you can view the best animation and entertainment on the Web.
Download Flash Player

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With Macromedia Authorware Player, you can experience online learning applications on the Web.
Download Authorware Player

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Many documents at Coastline are preserved as special .pdf files.  Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® is free software that lets you view and print Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files. With Acrobat Reader, you can also fill in and submit Adobe PDF forms online. And now Acrobat Reader for Palm OS® lets you view Adobe PDF files on the go.
Download Acrobat Reader	Test Link: PDF Document
PALM/PDA users: Click here to obtain and install the software you'll need to view Acrobat files on your PALM or PDA.  Once installed, right click any .pdf on your computer and select "Send to Palm" to have it "in the palm of your hand."
Download Acrobat for PALM/PDA

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Some Windows operating systems (XP and beyond) did not include the Java Virtual Machine.  This program allows a user to view and interact with JAVA Applets and JavaScripts.  If you do not have this program active, you may find that some active webpages have blank boxes with a red X on them.  Use the test link below.  If you see scrolling text on the right, your JVM is working fine.
Download JVM	Test Link: Opens in New Window

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Windows Media Player

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Enable JavaScript in Microsoft Internet Explorer
(Fig.1) (Fig.2) (Fig.3)	Open Internet Explorer. (Fig.1) On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. On the Security tab, click Internet. Click Custom Level. (Fig.2) Scroll down to Active scripting. Click Enable (or Prompt). (Fig.3) Click OK. Click Yes. Click OK.

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Enable JavaScript in Firefox
(Fig.1) (Fig.2) (Fig.3)	Open Firefox. (Fig. 1) On the Tools menu, click Options. Click on the Content icon. (Fig. 2) Check the box next to Enable JavaScript. (Fig. 2) Click the Advanced button to open the Advanced JavaScript Options box. (Fig. 2) Check the boxes under Allow scripts to section that you want to allow. (Fig.3) Click OK. Click OK.

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Enable Pop-up in Microsoft Internet Explorer
(Fig.1) (Fig.2) (Fig.3) (Fig.4) (Fig.5)	Open Internet Explorer On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. On the Privacy tab, click Settings. On Address of website to allow: Type http://coastline.edu Click Add. (Fig.3) Type http://seaport.coastline.edu Click Add. (Fig.4) See image on the left (Fig.5) Click Close. Click OK.

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How to determine browser version (IE and FireFox)
Internet Explorer Internet Explore 6 (Fig.1) Internet Explore 7 (Fig.2) (Fig.3) (Fig.4) FireFox (Fig.5) (Fig.6)	Determine which Version of Internet Explorer Open Internet Explorer (IE6 or IE7) Click the Help menu, then click About Internet Explorer. Directly under the Internet Explorer title is the version number If you didn't see the Menu Bar show up on your IE browser Right click on blank area (Fig 4) -> select Menu Bar Determine Which Version of FireFox Open Mozilla Firefox On the Menu Bar, select Help -> About Mozilla Firefox. (Fig 5) Directly under the FireFox title is the version number (Fig 6)