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Learning Adobe Connect 9

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Learning Adobe Connect 9

Overview of this book

Modern world organizations require effective collaboration in order to improve productivity. Conferencing tools enable users to increase their productivity and improve communication with their functionalities that include interactive experiences supported by multiple features. One of the most advanced conferencing tools and the market leader is Adobe Connect. It is a great tool that will help you organize and present your content in the most efficient manner possible while capturing the audience with rich and engaging presentations."Learning Adobe Connect 9" is a practical, hands-on guide that provides you with a number of clear, step-by-step exercises that will help you take advantage of the real power that is behind Adobe Connect."Learning Adobe Connect 9" will take you on the journey through the magical world of Adobe Connect features. By reading this book, you will be able to master the most important features of Adobe Connect quickly. This book will guide you from the basic Connect functionalities through the complex features that are offered by the application's user friendly interface. The easy-to-understand structure of this book will help you learn and remember the content with straight to the point examples combined with step-by-step guides that will help you use all of the Connect features with confidence. By the end of this book, you will be full of confidence to start your next web conference.

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Learning Adobe Connect 9
Apr, 2013 | 178 pages
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Table of Contents (18 chapters)
Preface
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
Free Chapter
1
1. Starting with Adobe Connect Application
1. Starting with Adobe Connect Application
The basics of Connect meetings
Logging in to the Connect application
The user interface of the Connect application
Summary
2
2. Creating an Adobe Connect Meeting Room
2. Creating an Adobe Connect Meeting Room
Meeting room roles
The Meeting Management page
The Enter Meeting Information page
The Select Participants page
The Send Invitations page
Summary
3
3. Managing Adobe Connect Meeting Room
3. Managing Adobe Connect Meeting Room
The Meeting Information page
The Edit Information page
The Edit Participants page
The Meeting Invitations page
The Uploaded Content page
The Meeting Recordings page
The Meeting Reports page
Summary
4
4. Customizing the Viewing Experience
4. Customizing the Viewing Experience
Meeting room templates
Information preserved in a template
Creating a meeting room template
Converting a meeting room into a template
Applying a template to a new meeting
Customizing the login page, central page, and meeting appearance
Summary
5
5. The Content Library
5. The Content Library
Working with library files and folders
The supported file types in the Content library
Uploading content to the Content library
Viewing content in the Content library
Permission settings in the Content library
Summary
6
6. Meeting Room Overview
6. Meeting Room Overview
Meeting room main menu navigation features
Keyboard shortcuts and navigating between pods
Managing attendees through the Attendees pod
Using Presenter Only Area
Using Prepare Mode
Summary
7
7. Sharing Presentations
7. Sharing Presentations
The Share pod
Presentation toolbar options
Navigation through presentations
Summary
8
8. Using a Whiteboard Feature in the Meeting Room
8. Using a Whiteboard Feature in the Meeting Room
Create and display a whiteboard
Whiteboard drawing tools
Summary
9
9. Using Screen Sharing
9. Using Screen Sharing
Starting screen sharing
Desktop sharing
Applications and window sharing
Systray sharing options
Share pod preferences
Summary
10
10. Customizing Pod Display
10. Customizing Pod Display
The Pods menu description
The pod's Preferences dialog
Managing pods
Summary
11
11. Customizing and Saving Layouts
11. Customizing and Saving Layouts
Creating layouts
Managing layouts
Changing and managing layouts during a meeting
Summary
12
12. Recording Adobe Connect Meetings
12. Recording Adobe Connect Meetings
Recording a meeting
Managing meeting recordings
Playing back a recorded meeting
Editing recorded meeting
Creating an offline recording
Summary
13
13. Sharing Files, Polls, and Web Links
13. Sharing Files, Polls, and Web Links
The file share pod
The poll pod
The web links pod
Summary
14
14. Managing Text Messages and Questions
14. Managing Text Messages and Questions
Chat pod
Notes pod
Q&A pod
Summary
15
15. Using Audio and Video
15. Using Audio and Video
Using audio conferencing
Creating and using an audio profile
Starting an audio conference
Managing audio within meetings
Adjusting audio quality
Using video pods
Summary
16
16. Using Breakout Rooms
16. Using Breakout Rooms
Defining breakout rooms and assigning members
Beginning a breakout session
Ending a breakout session
Summary
17
Index
Index

Systray sharing options

On screen sharing start in the taskbar of your computer will appear systray icon of connect application, as shown in the following screenshot:

Systray sharing options

If you click on this icon, a menu with different options will appear. We will now go through each one of these. See the following screenshot:

Systray sharing options

The following are the available options:

  • Pause and Annotate: If you remember we spoke about this option in Chapter 8, Using a Whiteboard Feature in the Meeting Room, where we have described using whiteboards. Clicking on this option will open a whiteboard as an overlay of a shared screen in a share pod. You will be able to use all whiteboard tools in order to focus other attendees' attention to the part of the shared screen that you want. You will also notice that in the options of the systray icon now you have the Resume Sharing option instead of Pause and Annotate. Clicking on this will resume your screen sharing. Note that the annotations will be lost, unless you print them out...
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