Using Adobe Connect for Video Conference Meeting attendees

Join meeting Select the meeting link provided in The first time you join, download Adobe Connect add in – takes only seconds – Ensure flash player is current Enter your name in the ‘guest’ area

Turn on webcamera – Select icon and ‘start my webcam’ – Or select ‘start my webcam’ You will need to connect ‘start sharing’

Turn on microphone Select icon and ‘connect audio’

Hints and trouble shoot Highly suggest if there are more than 2-3 attendees, that you use headphone with built-in microphone – iphone/ipod earbuds w mic work very well If one person is talking a long time, others mute their microphone If you can not connect speakers, mic, walk through set up

Sharing documents/desktop PDF, powerpoint files can be shared Other files need to be viewed via ‘sharing your desktop’ – Share desktop – only hosts Share my screen Select desktop – Hint – close everything else on your desktop Open file and proceed At end – stop sharing by closing file and selecting adobe icon, then ‘stop sharing’

Sharing documents/desktop PDF, powerpoint files can be shared Select ‘share document’ – Follow browser to your document – Upload To change documents to share, select share document and change to one you wish to share

Host information Host joins on At start, ensure microphone rights for participants and enable webcams Finally, host can promote participants to hosts to allow them to share screen – drop and drag the participant to the desired level

Sharing desktop If using a Mac, to share a desktop, ensure current adobe flash is downloaded (will ask you to if you don’t). Then will need to allow safari to access adobe website – in safari select ‘safari’ then ‘preferences’ then ‘manage website settings’

Sharing desktop Then under smfm…. Select allow always or ‘run in unsafe mode’