Coming soon to a computer near you... Adobe Connect 12

Exciting times in virtual platforms!

I've just seen this on LinkedIn:

Obviously there will be updates in video and audio and a lot of the tech stuff. I'm looking forward to the video updates as Adobe really are the master of the virtual classroom pl

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New Adobe Connect apps!

Adobe Connect has been having all sorts of updates recently, and more shiny newness are some of their apps! These are files you download, then put the whole .zip file into a share pod to extend the features that are already there. 

• On some Adobe Con

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Connect 11.2 - Lessons from Learning Technologies Digital Experience

We used Adobe Connect 11.2 (the newest) version for the premium sessions of LTDX February 2021. 

I was lead producer for 30 sessions, with a mixed bag of content, presenter styles, presenter abilities and some other professional producers and others w

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Adobe Connect 11!

It's here! Adobe Connect, the latest version has been launched, and it's packed full of new features and improved underlying technology. 

If you are a Connect user, or if you have found Connect to be a little clunky in the past, this upgrade is for y

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Adobe Connect chat warning

Hi all,

I ran an Adobe Connect session today and saw this warning on the chat pod:

The error reads: "Approaching the maximum text limit. To prevent any data loss please use a new chat pod or export and clear the chat history from this chat pod."

My

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Adobe Connect versus Google Hangouts

I've had a great question about comparing the features of Adobe Connect compared to Google Hangouts. Which is best for you?

Video and audio

Google seems to have the edge on video and audio quality, including intelligent muting. The audio setup for Ad

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Adobe Connect recording - making it public

If you make recordings in Adobe Connect you may want to share them with people that don't have an account on your Connect system.

You can make the recordings public:

• Access the recording list for your seminar or meeting room
• Click the tick/check nex

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Recent Adobe Connection PowerPoint animation issues?

Hi all,

I ran a session last week, piloting our new CPD Series, and I noticed that a lot of the basic, standard animations I used in my uploaded PowerPoint slides weren't working properly. Some of these are slide decks I've used for a while, so I kno

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A question about Adobe Connect and content sharing across user accounts

Hi everyone.  I've got a question about Adobe. Does anyone know if you can share content across user accounts. For example, if trainer A created a virtual classroom on their logon, could another colleague from the same company access trainer A's cont

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Adobe Connect 10 and limited HTML client support

Hi all,

I've been running some Adobe Connect sessions and noticed some challenges. 

 

Blue name?

We noticed that a name in the Attendee pod came up in blue and didn't know why! Mike had Googled it and not found an easy answer.

We later discovered th

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adobe connect add user problem

hi all

in adobe connect i'm trying to add a user so i can put them in a group for some training i want to run. Whenever I try to tho, i get this error:

"This login is already registered either as a guest or user. please go to admin>users and groups to

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Live links in Adobe Connect recording?

hi all, in an adobe connect recording, if there is a link in the chat area, will ppl be able to click it when they watch the recording? Thanks!

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Adobe Connect latest update for hosts to download

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How best to manage 'mass' activity on a whiteboard (not a bad problem to have!)

Hi Jo,

I'm planning on using a whiteboard in Adobe Connect to crowdsource ideas from participants.

I'm expecting lots of responses and wondered if you had any hints or tips to prevent the whiteboard from becoming a jumbled mess of text/ideas as in my e

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Adobe Connect 10 - a new look?

Does Adobe Connect look a bit dated? Well with the transition from Flash (which is a long-standing technology being phased out) to HTML 5 the interface is due an overhaul. 

From a conversation on LinkedIn, Conrad Simms shared an image of an HTML clie

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Naming your pods in Adobe Connect

Hi all,

This post equally applies to tabs in WebEx and perhaps filenames in other platforms.

I'm watching an Adobe Connect recording and as it opens, there are three pods at the bottom - two chat and a poll. The two chat windows had no names, but loa

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how do I stop Connect changing fonts?

Hi all,

I'm using Adobe Connect and it's changing my slide fonts. How do I stop it doing that?

ta!

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