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Adobe Acrobat Connect upgraded to Version 7

In addition to fixing the incompatibility problem with Flash 10, Connect 7 brought with it many exciting new features:
  • editing and downloading recordings
  • ability to create breakout rooms from within one Connect room for group work
  • new management features for access and entry
  • enhanced participant rights
For more information about the new release including features, please visit the Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Resource Center on the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/acrobatconnectpro/.

What you should know

  • All meetings and content will continue to be available after the upgrade.
  • All meeting participants must have Adobe Flash Player 8 or higher installed.
  • All meeting hosts and presenters must have Adobe Flash Player 9 or higher installed.
  • The Presenter 7 plug-in now requires a serial number to install.
  • Anyone who can login to the Connect server can download and install Presenter 7 as long as they have administrative rights on their workstation and have the serial number.
  • TLT has made the Meeting add-in, Presenter plug-in with serial number, Presenter patches (2) and FlashPaper available on the ITaP Training portal. Go to: http://www.itap.purdue.edu/training/materials/list.cfm?TopicID=210 and select the link titled "Adobe Acrobat Connect 7.1 and Presenter 7 setup files for IT Staff." You will need to first log in with a valid career account to download these files.
  • You must have the Meeting Administrator (Meeting and Author) role to host meetings. See: https://www.purdue.edu/apps/GoMeetRequest/home.do

If you need assistance

If you have questions or problems using the Adobe Connect or Adobe Presenter software, you should first consult the Adobe online documentation web site. If you are still unable to resolve the problem, please direct your questions to your local campus helpdesk. West Lafayette faculty and staff should contact the ITaP Customer Service Center at 494-4000 or by sending email to itap@purdue.edu.

Resources

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Help & Documentation

Adobe Connect Accounts

    All paid faculty and staff have Adobe Connect accounts, unless "Restricted Directory" has been requested.

    Please log in using your Purdue career account. When requesting the author and meeting request role, you will be asked to verify your career account user name and campus. If you experience problems logging in or requesting a role, please contact your local campus support representative