Getting Started

This guide will provide step-by-step instructions for hosting an Adobe Connect meeting and presenting a PowerPoint presentation within an Adobe Connect session. For more detailed instructions on specific program features see the Adobe Connect Pro How To.

Adobe Connect Pro is a mature and sophisticated web conferencing program with secure access, an easy invitation system, and the capability to host large groups. It allows you to share presentations and multimedia from your desktop through video and/or audio.

Note: CCS provides licencing support for Adobe Connect Pro.  Local administrative or IT Admin support staff will provide user support.

What you will need:

  • Webcam (only required if you plan to incorporate video in your web conference)
  • Headphones with built-in microphone (highly recommended)
  • Internet connection
  • Adobe Flash (on most systems)
  • U of G Adobe Connect license

Adobe Connect Quickstart

Step 1: Getting Registered

  1. Contact your local Administrative support personnel or IT administrator to secure access to a departmental shared account for Adobe Connect.  
  2. For help in finding who manages your departmental licence, or if you have a departmental license, or to request a hosting account for Adobe Connect Pro if your department does not have one, please contact the CCS Help Centre. :

Step 2: Setting up a Meeting

  1. Open your web browser and navigate to “http://uoguelph.na4.acrobat.com”
  2. Enter your Adobe Connect username and password
  3. Click on the “Meetings” tab
  4. Click on the “New Meetings” button
  5. Enter all information relevant to your meeting. You must include the meeting name and the language the meeting will be held in. It is recommended you enter a custom URL to make inviting participants easier - the custom URL MUST only be alphanumeric (i.e. lower case only, no spaces/dash/underscore, etc.)
  6. Select the “Access” setting for the meeting. It is recommended you select the "Anyone who has the URL for the meeting can enter the room" to make the invitation process simpler.
  7. Click on the “Next >” button
  8. Select your participants from the list of registered Adobe Connect users
  9. Click on the “Next >” button
  10. You may now choose to notify all participants via e-mail
  11. Click on the “Finish” button
  12. Click on the “Enter Meeting Room” button

Step 3: Running the Meeting - Quickstart

  1. Once in your meeting room, invite additional participants, including those not registered for Adobe Connect, by clicking on the “Meeting” tab, going to “Manage Access & Entry” and then clicking on “Invite Participants…”. Cut and paste the URL provided into e-mails or into an instant messenger client to send it to your guests
  2. To initiate video conferencing, click on the button at the bottom left of the “Camera and voice pod”.
  3. To incorporate documents in your session:
    • Click on the “Documents” dropdown menu in the middle of the “Share” window (known in Connect as "pods") to open documents.
    • Click on “Select from My Computer
    • Locate and open your PowerPoint or other file for sharing.

For more detailed steps, see our detailed Adobe Connect How To page.

If you still have any questions you may want to try Adobe's support page or the Adobe Connect Pro forums.