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Live Meeting to Adobe Connect 8 Transition Guide
Easier to use
A primary focus of Adobe Connect 8 is usability. With a new, simplified interface featuring enhanced layouts
and better organized controls, accessibility functions, and one-click sharing, Adobe Connect is now more
powerful and easier to use. New usability features include:
• Simplified user experience—Use Adobe Connect more intuitively. With the new user interface, you can
easily discover all available functions and features through better organization and prominent display of the
most important and frequently used controls and capabilities.
• Enhanced audio and video controls—Access audio and video controls centrally. Audio andvideo controls
are prominently displayed and logically organized at the top of the meeting bar. All related capabilities are
now centralized and easily accessible directly from each control.
• Unified attendee management—Access all participant management functions from the Attendee pod. Hosts
can change participant roles using simple drag and drop and assign video, audio, or screen-sharing rights
using mouse-over controls. Presenters can quickly get the vote count using the new status view, and easily
control breakout sessions using the new breakout view.
• Optimized screen use—Size your screen area for your optimum viewing. The meeting interface rescales
intelligently to provide optimum viewing experiences for any screen size or resolution. Presenters can now
size their own version of the presenter-only area individually without impacting the view of other presenters.
• Improved accessibility—Navigate the Connect 8 interface completely via keyboard. Several hot keys are also
supported for direct access to important functions and capabilities. Significant improvements in screen reader
compatibility include JAWS and Win-Eyes support and accurate focus-location tracking by screen
magnification software.
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