Adobe Connect 9.3 Add-in Release Notes

The latest version of Adobe Connect Add-in is 11.9.972.8 for both Windows and Mac platforms.

Adobe Connect Add-in is needed for functionality specific to meeting hosts and presenters on Windows and Mac OS. This is not a forced addin and so users can continue with the previous minimum required versions of Addin (11.9.971.247 for both Windows and Mac) for Adobe Connect 9.3. We, however, recommend it for the fixes as listed below. You will be asked to install the new add-in under the following circumstances:

• You try to start or join 9.3 meeting for first time and have older version of the Add-in installed.
• You start screen sharing, application sharing, or share PowerPoint (PPTX format) files, and don’t have the latest version of the Add-in installed.

The new Add-in is based on Flash Player 11.9 and provides better performance and security besides fixing several known issues since the last forced version.  See below for list of fixed issues and manual installation instructions.

The following improvements have been added to Connect 9.3 when using the add-in.

Screen Sharing Control Panel

We are redefining one of the most important workflows in Adobe Connect: Screen Sharing. The aim is to make it easier for presenters to continue engaging with participants and exercise key meeting functions while doing Screen Sharing.

Here’s what you can expect with C9.3:

Preview of windows and applications

The screen sharing option dialog is redesigned to give you visual feedback of the available windows and applications.

It allows you to be sure of what are the current running applications. It also clearly indicates It also  shows a message in the dialog box that only applications approved by an administrator can be shared.

The selected applications and windows are highlighted in this dialog box.

Screen Share Control Panel

Once you start screen sharing, the meeting room gives way to the new Screen Share Control Panel. This panel provides all the tools that the presenter requires to control their meeting without having to end screen sharing or go back to the meeting room.

All these options can be accessed by clicking the individual icons. The panel itself is transparent to a participant. That is, it doesn't cast any shadow on the screen being shared and users see anything underneath it.

Note: This panel position is currently fixed to the lower-right corner of your screen. You can move it by dragging the top bar of the panel

Let’s take a closer look at the available options in the Panel:

Share Area

The first icon is the most useful functionality and shows what exactly is being share with the end user.

It also provides the option to Stop Sharing and return to the full meeting room.

Pause and Annotate

The pause and annotate button allows hosts to pause the ongoing screen share and use various drawing features with the paused screen.

Attendee Control

Access all controls to manage attendees from this option. You can change roles, grant rights, and much more. A fully functional attendee pod, well, almost. 

Chat Control

This option provides users to read and respond to all the chat messages in the meeting room. No more switching back to the meeting room just to check who is responding and what on the chat. This great new feature lets you be interactive during Screen Sharing.

The panel on minimized mode notifies you about any new message received. If you want to read it, click the chat control icon. What’s more, you can receive and respond to both public and private messages from here!

Camera, speaker, and microphone controls

The next three set of options let you control your webcam, Speaker audio, and Microphone audio respectively.

You have a fully functional webcam pod here to start, pause, and stop webcam feeds.

The Speaker and Microphone controls let you change the volume, mute, and unmute your audio I/O devices.

Notification control

This option allows you to manage all your notifications such as allow/reject participants from joining the meeting. It shows all the pending notifications that need your attention.

Revert to full meeting room:

If the presenter needs to go back to the full meeting room to access functionalities not available in the panel, the option is available on the right corner of the panel.

Clicking the icon highlighted below opens up the full meeting room without stopping the screen share.

The presenter can come back to the compact screen sharing mode by clicking the button on the share pod or from the Notification provided in the main meeting room.

Other screen sharing enhancements:

Stepped zoom levels for participants

Users now have more zoom level options available to them than the current binary step. The number of steps available to an individual user depend on their display monitor size.

Instructions for Manual Installation

Windows

1. Click here to download Windows Add-in.
2. Save the file when prompted; by default, it's saved in the Downloads folder.
3. Open the Downloads folder and open ac_addin_win_972.zip to extract the package (the package name is setup.exe).
4. Open setup.exe to launch the installer.
5. Follow the installer prompts to install the Add-In.

Mac OS

Click here to download the Mac Add-in.

1. Save the file when prompted; by default, it's saved in the Downloads folder.
2. Open the Downloads folder and open ac_addin_mac_972.z to extract the package (the package name is adobeconnectaddin-installer.pkg).
3. Open adobeconnectaddin-installer.pkg to launch the installer.
4. Follow the installer prompts to install the Add-In.

If you have any questions, contact Adobe using your normal support channels or visit the support page.

Issues fixed in the 11.9.972.8 release:

Issues fixed in the 11.9.971.247 release: