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Learn how to schedule Adobe Connect meetings and add rooms directly from Microsoft Outlook.

Once the Adobe Connect Outlook add-in is deployed, you can easily schedule meetings, create, and manage virtual rooms directly from your Outlook calendar. This article provides step-by-step instructions for viewing rooms, adding room links to meeting invitations, creating new rooms, setting default rooms, and updating existing meeting rooms. With these capabilities, hosts can simplify their scheduling workflow and ensure quick access to collaboration spaces within Outlook.

The following topics are covered in this article:

Schedule a meeting

When you create a new room and do not specify the room URL, the add-in automatically generates a unique Adobe Connect meeting URL and includes it in the meeting invite.

  1. In Microsoft Outlook, select New Event to add the invite.

  2. Select Adobe Connect from the toolbar.
    From the Adobe Connect options  , select View Rooms or Add Default Room.

    Add a default meeting room or view your rooms
    Add a default meeting room or view your rooms

  3. Select View Rooms.

  4. Select Allow to launch the Adobe Connect login dialog.

  5. Enter the Account URL.

    Type the Adobe Connect domain
    Type the Adobe Connect domain

  6. Type your username and password. Select Login.

    Type the username and password
    Type the username and password

  7. Select a room from the list. This list contains all the rooms where you are a host. Hover over the room name to view its information. You can also set a default room for quick and hassle-free meetings.

    View all rooms
    View all rooms

  8. Select any room and then select Add room to add the room link to the body of the meeting invite.

Create a room

While Adobe Connect Central lets you create a room, the Outlook add-in simplifies the process by allowing you to create a room directly when scheduling an event in Outlook, without needing to log in to Adobe Connect Central. Use the following steps to create a room:

  1. In Microsoft Outlook, select New Event to add the invite.

  2. Select Add Connect from the toolbar.

  3. Select View Rooms.

  4. Select Create new room.

    Create a meeting room
    Create a meeting room

  5. Type the name of the room and select the type of room. The following room types are available:

    • Meeting
    • Virtual classroom

    In the optional Additional settings section, add the meeting URL and select a template for the room. The following options are available:

    • Custom meeting URL: Customize the meeting URL. For example, my.adobeconnect.com/(your room name). View Create custom URL for more information.
    • Room template: From the dropdown, select a room template. View Room templates for more information.
    Create a room and add meeting details
    Create a room and add meeting details

  6. Select Create and add to add the room to the list.

Change a room

After the meeting URL is generated in the invite, you can also change the room before sending the invite to participants. Use the following steps to change a room:

  1. In Microsoft Outlook, select New Event to add the invite.

  2. Select Adobe Connect from the toolbar and then select View Rooms.

  3. Select another room in the list.

  4. Select Add room to add the room link to the body of the meeting invite.

Change a default room

A default room is a pre-configured room for easy access to meetings, classes, or collaborative sessions. The default room is readily available to add in the invite without searching the list. Use the following steps to set a default room.

  1. While creating a room or from the list of created rooms, select Set as default room to set the new or selected room as default.

    Create a room and add meeting details
    Create a room and add meeting details

  2. Select Add room. When you view all rooms, the selected room now becomes default.

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