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Understand pods in Adobe Connect

Last updated on 11 Jun 2026

Adobe Connect User Guide
About Adobe Connect
Getting Started
1. Basics
  1. New host onboarding
  2. Understand pods in Adobe Connect
  3. Layouts
  4. Create and manage Adobe Connect room
  5. Adobe Connect Central homepage
  6. Setup and manage audio in Adobe Connect meetings
  7. Join Adobe Connect meetings using telephony audio
  8. Backstage
  9. Broadcast controls- Green room
  10. Adobe Connect room search
2. Share audio/video
3. Engagement in Adobe Connect
4. Breakout rooms
5. Closed captioning
  1. Understand closed captions
  2. Manual and third-party captioning
6. Recordings
7. Session dashboard
  1. View the Session dashboard
  2. Components of the Session dashboard
8. Microsoft Outlook add-in
  1. Enable the Outlook add-in
  2. Manage the Outlook add-in
9. Manage user content in Adobe Connect
10. Generative AI features
  1. Adobe Connect Help Assistant
  2. AI Generated Blogs
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Learn about the types of pods available in Adobe Connect, what each pod does, and who can use them in meetings, webinars, and training sessions.

Pods are resizable, modular panels inside an Adobe Connect meeting room, each designed for a specific purpose such as sharing content, chatting, conducting polls, or managing participants. Hosts and presenters add, arrange, and resize pods to build the right layout for each session. To add a pod, select Pods in the menu bar and choose the pod type from the submenu. Participants interact with the pods their host has made visible.

Types of pods in Adobe Connect

Adobe Connect includes standard pods for every session type, plus custom pods for extended functionality. The following table lists every pod, its purpose, and who can use it.

Adobe Connect meeting room showing labeled pods — Representation of different pods in Adobe Connect session

A. Share pod B. Survey pod C. Resources pod D. Chat pod E. Engagement dashboard pod F. Attendees pod G. Camera pod H. Custom pod I. Poll pod J. Q&A pod

Collaboration and content sharing

Pod	Purpose	Who can use it
Share pod	Shares your screen, application windows, browser tabs, documents, videos, images, or a whiteboard. Includes annotation tools.	Hosts and presenters; participants with granted rights
Notes pod	Creates and shares text-based notes such as meeting agendas, reminders, action items, or instructions. Supports bold and italic formatting.	Hosts and presenters create; all participants can read
Resources pod	Shares downloadable files such as PDFs, presentations, documents and web links in one central place. Resources remain available in the room for future sessions.	Hosts and presenters add; all participants can access

Communication and Q&A

Pod	Purpose	Who can use it
Chat pod	Allows Real-time public and private messaging. Participants can message the whole group or individuals. Supports private host-to-presenter and participant-to-participant messages.	All participants
Q&A pod	Allows participants to submit questions that are visible only to hosts and presenters. Participants see only the questions they submitted themselves but not questions from others. Recommended for webinars with large audiences.	Participants submit; Hosts and presenters manage responses

Participation and feedback

Pod	Purpose	Who can use it
Poll pod	Conducts a single-question poll during a session. Supports multiple-choice, multiple-answer, and short-answer formats. Results are available instantly in the room and in the session dashboard after the session.	Hosts and presenters create; all participants respond
Survey pod	Delivers a multi-question survey in a single pod. Results are captured in the Session Dashboard under the Survey Activity Report. Surveys can be saved to the Survey library and reused across sessions. Available from Adobe Connect 12.11.	Hosts and presenters create; all participants respond
Quiz pod	Creates and delivers graded quizzes with scored questions. Supports multiple-choice, true/false, and short-answer formats. Quiz results contribute to completion tracking in training sessions.	Hosts and presenters create; participants respond

Video and attendance

Pod	Purpose	Who can use it
Camera pod	Displays live webcam video from hosts, presenters, and participants. Supports Grid and Filmstrip layouts. Participants can add a subtitle such as job title, company name under their display name. Previously known as the Video pod, it is renamed to the Camera pod starting with Adobe Connect 12.11.	Hosts and presenters by default; participants with granted rights
Attendees pod	Provides a view for all session participants organised by role such as Host, Presenter and Participant. Manage permissions, assign roles, monitor engagement levels, and create breakout rooms from this pod.	Hosts and presenters manage; all participants are listed

Analytics and extensibility

Pod	Purpose	Who can use it
Engagement dashboard pod	Displays real-time engagement metrics: attendance rates, engagement index, response trends, and colour-coded engagement levels per participant. Provides a minute-by-minute engagement report after the session. Visible to hosts and presenters in the Backstage area by default but not displayed in the main room.	Hosts and presenters only
Custom pods	Third-party apps that extend the capabilities of a standard room. Examples include countdown timers, interactive games, data visualisation tools, and branded experiences. Administrators must enable custom pods in Adobe Connect Central before they can be added. On-premises users cannot access third-party custom pods hosted on Adobe's servers. They must maintain their own pod repository.	Hosts and presenters add; varies by custom pod design

Deprecated pods replaced in Adobe Connect 12.11 (older accounts)

Pod	Status
Files pod	Replaced by the Resources pod
Web Links pod	Replaced by the Resources pod

Note

Existing Files and Weblinks pods in meeting rooms are automatically migrated to the Resources pod when an account is updated.

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Adobe Connect User Guide
About Adobe Connect
Getting Started
1. Basics
  1. New host onboarding
  2. Understand pods in Adobe Connect
  3. Layouts
  4. Create and manage Adobe Connect room
  5. Adobe Connect Central homepage
  6. Setup and manage audio in Adobe Connect meetings
  7. Join Adobe Connect meetings using telephony audio
  8. Backstage
  9. Broadcast controls- Green room
  10. Adobe Connect room search
2. Share audio/video
3. Engagement in Adobe Connect
4. Breakout rooms
5. Closed captioning
  1. Understand closed captions
  2. Manual and third-party captioning
6. Recordings
7. Session dashboard
  1. View the Session dashboard
  2. Components of the Session dashboard
8. Microsoft Outlook add-in
  1. Enable the Outlook add-in
  2. Manage the Outlook add-in
9. Manage user content in Adobe Connect
10. Generative AI features
  1. Adobe Connect Help Assistant
  2. AI Generated Blogs
Adobe Connect Mobile

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