Share pod

The Share pod in Adobe Connect is a powerful feature that enhances virtual meetings and webinars, allowing hosts to share content with participants seamlessly. Users can start a share session by selecting the type of content they wish to present and easily switch between different sharing options. The Share pod is particularly effective for collaborative activities, as it includes annotation tools for highlighting important points and engaging participants.

Its integration with the content library allows quick access to previously uploaded files. By effectively managing and utilizing the Share pod, hosts can create dynamic and interactive virtual experiences that cater to various presentation needs and improve overall participant engagement. 

What can you share?

• Selected items on your computer screen, including one or more windows, one or more open applications, or the entire desktop. For more information, view Share your screen.
• Files such as documents, presentations, Adobe PDFs, JPEGs, and other formats are also available. For more information, view Share a document or PDF.
• A whiteboard with various writing and drawing tools. You can share a stand-alone whiteboard or a whiteboard overlay that appears on top of other shared content. For more information, view Share a whiteboard.

Attendees can view all documents shared in the Share pod but cannot download them. To allow attendees to download documents, a host or presenter must share documents through the Files share pod instead.

Attendees who join a meeting using the HTML browser can view your screen, windows, or open applications that you share in the Share pod. They can also view shared whiteboards and all supported files in the Share pod. Connect also supports native PDF, PPT, MP3, MP4, Presenter, Captivate, and Whiteboard views in HTML browsers. In MP3 and MP4 videos, Hosts can hide the play bar for participants using a web browser. Due to the Autoplay policy introduced in all browsers, HTML Participants must allow the playback of shared video and audio files.

Adobe Connect administrators can change pods and other settings to adhere to governance standards. These settings affect the layout of sessions and permissions for hosts, presenters, and participants. For more information, view Working with compliance and control settings.

 How to use Share pod?

The Share pod controls let Hosts and Presenters share content in various ways. You can maximize the pod to make the contents larger.

When you share content in the Share pod, attendees see your pointer move in the Share pod window. All activities you perform in a shared window, application, or document are visible to attendees. The file formats supported in the Share pod are JPEG, PNG, PPT, PPTX, PDF, MP3, MP4, and ZIP.

Change content displayed in a Share pod

In the upper-right corner of the Share pod, select the options  , select Share, and choose My Screen, Document, or Whiteboard. You can also share items that you recently shared.

Using the My Screen option, hosts and presenters can share their entire desktop, open applications, or all currently open windows.

Using the Document option, hosts and presenters can share whiteboards, previously uploaded files, content from the content library, and content shared with them.

Using the Whiteboard option, hosts and presenters can share new or recently shared whiteboards. 

DISPLAY IN FULL SCREEN MODE

You can maximize the pod to make its contents larger or share in full screen mode. To display the Share pod at full screen size, select Go Full Screen  in the upper-right corner of the pod. Select the button again to return to normal display size.

HIDE TITLE BAR OF SHARE POD

To prevent attendees from switching the Share pod to full screen or changing the view, hosts and presenters need to select the options and then select Hide Title Bar. 

To access the options  , hover the pointer at the top of the Share pod, and the title bar will appear.

SHOW PRESENTER'S SHARE POD CHANGES TO ALL PARTICIPANTS

If you display changes in the presenter’s pod to all attendees, the presenter controls the pod size for attendees. For example, if the presenter sets the Share pod to Go Full Screen mode, the pod also fills the screen of attendees.

In the upper-right corner of the Share pod, select options  , and select Force Presenter View.

TURN OFF SHARING BUT KEEP SHARE POD OPEN

Select Stop Sharing in the Share pod to turn off screen, document, or whiteboard sharing. The Share pod will continue to be visible in the meeting room.

DISPLAY RECENTLY SHARED CONTENT

To share recently shared content, select options   from the upper-right corner of the Share pod. Then, select Share > Recently Shared and select the shared document or whiteboard from the dropdown menu.

USE A POINTER IN A SHARE POD

When content is displayed in Share pod, you can use a pointer to invite users to focus on areas.

In the upper-right corner of the Share pod, select the Pointer .

Content support in browsers

When hosting a meeting on Adobe Connect and uploading new Adobe Captivate content that isn't hybrid, the platform will notify you that browser users may be unable to view the content. If you re-share previously uploaded PowerPoint presentations, Adobe Connect will prompt you to convert them to ensure visibility for browser users. Similarly, if you re-share existing non-hybrid Adobe Captivate content, a warning message will inform you of potential visibility issues for browser users.

Adobe Connect supports Adobe Captivate content from version 9 onwards. If you attempt to upload unsupported content versions, Adobe Connect will display an error message. A warning message will be displayed when re-sharing existing content in unsupported versions.