Pods & Layouts

1. Pods

2 and Layouts

are the building blocks of the videoconfereneces in Adobe Connect.

PODS: Each Pod offers a specific functionality.

By default, each conference comes preloaded with the Camera Pod, the Attendee List Pod and the Chat Pod.

•a camera pod (where you can start your camera and see what it is capturing)

•a chat pod (where the students can provide real time comments during the conference)

•an attendee pod (where you can see the list of the attendees and their roles)

•a share pod (where you can display your presentation or share your screen)

•...and many other

To hide a pod, deselect it in the Pods menu.

Or click the menu icon in the upper-right corner of the pod, and choose Hide

To show a pod, select it from the Pods menu.

A check mark appears next to the name of pods that are currently visible in the meeting.

To move a pod, drag it by its title bar.

To resize a pod, drag the lower-right corner.

expands to fill the current browser window.

n the upper-right corner of the pod, click the menu icon 1 , and select Maximize.

To restore the pod to its original size, click the menu icon again, and select Restore.

The easiest way to build a new Layout is to copy an existing Layout and tweak it afterwards.

1. Click on the plus button in the bottom right corner of your screen (just below the preloaded layouts),
2. Select Duplicate an existing Layout
3. Click OK.

To tweak your layout, hide Pods you are not planning to use and create new Pods in their place.

By default, each conference comes preloaded with a number of most popular Layouts.

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