By Ryan Johnson, technology training coordinator

A new version of Adobe Connect was released over the winter break with new features. If you want a detailed list of all the changes, please visit the Adobe Connect Release Notes. I’m going to highlight a few of the key changes you will see.

Screen Sharing MiniControl

This will be the biggest change you will notice if you are a casual Adobe Connect user. Once you start screen sharing, the meeting room will give way to the new Screen Share MiniControl panel. This panel provides tools that the presenter will need to control his meeting without having to end screen sharing or go back to the meeting room. All these options can be accessed by clicking on the individual icons.

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 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, simply click on the chat control icon. What’s more, you can receive and respond to both public and private messages from here.