Adobe Connect Meeting Instructions

Adobe Connect 8.0 and 9.0 Meeting Instructions

Download the captioning pod: Adobe Connect 8.0. or Adobe Connect 9.0.
(Right-click the above link and choose "Save Target As..." in order to specify the location where you'd like to save the file.)

Open the Adobe Connect meeting and follow the instructions you find on the website to begin your meeting.
Once your meeting is running, select the following menu item: Pods -> Share -> Add New Share...
In the new window, click the drop down arrow next to Share My Screen and choose Share Document.
In the new window, click Browse My Computer button at the bottom left and find the CC pod wherever it was saved. Double Click that file and the pod will begin to load.

Once the pod is loaded, click on the plus (+) icon near the top of the pod. This will activate the menu bar, which provides the connection configuration. The drop down menu next to Provider is where you will select Caption Colorado.
In the dialog boxes, enter the following settings:
- Host: connect.captioncolorado.com
- ID: Enter your Caption Colorado Event ID / Confirmation Number
  (Note: The Event ID / Confirmation Number should have been received by the person who ordered the event from Caption Colorado as part of their confirmation email.)
- Port: 80
- Name can be your choice
Click the Connect button to connect to Caption Colorado. Once you are connected, the tab will be updated showing the Connection Name and a yellow triangle indicating that the connection has been made.
Check the "Broadcast Captions" checkbox - this allows captions to flow through into the meeting through the captioning Pod. The tab will update with a green checkmark indicating that the captions are flowing.
Your meeting is now ready to receive captioning and you may click the Caption Viewer tab.

Download the captioning pod: Adobe Connect 7.5.
(Right-click the above link and choose "Save Target As..." in order to specify the location where you'd like to save the file.)

Go to the URL provided by Adobe Connect for your meeting and follow the instructions you find on the website to begin your meeting.
Once your meeting is running, select the following menu item: Pods -> Share -> Select from My Computer...
Locate the Pod you downloaded in Step 1, then click Open.
(Note: the file extension for a Pod is ".swf".)

Once the pod is loaded, click on the Closed Captioning logo in the upper-right corner of the window - this will activate the menu bar, which provides Display, Font and Settings functions.
Open the settings dialog by clicking on the following menu item: Settings -> Settings...
In the settings dialog, enter the following settings:
- Host: connect.captioncolorado.com
- ID: Enter your Caption Colorado Event ID / Confirmation Number
  (Note: The Event ID / Confirmation Number should have been received by the person who ordered the event from Caption Colorado as part of their confirmation email.)
- Port: 80
Click the Connect button to connect to Caption Colorado. Once you are connected, the Closed Captioning logo should turn green, indicating that the connection has been made.
Check the "Send Captions" checkbox - this allows captions to flow through into the meeting through the captioning Pod.
Your meeting is now ready to receive captioning and you may close the Settings box by clicking on the X in the upper-right hand corner of the dialog.
(Note: should you get disconnected from the captioner during your Adobe Connect session, the CC logo will turn red as in the screen shots above. In that case, simply re-open the settings dialog, re-click the connect button, and re-select the "Send Captions" checkbox to recover your connection.)