Adobe Presenter Information
Adobe Presenter (formerly Macromedia Breeze Presenter) is a user-friendly development tool that allows you to easily record, edit and synchronize digital audio with PowerPoint slides to create web-based presentations. Presentations you store on the server can be enhanced with interactive quizzes and surveys. The presentations can be distributed in several ways including web page links, CDs, and as files stored in your learning management system (i.e. Scholar).
Training and Your Presenter Account
Training and accounts are available to faculty and staff in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Virginia Cooperative Extension. We ask that you participate in training or review the online training resources before receiving an account to access the server.
Logging In
Log in at http://connect.ag.vt.edu/ with the username and password that you received for your account.
Contact
| Carl Estes, Instructional Technologist Belinda Carroll, Educational Technology Manager | (540) 231-1385 (540) 231-2443 | haestes@vt.edu moth@vt.edu |
Hardware and Software Requirements
1. A PC computer with Windows XP or newer Windows operating system. (Adobe Presenter is not available for the Macintosh system.)
2. A headset for recording and listening to audio. See below for recommendations.
3. Microsoft PowerPoint 2000/XP, 2003 or 2007
4. Adobe Presenter - PowerPoint plug-in. You can download this plug-in once you have an account.
5. Adobe Flash Player (8.0 or above)
Headset and Microphone Recommendations
There are a variety of analog and USB headsets or desktop microphones that will work with Adobe Presenter, such as Altec Lansing, Logitech and Plantronics. Quality of audio and cost are directly related when purchasing headsets or microphones. We recommend that you purchase something in the $30 to $50 range. Please contact our staff if you have additional questions.
Specifically, AHNR-IT recommends:
Logitech ClearChat Pro USB
Mac or Windows Compatible, USB
Est. cost: $50 (website)
AHNR-IT Online Training Materials
AHNR-IT produces online training materials that target specific functions of the Adobe Presenter interface and that summarize best practices you can use when developing your presentations. The following tutorials require (Adobe Flash Player).
General
1. How to Navigate an Adobe Presenter Presentation
2. Adobe Presenter: From Start to Finish
3. More Adobe Presenter Menu Items
Preparing PowerPoint Slides and Other Media
1. Tips for Effective PowerPoint Presentations | PDF
2. Preparing PowerPoint Slides for Adobe Presenter Presentations Check List
3. Preparing Media for Adobe Presenter Presentations Check List
Audio
1. Tips for Recording Audio
2. Adobe Presenter Audio
3. How To Record Audio
4. Import Audio
5. Audio Editor
6. Adobe Presenter Synchronize Audio
Publishing and Distributing Presentations
1. Adobe Presenter Publishing Options
2. Publishing to Your Computer
3. Publishing to the Connect Server
4. Publishing to Scholar | Uploading Adobe Presenter Presentations to Scholar (PDF)
5. Adobe Presenter: Distributing Presentations
Adobe Online Training Materials
The Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Resource Center includes self-paced tutorials, best practices articles, and tips for Adobe Presenter. Choose one of the topics from the “Getting Started” section or by exploring the tabs in the “Tutorials and Articles” section on the middle of the page to access materials.
1. Adobe Presenter (Web site)
2. PowerPoint Slide Animations Supported in Adobe Presenter
3. PowerPoint Conversion Issues When Using Adobe Presenter 7
Acrobat Connect Pro User Community Online Training Materials
The Acrobat Connect User Community is an excellent resource for both online tutorials and user forums related to Adobe Presenter and other Adobe products. This site contains numerous high-quality training materials on a wide range of topics.
Contact
| Phone | ||
|---|---|---|
| Carl Estes, Instructional Technologist | (540) 231-1385 | haestes@vt.edu |
| Belinda Carroll, Educational Technology Manager | (540) 231-2443 | moth@vt.edu |
