What is Adobe Presenter?

Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro is a service provided to MSU faculty and staff members that includes, among others, the capability of converting PowerPoint presentations into Flash movies that can be viewed using a Flash-enabled web browser. These presentations can be uploaded into ANGEL or any SCORM compliant course management system and can include audio, video and animation.

MSU’s Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro system does not host Breeze presentations, but rather allows their creation and export for use with a course management system.

NOTE: In August, 2008, the service was upgraded to Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro Server, v7. This version constitutes a major upgrade and adds numerous new features. The initial user interface displayed upon log in has also changed. For more information please refer to help.breeze.msu.edu .

Who can use Adobe Presenter?

Licensed are limited, so only authorized faculty and staff members with valid staff MSU NetIDs will have access to the Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro server. Current users as of the upgrade were automatically authorized. New users must contact Distance Learning Services (DLS) to request access: by phone at 517-355-2345 or 1-800-500-1554 or by email at reachout@msu.edu .

What are the requirements to create/view an Adobe presentation?

To publish:

• An Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro server account (limited to authorized users).
• Flash Player version 9.0 or greater.
• Microsoft PowerPoint with the Adobe Presenter plug-in installed.

To view:

• Flash Player version 9.0 or greater.

Where do I download Adobe Presenter?

Once you have been granted access by Distance Learning Services, an Adobe Presenter Plug-in installation file will be available to you via an ANGEL Group titled “Adobe Presenter Plug-in.”  Enter this ANGEL Group, click on the link and the .exe file will download for installation.

Is Adobe Presenter available for Macs?
No.

How do I publish to ANGEL?

Once you have completed recording and editing your presentation, save it as a .zip file.  Then, go to your ANGEL course site, choose Add Content inside your lessons area, choose Add a File, Browse to your .zip file, then choose the “extract file” option after the file has been uploaded.  Your presentation will automatically launch within ANGEL when students access the link.

Does Adobe Presenter provide quiz and survey authoring?

Yes.  See this help page from Adobe for tips and instructions.