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About Adobe Presenter

Adobe Presenter enables you to use Microsoft PowerPoint to quickly and easily turn PowerPoint presentations into dynamic, multi-media content for the web.  Presenter content is delivered via the Flash format (SWF file) and is available on-demand when published to the server.  Presenter content can include audio, Flash video (FLV format), images (JPEG files), synchronized animations, Captivate files, and interactive quizzes and surveys.

Adobe Presenter Available Only for the PC
Presenter is only available for PowerPoint for the PC.

Adobe Presenter Menu Bar in Microsoft PowerPoint
After the Presenter Add-in has been downloaded and installed, an Adobe Presenter menu is added to the toolbar in PowerPoint. From the Adobe Presenter menu, you can access the following features:

• Publish - Upload your presentation from your desktop PC to the server, where your presentation is converted to the Flash format or publish it locally and distribute the presentation through a web site, Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Desire2Learn and WebCT Vista, or CD-ROM.

• Presentation Settings - Set options for the presentation such as the title, content summary, playback settings, add attachments and control the playback of embedded Flash files.

• Record Audio – Record your own voice-over narration for the slides in your presentation and synchronize animations with the audio you record

• Import Audio - Import an existing audio file (in MP3 or WAV format) into your presentation.

• Synchronize Audio – Synchronize animations to the audio in your presentation.

• Audio Editor – Edit audio within your presentation.

• Quiz Manager – Add and manage quizzes and questions in your presentation and set how the presentation will report results to Breeze or a separate LMS.

• Insert Flash– Insert Flash files (SWF) created in applications such as Macromedia Flash or Captivate.

• Slide Properties – View and edit properties, such as title and speaker information, for each individual slide in your presentation.

• Theme Editor – View and change options for the presentation viewer or create your own custom themes for your presentations.

• Preferences – Set presenter information, image and audio quality, select the Breeze Server you want to publish to, and select the source for recording audio.

• Manage Account – Access your Presenter content and meetings.

• Help – Get help with Presenter.

• About Adobe Presenter – Provides information on what version of Presenter you have installed.

Get Started
For more information on eligibility for METNET accounts and how to obtain the Adobe Presenter Add-in, please see Get Connect.