People with disabilities, for example mobility impairments, blindness, and low vision require accessible documents or applications. Accessibility features in Adobe Connect enable people with disabilities to use the Meeting functionality as much as possible without a mouse.
You can use a keyboard to navigate to the menus at the top of the Meeting client (Application Bar menus) and execute the menu options.
Ctrl+Space activates the Meeting menu.
The Left and the Right Arrow keys activate adjacent menus on the Application Bar.
The Down Arrow key activates the current menu. To select an item within the menu, use the Down, Up, Left, and Right Arrow keys.
Enter selects the current menu item.
Escape key closes the current menu.
The following keyboard shortcuts provide improved accessibility so that the Adobe Connect Meeting client can be used as much as possible without a mouse.
Note:
In Microsoft Internet Explorer, for the keyboard shortcuts of the format Ctrl + <alphanumeric character>, use Alt key too, that is, the shortcut is Ctrl + Alt + <alphanumeric characters>. For example, to undo use Ctrl + Alt + Z, instead of Ctrl + Z.
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Windows |
Mac OS |
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Switch to different tabs (in Aero mode only) |
Ctrl+Tab |
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Move to different applications or focus |
Tab |
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Select or deselect an application check box |
Space |
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Make Share pod for attendees |
Alt+P |
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Share content |
Alt+H |
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Cancel a session in Non-aero mode |
Alt+C |
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Movement |
Arrow keys |
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Select desktop in Non-aero mode |
Alt+D |
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Select applications in Non-aero mode |
Alt+A |
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Select windows in Non-aero mode |
Alt+W |
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Windows |
Mac OS |
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Shift focus to the active speaker label, effectively pointing to speaker activity. |
Ctrl+H |
Command+H |
Toggles Raise-Hand status |
Ctrl+E |
Command+E |
Promote to host. Requires selected items in Attendees pod |
Ctrl+' |
Command+' |
Demote to participant. Requires selected user in Attendees pod |
Ctrl+] |
Command+] |
Promote to Presenter. Requires selected user in Attendees pod |
Ctrl+/ |
Command+/ |
End meeting |
Ctrl+\ |
Command+\ |
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Windows |
Mac OS |
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Toggle between notification window and meeting room |
F8 |
F8 |
Bring focus to the application menu bar for keyboard navigation. |
Ctrl+Space |
Command+F2 |
Move focus to next / previous pod |
Ctrl+F6 / Ctrl+Shift+F6 |
Command+F6 / Command+Shift+F6 |
Display pod menu for keyboard navigation |
Ctrl+F8 |
Command+F8 |
Retitle pod |
F2 |
F2 |
Note:
In Windows, press Ctrl+F9 to display a pod if overlapping pods hide it.
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Windows |
Mac OS |
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Toggles Microphone on or off |
Ctrl+M |
Command+M |
Start/Stop Recording. For Start, brings up the Start Recording Dialog |
Ctrl+, |
Command+, |
Toggles Play/Pause during playback of recorded meetings |
P |
P |
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Windows and Mac OS |
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Start/Stop Desktop Sharing |
Ctrl+[ (Windows) or Command+[ (Mac OS) |
Next page/slide |
Right Arrow |
Previous page/slide |
Left Arrow |
Play/Pause |
P |
Stop |
S |
Mute |
M |
Change view (not in HTML content) |
F |
Result |
Windows |
Mac OS |
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Ctrl+P |
Command+P |
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Undo |
Ctrl+Z |
Command+Z |
Redo |
Ctrl+Y |
Command+Y |
Delete selected items |
Delete |
Delete |
Move selected items in a specific direction |
Arrow keys |
Arrow keys |
Result |
Windows |
Mac OS |
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Shift the focus to the input field of the Chat pod that announced a new public message via chat sounds. |
Ctrl+Shift+O |
Command+Shift+O |
Select and open the tab of the Chat pod that announced a private message via chat sounds. |
Ctrl+Shift+O |
Command+Shift+O |
Place focus on Chat pod, activate cursor in new message field |
Ctrl+; |
Command+; |
When cursor is in new message field, sends message |
Enter |
Return |
Result |
Windows |
Mac OS |
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Underline text |
Ctrl+U |
Command+U |
Italicize text |
Ctrl+I |
Command+I |
Place text in boldface |
Ctrl+B |
Command+B |
Result |
Windows |
Mac OS |
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Close or cancel a dialog box |
Esc |
Esc |
Execute the default action (defined per dialog) |
Enter |
Return |
To bring a pod in the focus, use Ctrl + F6 keyboard shortcut.
Keep pressing Ctrl + F6 for the focus to cycle through the available pods a meeting room. A colored border around a pod indicates that the pod is focused.
Certain pods have a default field that assumes focus. For example:
Chat pod
Focus defaults to the new message field. Select the option Reverse order of messages to allow the screen reader to read the messages in the reverse order, that is, from the latest to the first message.
Notes pod
Focus defaults to the note letting you change the message.
Attendees pod
Focus defaults to the selected users in the list, or to the first user in the list if no users are selected.

- Once a pod is in focus, you can use Tab to navigate inside the pod or press Ctrl + F8 to access the Pod Option menu.
When the Adobe Connect client starts, the default focus is set to the Message entry area of the visible Chat pod, if one is available. The Adobe Connect client may lose focus (for example, if you switch to another application) and later regain the focus. In this case, the Meeting application defaults back to the Message entry area of the visible Chat pod.
After selecting the Poll pod, depending on the type of the poll created, do one of the following:
Multiple Answers
Press Tab to highlight the first check box and then Arrow keys to move to the other checkboxes. Press Space to select a highlighted check box. The selection is automatically submitted. To undo a selection, highlight the check box and press Space.
Multiple Choice
Press Tab to highlight the first radio button, use Arrow keys to highlight the required option, and press Space to submit the selection. To change your submission, highlight a different radio button using the Arrow keys and press Space.
Short Answer
Press Tab to highlight the text field, type your short answer, press Tab to highlight the Send Answer button, and press Space to submit the answer. To update your submitted answer, retype a new answer and submit it. It overwrites your previous submission.
Submission for a Short Answer type poll question using keyboard
Adobe Connect Administrators can update a few account-wide setting to improve the accessibility of users using the deployment. The administrators can customize the color theme of the login screen, meeting rooms, and of the Adobe Connect Central user interface to better suited the needs of the differently abled users.
Also, administrators can change the color of the border to highlight the focused pods.
