Bridge

Start a meeting

From Bridge, you can start a real‑time web conference to share your desktop and review documents. Attendees join the meeting by logging in to a web‑based meeting space from their computers. You must have an account to start and attend meetings. You can subscribe or set up a trial account by clicking the Start Meeting button in Bridge.

Start Meeting is available only in English, French, German, and Japanese versions of Bridge.

  1. To start a meeting, do one of the following:

    • Select Start Meeting in the Favorites panel.

    • Choose Tools > Start Meeting.

  2. In the dialog box that appears, do one of the following:

    • If you have an account, click Log In. Type the Meeting URL, login, and password for your account, and then click Log In. Your account uses your Adobe ID (your e‑mail address) for your login.

    • If you don’t have an account, click Create Trial Account, and follow the on‑screen directions.

  3. Do one of the following:

    • To invite participants to a meeting, click Send An E‑mail Invitation, type the e‑mail addresses of those you want to invite, and click Send.

    • To share the document that’s displayed on your screen, click Share My Screen.

    As participants join the meeting, their names appear in the Attendee List.

  4. Do any of the following:

    • Type a message in the Chat pod, select who to send the message to, and click the Send Message button.

    • Take notes in the Notes pod and send them out after the meeting (presenters only).

    • If you want another attendee to share his or her desktop, select that person’s name in the Attendee List, click the Set User Role button, and choose Set As Presenter.