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Elluminate Upgrade to version 8

Elluminate recently released a new version of Elluminate (version 8.2). Currently we are using Elluminate 7. Elluminate 8 has several new features and we have now upgraded our servers to Elluminate 8 (May 28, 2008). This upgrade will not affect your existing sessions, session links, Elluminate moderators login url (http://elluminate.acomp.usf.edu), user records, and past recordings. [...]

Hiding Private Text Messages While Application Sharing Your Desktop

Many moderators choose to share their entire desktop when using application sharing. This means that the participants viewing your desktop can see everything that you as a moderator can see, including private messages in the Chat window. You may not want other participants to view these private messages, so here is a little trick.

Using [...]

Errors: Managing Saved .jnlp Files

Occasionally, users attempting join an Elluminate Live! session may receive the message, “Your session is running on a different session server – please retry or contact your administrator.”

It is important to launch your session from links provided by our administration system or via your moderator (for students) and not from .jnlp files previously saved [...]

Using Presentation Mode

As a moderator in Elluminate Live! V8, you can use Presentation Mode to change the view of the whiteboard or an application-sharing window to fill the entire Elluminate Live! window. When you use Presentation Mode, everyone in the session automatically has the same full-window view until either they “opt out” or you end Presentation Mode [...]

Using the Private Work Area

When each user joins an Elluminate Live! session, a private work area is created with one blank screen called Private Screen 1, which can’t be seen by anyone else, including the moderator. While moderators can use their own private work areas at any time, participants can use their private work areas only when granted permission. [...]