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====Whiteboard Features====
 
====Whiteboard Features====
  
The Instructor and Presenter can use a Whiteboard in Meetings (and students, if allowed), by moving your cursor over the ''right side of the default presentation area''. <br>
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The Instructor and Presenter can use a Whiteboard in Meetings (and students, if allowed). <br>
A number of icons will pop up for you to click on and draw with, such as:
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On the Whiteboard tool bar, at top, select a tool to click on and draw with, such as:
* A hand (pan and zoom), pencil, shapes (rectangle, circle, triangle), line, T (text), X (clear page),  
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* A T (text), shapes (rectangle, circle, triangle), line, and a pencil (freehand drawing)  
* A backward arrow (undo shape), color box (to pick a drawing color), sliding arrow icon (to change the thickness of the lines/shapes drawn).
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* For shapes, you can pick a thickness; for text, choose a font size
* To draw perfect shapes (rectangle, circle, triangle), click and hold the Ctrl or Shift key on your keyboard, then click and draw your shape.
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* Click on the color box to pick a drawing color  
* In addition, the Instructor/Presenter can also click on the bottom Whiteboard icon, "Multi-User Drawing" icon, to allow ALL participants to draw on the whiteboard.  
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* Click on the backward arrow to undo your last action
* You can draw on the default presentation page, an uploaded document, or you can upload a blank document.
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* Click on the trashcan to clear the whiteboard
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* In addition, the Instructor/Presenter can also click on the bottom whiteboard icon, "Multi-User Whiteboard" icon, to allow ALL participants to draw on the whiteboard.  
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** You can draw on the default presentation page, an uploaded document, or you can upload a blank document.
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** To draw perfect shapes (rectangle, circle, triangle), click and hold the Ctrl or Shift key on your keyboard, then click and draw your shape.
  
[[Image:Bbb-whiteboard-screen.jpg|border|Alt=Whiteboard with the word "Pencil" written on it, plus a drawn square, circle, triangle, underline, all added with whiteboard icons ]]
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[[Image:Bbb-whiteboard-screen.jpg|border|Alt=Whiteboard with the word "Pencil" written on it, plus a drawn square, circle, triangle, underline, and typed text, all added with whiteboard icons ]]
  
 
=====I need a blank page to draw on!=====
 
=====I need a blank page to draw on!=====
 
* "Upload" and display the default presentation, as it contains blank slides:  
 
* "Upload" and display the default presentation, as it contains blank slides:  
** Click on the "Upload Presentation icon (a cloud icon)", then click on the "Show" button beside "default.pdf".
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** Click on the Actions button (a plus sign), click on "Upload a Presentation", then to the right of default.pdf, click on the circle button to display a blank page
 
** At the bottom middle of the presentation area, click on the next arrow, to get to a blank slide to use with the Whiteboard.  
 
** At the bottom middle of the presentation area, click on the next arrow, to get to a blank slide to use with the Whiteboard.  
 
** The default presentation (default.pdf) contains 4 blank slides.   
 
** The default presentation (default.pdf) contains 4 blank slides.   
  
 
[[Image:Bbb-presentation-icons.jpg|border|Alt=Upload Presentation button (cloud icon), Polling button, Previous slide (left button), Select a slide (2/5), and Next slide (right button)]]
 
[[Image:Bbb-presentation-icons.jpg|border|Alt=Upload Presentation button (cloud icon), Polling button, Previous slide (left button), Select a slide (2/5), and Next slide (right button)]]

Revision as of 16:41, 12 June 2019

Whiteboard Features

The Instructor and Presenter can use a Whiteboard in Meetings (and students, if allowed).
On the Whiteboard tool bar, at top, select a tool to click on and draw with, such as:

  • A T (text), shapes (rectangle, circle, triangle), line, and a pencil (freehand drawing)
  • For shapes, you can pick a thickness; for text, choose a font size
  • Click on the color box to pick a drawing color
  • Click on the backward arrow to undo your last action
  • Click on the trashcan to clear the whiteboard
  • In addition, the Instructor/Presenter can also click on the bottom whiteboard icon, "Multi-User Whiteboard" icon, to allow ALL participants to draw on the whiteboard.
    • You can draw on the default presentation page, an uploaded document, or you can upload a blank document.
    • To draw perfect shapes (rectangle, circle, triangle), click and hold the Ctrl or Shift key on your keyboard, then click and draw your shape.

Alt=Whiteboard with the word "Pencil" written on it, plus a drawn square, circle, triangle, underline, and typed text, all added with whiteboard icons

I need a blank page to draw on!
  • "Upload" and display the default presentation, as it contains blank slides:
    • Click on the Actions button (a plus sign), click on "Upload a Presentation", then to the right of default.pdf, click on the circle button to display a blank page
    • At the bottom middle of the presentation area, click on the next arrow, to get to a blank slide to use with the Whiteboard.
    • The default presentation (default.pdf) contains 4 blank slides.

Alt=Upload Presentation button (cloud icon), Polling button, Previous slide (left button), Select a slide (2/5), and Next slide (right button)