{"id":1318,"date":"2014-11-16T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2014-11-16T12:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/?p=1318"},"modified":"2024-07-26T16:42:48","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T13:42:48","slug":"howto-use-whiteboard-during-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/knowledge-base\/howto-use-whiteboard-during-conference","title":{"rendered":"How to Use Whiteboard During a Video Call"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n.alert.alert_warning {border-left-color: #FF0000;}<br \/>\n.alert {<br \/>\n    background: none repeat scroll 0 0 white;<br \/>\n    border-color: #e8e8e8;<br \/>\n    border-radius: 0.25rem;<br \/>\n    border-style: solid;<br \/>\n    border-width: 1px 1px 1px 5px;<br \/>\n    color: #555459;<br \/>\n    margin: 0 auto 1rem;<br \/>\n    padding: 0.75rem 1rem 0.75rem 3rem;<br \/>\n}<br \/>\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"alerts\">\n<p class=\"alert alert_warning\"><a href=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads-com\/2014\/11\/red2.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-aguZms4N\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3525\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads-com\/2014\/11\/red2.png\" alt=\"red2\" width=\"15\" height=\"15\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\"><\/a> The feature is no longer supported<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whiteboard tool is only available in TrueConf applications for Windows.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"k1\">Step 1: Click Whiteboard Button<\/h2>\n<p>To get started with a Whiteboard feature, select the corresponding icon on the toolbar.<\/p>\n<h2>Step 2: Upload the Existing File or Create a New One<\/h2>\n<p>In the new Whiteboard window you can collaborate with a user to create a new file or edit existing ones:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2498\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads-com\/2014\/10\/whiteboard-574x470.jpg\" alt=\"whiteboard\" width=\"574\" height=\"470\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/whiteboard-574x470.jpg 574w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/whiteboard.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you want to work on the image, simply drag and drop it from the desktop or from a folder on your computer to the whiteboard window.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Start Collaborating on the File<\/h3>\n<p>To start a whiteboarding session use the\u00a0<b>&#8220;Start session&#8221;<\/b>\u00a0button. To end the session, click on\u00a0<b>&#8220;Stop session&#8221;<\/b>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"k2\">Editing Tools<\/h3>\n<p>With various editing tools you can create different graphic objects, drawings and tables:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2502\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads-com\/2014\/10\/whiteboard1-574x470.jpg\" alt=\"whiteboard1\" width=\"574\" height=\"470\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/whiteboard1-574x470.jpg 574w, https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/whiteboard1.jpg 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 574px) 100vw, 574px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1327\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/01.jpg\" alt=\"select\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Selecting the object;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1331\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/2.jpg\" alt=\"delete-selected\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Delete selected objects. To remove any item from the Whiteboard, select this tool, select the area you want to delete, and then click on this icon again;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1332\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/3.jpg\" alt=\"send-to-back\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Move the selection to the background;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1333\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/4.jpg\" alt=\"bring-to-front\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Move the selection up to the front;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1334\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/5.jpg\" alt=\"insert-text\" width=\"31\" height=\"31\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Insert text. When you select this instrument, additional font and background settings will appear on the bottom. Click on the\u00a0<strong>\"Font options\"<\/strong>\u00a0button to see the text formatting menu.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1335\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/7.jpg\" alt=\"marker\" width=\"29\" height=\"28\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Highlighter. To change the color of the marker, use the palette in the lower left corner of the dialog window;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1336\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/8.jpg\" alt=\"arrow\" width=\"31\" height=\"27\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Arrow;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1337\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/9.jpg\" alt=\"straight-line\" width=\"31\" height=\"30\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Straight line;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1338\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"31\" height=\"28\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Poly line;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1339\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/11.jpg\" alt=\"freehand-line\" width=\"31\" height=\"30\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Freehand line;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1341\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads-com\/2014\/05\/line-thickness.png\" alt=\"line-thickness\" width=\"43\" height=\"131\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 When drawing lines, a menu will appear where you can set their thickness;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6427\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/12.jpg\" alt=\"12\" width=\"38\" height=\"32\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Stroked rectangle;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6428\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/13.jpg\" alt=\"13\" width=\"38\" height=\"38\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Contour ellipse;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6429\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/14.jpg\" alt=\"14\" width=\"37\" height=\"29\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Filled rectangle;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6430\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/15.jpg\" alt=\"15\" width=\"34\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Filled ellipse;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6431\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/16.jpg\" alt=\"16\" width=\"36\" height=\"32\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Insert image;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6432\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/17.jpg\" alt=\"17\" width=\"25\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Pointer. The icon can be moved around the page. To remove it from the board, simply click on it again in the toolbar.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6433\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/18.jpg\" alt=\"18\" width=\"37\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 When you click on the arrow to the right from this button, a menu will open where you can capture the area of the screen, the contents of a window or an image from another source:\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2509\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads-com\/2014\/10\/capture.jpg\" alt=\"capture\" width=\"316\" height=\"186\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\n\nDuring a 1-on-1 video call users can work on multiple pages simultaneously. Moreover, all these pages are synchronized. When one users goes to another page, the other users will automatically do the same.\n\n\n<h3 id=\"k3\">Navigation and Managing Pages<\/h3>\n\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/block.png\" alt=\"lock-page\" width=\"34\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0To stop the user from going to another page while working with Whiteboard, you can turn off this feature by using the lock option. You can then unlock it by clicking the button\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6441\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/block_off.png\" alt=\"block_off\" width=\"34\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6442\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/block_pict.png\" alt=\"block_pict\" width=\"37\" height=\"38\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0The user can also block the user's ability to draw on the page by clicking the lock button\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6443\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/block2.png\" alt=\"block2\" width=\"36\" height=\"35\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">, which becomes available after locking the navigation between pages.\n\nTo switch between the pages, use the buttons\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1363\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/slides12.png\" alt=\"flipping\" width=\"185\" height=\"33\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\n\nAnd to add or remove pages, use the buttons\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1364\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/dobavlenie-i-udalenie-stranitsyi.jpg\" alt=\"add-delete-page\" width=\"64\" height=\"36\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\n\n\n<h3 id=\"k4\">Working with a Ready File<\/h3>\n\n\nFile created during a personal video conference may be saved or printed out.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6435\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/novyiy-spisok.jpg\" alt=\"\u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0439 \u0441\u043f\u0438\u0441\u043e\u043a\" width=\"36\" height=\"25\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Start working with other document in the Whiteboard;\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6436\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/otkryitie.jpg\" alt=\"\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u0438\u0435\" width=\"36\" height=\"31\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Open the file created earlier in the Whiteboard mode. The Whiteboard file is\u00a0<b>*.vwb<\/b>.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6437\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/sohranenie.jpg\" alt=\"\u0441\u043e\u0445\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435\" width=\"35\" height=\"35\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Save the file on your PC in *.vwb format.\n\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6438\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/raspechatka.jpg\" alt=\"\u0440\u0430\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0430\u0442\u043a\u0430\" width=\"35\" height=\"34\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\">\u00a0\u2014 Print the file. Selecting this icon will open a window in which you can specify the printing settings.--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Whiteboard feature in TrueConf for Windows allows the participants of a 1-on1 video conference to draw, enter and edit text and graphic data in a separate window using special tools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[260],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1318","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-knowledge-base","wpautop"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1318"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41272,"href":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1318\/revisions\/41272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1318"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1318"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/trueconf.com/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1318"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}