Webex App | Create and annotate a whiteboard in a space

Create and annotate a whiteboard in a space.

Using Whiteboards

Get the most from your whiteboarding experience:

You can create whiteboards in a space, anyone in the space can then choose to view or edit them.
You can also use whiteboards in a meeting, you can create or open an existing whiteboard, and then share it on the call so that everyone can view it.

Select the space, and click Content. Then select Whiteboard and click New whiteboard.

Use the following whiteboard tools:

Pointer/Selector tool —click the mouse button on an area on the whiteboard, and drag the mouse to select items on the whiteboard. When you select the items, you can choose from the following actions: bring to front, send to back, copy, paste, duplicate, and delete.
Drag/Move —hold and drag the mouse button to move items around the whiteboard canvas.
Pen tool —hold and drag the mouse button to draw a line with the pen. Double click on the tool to change the thickness and color of the pen.
Magic pen —when you select the pen, click the magic pen to make lines or shapes you add with the pen tool automatically smoother and straighter.
Eraser —hold and drag the mouse button to erase any annotation on the whiteboard.
Stickies —when selected, click on the area you want to add sticky notes. Drag the note to the place you want, and select the color of the sticky note. Click the + button to add another sticky note.
Text —when selected, click on the area you want to add text. You can select the color, format, align, and choose the size of the text from these choices: small, medium, large, x-large.
Shapes —select a shape from the following: circle, square and diamond. When selected, drag the shape to the area you want to add the shape, and resize. You can fill the shape with color. When you right-click the shape, you can choose from the following actions: bring to front, send to back, copy, paste, duplicate, and delete.

Use the following whiteboard controls:

In the minimap located at the bottom right of the whiteboard:

Hide —hides the minimap view. Click again to reopen the minimap.
Zoom to overview —zoom to the width of the area where participants are making edits.
Zoom in/out —controls the view of the entire whiteboard area.

You can also use keyboard shortcuts to zoom in and out of the whiteboard area:

Select the space, go to the activity menu , choose Whiteboard, and then tap New whiteboard.

You can select the following:

Color changes the marker color.
Eraser turns the marker into an eraser to remove edits or tap eraser again to select Clear all and remove all edits. You can tap undo to restore the edits you just cleared.
Undo removes your last edit. You can continue to tap undo and remove each edit until you return to the last saved whiteboard.

On a shared whiteboard, if someone selects Clear all, undo is unavailable. However, if you select Clear all and nobody else edits the whiteboard, you can tap to undo the edits.
There's no limit to the size of your whiteboard. Use two fingers to move around the whiteboard on your device.

Select the space, go to the activity menu , choose Whiteboard, and then tap New whiteboard.

You can select the following:

Color changes the marker color.
Eraser turns the marker into an eraser to remove edits or tap eraser again to select Clear all and remove all edits. You can tap undo to restore the edits you just cleared.
Undo removes your last edit. You can continue to tap undo and remove each edit until you return to the last saved whiteboard.

On a shared whiteboard, if someone selects Clear all, undo is unavailable. However, if you select Clear all and nobody else edits the whiteboard, you can tap to undo the edits.
There's no limit to the size of your whiteboard. Use two fingers to move around the whiteboard on your device.