EnableX Meeting Application comes with a device responsive, feature rich Whiteboard best suited for your collaboration needs. The purpose of a whiteboard is to visualize thoughts, concepts, write down ideas, explain and teach, plan and create in the group and many other things. This tool is widely used by specific business use cases like Online Tutoring.
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Accessibility
By default, each customer account is enabled with Whiteboard. It can be invoked from the Whiteboard Button from Toolbar.
Whiteboard can be invoked by any Moderator or Participant in the Video Room. It can be closed by the user who invoked it or it is automatically closed when he disconnects from the Room.
Note: Mobile Browser endpoints are not compatible with the Whiteboard. Therefore, Whiteboard Tool will not be available for them.
Sharing Modes
Whiteboard can be used in 2 different modes as explained below:
- Collaboration Mode: In this Mode, the Whiteboard Content can be viewed at the recipient endpoints within the Whiteboard Tool so that the recipient can also write into it. All changes done by anyone are seen by all others. This is the mode in which Whiteboard is shared.
- Viewer Mode: In this mode, the Whiteboard Content can be viewed only as the stream is played in a Video Player. Video Mode is enabled automatically if the endpoint is a Viewer or is not using a compatible browser/device.
Note: Mobile Browser endpoints are not compatible with the Whiteboard and they will always play the Whiteboard Contents in Viewer Mode in a Video Player.
Workspace
Whiteboard Utility is divided into 3 sections, viz.
- Horizontal Toolbar: This is at the top of the Whiteboard. It has utilities to manage the drawing space/drawn objects. Most commonly used functions are available here, e.g. Copy, Paste, Undo, Redo, Zoom-In, Zoom-Out etc.
- Vertical Toolbar: This is at the left side of the Whiteboard. It has tools to draw objects, line, select object, type-in content etc.
- Canvas: User can type-in or draw object in the Canvas. So, this area holds the Whiteboard content to share or collaborate.
Tools
All the tools available for effective collaboration area available on 2 tools bars.
Tools in Horizontal Toolbar
This is at the top of the Whiteboard. It has utilities to manage the drawing space/drawn objects. These tools are self explanatory.
Vertical Toolbar
This is at the left side of the Whiteboard.
- Select Object: Use this tool to select any Object from the Canvas to manipulate, delete, copy etc.
- Pencil: Use this tool to draw line. On click, it opens option for line colour, brush type and brush size.
- Text: Use this tool to type in text in canvas. Once clicked, it will create a handle in the Canvas to type-in.
- Delete Object: Click this button to delete the selected object.
- Clear All: Click this button to clear all contents on the Canvas.
- Other Tools: On clicking, it opens up a sidebar with additional tools, they are:
- Draw Shapes: On clicking, it opens up different type of shapes to draw. Choose the one you need and draw it on the canvas.
- Mathematical Expressions: On clicking, it opens up an Editor to write Mathematical Expressions using LaTeX Code. Learn LaTeX.
- Insert Image: Use this tool to upload image and place it into the Canvas.
- Download Contents: On clicking of this Tool, it downloads a Image created from the Canvas Contents. So, you download a snapshot of the Whiteboard.
Keyboard Shortcuts
Some commonly used functions or utilities can be invoked/executed with Keyboard Shortcuts. These Shortcuts are available at all end points showing the Whiteboard Content in Collaborative Mode with visible Whiteboard Toolbar.
| Functions / Utilitys | Keyboard Shortcut |
|---|---|
| Undo | Ctrl+Z |
| Redo | Ctrl+Y |
| Copy | Ctrl+C |
| Paste | Ctrl+V |
| Zoom-In Canvas | Ctrl "+" |
| Zoom-Out Canvas | Ctrl "-" |