Configure Magic Line Pen & Shape Pen

Change the default image for myViewBoard Whiteboard's Magic Line Pen and Shape Pen tools. Browse images to apply as the default or optional image when using these tools.

Sign in into myViewBoard and, from the home page, locate both tools within FollowMe.

Magic Line Pen

Magic Line Pen allows teachers to create a fun guessing game experience for students. Learn more about how to use Magic Line Pen in class.

Access Magic Line Pen

There are two ways you may access Magic Line Pen settings:

1. Go to myViewBoard.com.
2. Press Sign in in the right-side of the title bar.
3. Input your account details in the sign-in page.
4. On the home page,
   • Option 1: 
     1. Press  in the title bar.
     2. Press Magic Line Pen in the left-side panel.
   • Option 2:
     1. Open the user drop-down menu in the title bar. 
     2. Press FollowMe.
     3. On the side-panel, click Magic Line Pen.

User accesses the Magic Line Pen page from the home page first from the title bar, and then from the user drop-down menu.

Upload images

Upload and access images to your cloud storage in the Magic Line Pen folder to make them accessible from within Whiteboard.

Upload images in one of two ways:

• Option 1: Access cloud storage through its app and upload images directly to the Magic Line Pen folder.
  • Some services like OneDrive and Google Drive can be integrated directly to your desktop in Windows. In such cases, simply drag and drop files into the myViewBoard > Magic Line Pen folder.
  • You can also access these cloud services' websites and upload file there. Place files in the myViewBoard > Magic Line Pen folder.

User is managing files going into their myViewBoard OneDrive Magic Line Pen folder. The user then reviews the uploaded files in their FollowMe Backgrounds settings.

• Option 2: Access cloud storage through Magic Line Pen settings. 
  1. In the Magic Line Pen page, press the Update Files button (to the right below the Default section) to open the Magic Line Pen folder in your cloud storage.
  2. Upload or drag-and-drop your desired image file to this folder.
  3. Return to the Magic Line Pen page, and press .
  4. You should see the recently added images appear in the bound cloud storage.

Example of user opening their OneDrive myViewBoard Magic Line Pen folder from their FollowMe Shape Pen settings.

Default image

Inside the Magic Line Pen page, browse between the uploaded images to select one of them as the default.

To select an image, press the Set As Default button below the image to set it as the image that is revealed when drawing.

Example of user revealing an image with the Magic Line Pen within myViewBoard Whiteboard.

In Whiteboard

You can always change the Magic Line Pen image for a Whiteboard session within the app itself. Learn more about changing Magic Line Pen settings within Whiteboard.

Shape Pen

Shape Pen allows teachers to create a fun way to animate and decorate the myViewBoard Whiteboard canvas. Learn more about how to use Shape Pen in class.

Access Shape Pen

There are two ways you may access Shape Pen settings:

1. Go to myViewBoard.com.
2. Press Sign in in the right-side of the title bar.
3. Input your account details in the sign-in page.
4. On the home page,
   • Option 1: 
     1. Press  in the title bar.
     2. Press Shape Pen in the left-side panel.
   • Option 2:
     1. Open the user drop-down menu in the title bar. 
     2. Press FollowMe.
     3. On the side-panel, click Shape Pen.

User accesses the Shape Pen page from the home page first from the title bar, and then from the user drop-down menu.

Upload images

Upload and access images to your cloud storage in the Shape Pen folder to make them accessible from within Whiteboard.

Upload images in one of two ways:

• Option 1: Access cloud storage through its app and upload images directly to the Shape Pen folder.
  • Some services like OneDrive and Google Drive can be integrated directly to your desktop in Windows. In such cases, simply drag and drop files into the myViewBoard > Shape Pen folder.
  • You can also access these cloud services' websites and upload file there. Place files in the myViewBoard > Shape Pen folder.

User is managing files going into their myViewBoard OneDrive Shape Pen folder. The user then reviews the uploaded files in their FollowMe Shape Pen settings.

• Option 2: Access cloud storage through Shape Pen. 
  1. In the Shape Pen page, press the Update Files button (to the right below the Default section) to open the Shape Pen folder in your cloud storage.
  2. Upload or drag-and-drop your desired image file to this folder.
  3. Return to the Shape Pen page, and press .
  4. You should see the recently added images appear in the bound cloud storage.

Example of user opening their OneDrive myViewBoard Shape Pen folder from their FollowMe Shape Pen settings.

Default image

Inside the Shape Pen page, browse between the uploaded images to select one of them as the default.

To select an image, press the Set As Default button below the image to set it as the image that is revealed when drawing.

Example of user writing on the canvas with the Shape Pen within myViewBoard Whiteboard.

In Whiteboard

You can always change the Shape Pen image for a Whiteboard session within the app itself. Learn more about changing Shape Pen settings within Whiteboard.