ViewBoard onboarding



Pre-installed applications (IFP105S)

Your ViewBoard comes pre-installed with certain software for enhancing the classroom. These apps can't be deleted, but they can be hidden.

 myViewBoard Whiteboard

Access a fully featured digital whiteboarding app on your ViewBoard. myViewBoard Whiteboard offers essential whiteboarding tools like pens, erasers, shapes, math tools, and more, as well as interactive and multimedia tools for all your lesson delivery needs.

Overview of myViewBoard Whiteboard's canvas and its tools.

To get started with Whiteboard, we recommend your myViewBoard account is ready so you can sign in to take advantage of myViewBoard Entity benefits.

Learn about Whiteboard's working area, all of its features, and more in our myViewBoard Whiteboard guide.

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 myViewBoard Manager

myViewBoard Manager provides a way to manage your ViewSonic devices from a web console. Pair your ViewBoard with Manager to allow IT admin to remotely manage your ViewBoard.

By doing so, you'll be able to power off, adjust volume, add Wi-Fi, update firmware, broadcast messages, and more! With Manager Advanced, do even more, like broadcasting multimedia, scheduling automated jobs, and pre-configuring device profiles.

Learn the basics of Manager and then how to pair your ViewBoard with your entity's Manager.

 myViewBoard Display

For a convenient way to begin sharing a desktop device screen to your ViewBoard, use myViewBoard Display. All you need is an internet connection and browser on your casting device!

Sending screen on a desktop device.Receiving device on ViewBoard.

Learn how to set casting up in our myViewBoard Display guide.

 vCast

Another casting solution on your ViewBoard is vCast. Supporting both mobile and desktop devices, you'll need all devices to be on the same network, and then, you'll simply have to follow some on-screen instructions from within the app.

vCast landing screen with instructions.

Get the breakdown for different scenarios when setting up and using vCast.

 myViewBoard Record

Your ViewBoard comes with myViewBoard Record for recording all on-screen activity so you can later save it and share it with your class.

Learn more in our myViewBoard Record article.

 myViewBoard Live

Your ViewBoard also comes with myViewBoard Live for live streaming all on-screen activity to an audience.

Learn more in our myViewBoard Live article.

Other apps

 Split Screen

The Split Screen app allows you to open two apps simultaneously side by side. For example, you can open myViewBoard Whiteboard with an open document from Office Suite at the same time, allowing you to copy content from one app to the other.

To use Split Screen,

  1. Go to your ViewBoard's home screen.
  2. Open the Split Screen app  found in your app tray.
  3. You should see a list of supported apps. Select a first and second app to open in split screen.

Example of Whiteboard open (right) and a browser (left) in the Split Screen app.

Modifying split screen view:

  • Drag the central bar left or right to modify each app's screen size. A given app can be resized to either one-third, half, or two-thirds of the full screen.
  • Press  to swap the sides of the apps.
  • Press  to close a given app and open another app in split screen.

 Miracast

Enable Miracast so that Windows and Android devices can wirelessly cast their screens to your ViewBoard. Have the option to require a password from any device attempting to cast.

Miracast options menu, with Miracast enabled and waiting for discoverable devices on the same network under Peer Devices.

 PIP (picture-in-picture)

Add an inset window where an external device's screen will display. The inset feed will be from a connected external input source.

  1. Open the toolbar and select All Apps and then PIP.
  2. To change the position of the inset window, press, hold, and drag the window to your preferred location.
  3. Press Size to adjust the size of the inset window.
  4. Switch input source by pressing any of the input source icons.
  5. Press Touch to enable touch interaction with the inset window's input source.
  6. Press Sound to control volume the inset window's input source.
  7. Press Enter to switch to the PIP input source.

Example of how a ViewBoard user can press-hold the PIP window and move it to a different location on the screen.

 vSweeper

Clear unnecessary data and unwanted files with vSweeper.

vSweeper landing screen.

Advanced settings can also be customized to suit your needs.

Advanced Settings in vSweeper.

 Screen Lock

With Screen Lock, enable a password requirement after the Screen Lock app is opened.

To set a password, it can be set in the app itself or in ViewBoard's settings.

  1. Go to: Settings > Protection > Password for screen lock or open the Screen Lock app in the apps list.
  2. Select Set Password and input a new four (4) digit password.
  3. After inputting, press OK.
  4. Now, when opening the ScreenLock app, the screen will lock and require the previously set password.
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NOTE: If you've forgotten the password, you can always use the remote control and press INPUT-0-2-1-4 to clear the previous password.

 Chromium

Use standard browsers to navigate the web and your favorite educational websites.

Chromium after first launching the browser.

Saved your most-visited websites as bookmarks by pressing the star button  when you visit the site's home page.

 OfficeSuite

For teachers who would like to view Microsoft Office and other file types, OfficeSuite provides a lightweight solution. Open DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, PDF, and more file types.

Additionally, create and save your own files for later use.

OfficeSuite landing screen.

Delete

Note: By default, Office Suite is disabled. To use this app, go to App settings and enable it.

 Finder

Navigate device folders to locate and organize your desired files.

Folders app.

Summary of available functions (see above screenshot for reference):


Description

1 Storage categories
2 Options menu
3 Folders and files
4 File information

The following options are available:

Option Description Option Description
Grid view View folders and files in a grid view. List view View folders and files in a list view.
Filter Organize folders and files by different categories. Select When selected, press folders/files to select them.
Create Create a folder or other options. Copy When folders/files are selected, copy them.
Paste When folders/files are copied, paste them in the current location you're viewing. Cut When folders/files are selected,
cut them.
Delete Delete selected folders/files. Rename Rename a folder/file.
Send Send folders/files by email.

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