Shapes and Lines

The Shapes and Lines tool is a myViewBoard annotation tool that allows users to insert a variety of 2D shapes, 3D shapes, lines, and tables into the canvas.

Location of Shapes and Lines button in the main toolbar.

Shapes and Lines menu

On the main toolbar, click the icon twice to display the Shapes and Lines menu. Use this menu to quickly switch between the following options:

Feature	Description
	2D Shapes Insert 2D figures, such as circles and polygons. Select between 3 to 12-sided polygons. You can also insert custom-drawn polygons and myViewBoard will convert your drawing to an object.
	3D Shapes Insert 3D figures, such as pyramids, cubes, and spheres.
	Lines Insert lines, arrows, right angles, curves and connectors. Connectors can be used to connect a line between two polygons.
	Tables Insert tables into the canvas, then drag objects into a table cell.

myViewBoard for Windows provides an option to divide existing polygons (2d shapes) into movable segments. To learn more, refer to the following article:

• Divide shapes into segments

Quick select for shapes

The quick select feature allows users to change the active tool to insert a different shape. Switching shapes is faster since users no longer need to re-open the Shapes and Lines menu each time they want to change shapes.

1. Click Shapes and Lines  on the main toolbar.
2. The quick select options —a set of three options— should appear beside the Shapes and Lines icon. These options change based on the current shape:
   
   

   Shapes	Options
   2D shapes	rectangle, circle, triangle
   3D shapes	cuboid, sphere, pyramid
   Lines	solid, arrow, dashed

   
   
3. Select one of the options to switch to that shape/line.
4. To access all available shapes, click the Shapes and Lines  icon again.

Quick select options (on Windows) for 2D shape: rectangle, circle, and triangle.

Interactive tutorial

Get familiar with our shapes tool and unlock the power of shapes in myViewBoard.