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Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows only)
Save time when using myViewBoard Whiteboard Windows version by making use of keyboard shortcuts.
General hotkeys for tools and navigation
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Pens Press twice to open a submenu with more pen tools. |
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Select Tool Press to switch to the select tool, which allows you to select and move or edit objects. |
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Shapes and Lines Press to enable a shape drawing tool. Press twice to open a submenu with more shapes and lines. |
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Text Editor Press to enable a text input tool. Press twice to switch to handwriting mode. |
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Infinite Canvas Press to enable a drag-to-move around the canvas tool. Press twice for a canvas overview. |
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Eraser Press to enable an eraser tool. Press twice to open a submenu with extra options. |
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| Return to the first page (if the canvas contains multiple pages). | |
| Go to the last page (if the canvas contains multiple pages). | |
| Go to the next page (if the canvas contains multiple pages). | |
| Go to the previous page (if the canvas contains multiple pages). | |
| Unselect all selected objects. | |
| Delete all selected objects. | |
| Open a Help pop-up window. | |
| Open the Embedded Browser. | |
| Toggle between Present and Prepare modes. | |
| Toggle between Desktop mode and Whiteboard mode. | |
| ↑ / ↓ / ← / → | Move selected objects with the arrow keys. |
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If no response is resulting from presses of F keys within Whiteboard (and Windows OS actions are taking precedence), FnLock may be enabled. Make sure to disable it before attempting Whiteboard hotkeys.
Hotkeys for objects, file management and more
Keys |
Actions |
| + | Select all objects. |
| + | Copy selected objects. |
| + | Duplicate selected objects. |
| + | Paste previously copied objects. |
| + | Cut selected objects. |
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Undo Reverse the last action taken. |
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Redo Revert an action previously undone. |
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Open File Whiteboard for Windows prompts the user to save a current canvas before opening a file. |
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Save File If working on a previously saved file, this action will quick save. Otherwise, the file will have to be Saved as. |
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New File Whiteboard for Windows prompts the user to save a current canvas before creating a new file. |
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| + | Open Whiteboard's screen recorder. |
| + + | New page |
| + | Open Screen Capture submenu. |
| + | Open the File Manager submenu. |
| + | Open Magic Box submenu. |
| + | Open the Infinite Canvas submenu. |
| + | Switch to the Select tool. |
| + | Switch to the Pen tool. |
| + | Switch to the Eraser tool. |
| + | Switch to the Shapes and Lines tool. |
| + | Switch to the Text Editor tool. |
| + | Open the Page Management submenu. |
Embedded Browser hotkeys
Keys |
Actions |
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| + | New tab |
| + | Close tab |
| + | Move the cursor to the address bar and highlight everything in it. |
| + | Minimize the Embedded Browser window. |
Mouse wheel special features
Action |
Description |
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| Mouse wheel click | Click, hold and drag the mouse wheel to move the canvas without selecting the Infinite Canvas tool. |
| Mouse wheel scroll | Scroll the mouse wheel to zoom in/out on the canvas without selecting the Infinite Canvas tool. |