Create your own objects

• Pen tool

  The Pen tool allows users to draw freehand strokes directly on the canvas. Use this tool to create text and drawings, or to draw over objects on the canvas to add annotations. Pen 🠓 ‍  Pen types myViewBoard offers the following pen types. Note that the Pen icon on the toolbar displays what Pen type is currently active. Marker The Marker is the defau

• Eraser

  Use the Eraser tool to remove strokes and objects from the canvas. To set the Eraser as the active tool, click the following icon on the main toolbar: Eraser 🠓 ‍  Eraser options To see all eraser options, click the eraser icon on the main toolbar again. Stroke Eraser. Draw over strokes made by the pen tool. Click the eraser icon twice to adjust the

• Shapes & Lines

  The Shapes and Lines tool allows users to insert 2D shapes, 3D shapes, lines, and tables into the canvas. To set Shapes & Lines as the active tool, click the following icon on the main toolbar: Shapes & Lines 🠓 ‍  Using Shapes & Lines On the main toolbar, click the Shapes and Lines icon once to access the quick select panel. The quick se

• Text

  The Text tool allows users to perform text-based operations on the canvas. Use the tool to type, copy, paste, and format text (via keyboard input or handwriting recognition) as well as use the resulting text in myViewBoard's own Immersive Reader and Text-to-Speech features.  To set the Text tool as the active tool, click the following icon on the ma

• Sticky Notes

  The Sticky Notes tool lets users add virtual notes to the myViewBoard canvas for annotations or reminders. These notes can then be resized and changed in color. To set the Sticky Notes as the active tool, click the following icon on the main toolbar: Sticky Notes 🠓 ‍  Adding sticky notes To add sticky notes anywhere on the canvas, perform the follow

Insert external objects

• File Management

  The File Management feature enables users to access and save documents. It also allows users to connect with cloud storage services to retrieve and store their files. To set File Management as the active tool, click the following icon on the main toolbar: File Management 🠓 ‍  File Management overview The following options are available: Create new f

• Magic Box

  The Magic Box allows users to store and access multimedia content like images, videos, and documents. The Magic Box allows users to place content directly onto the myViewBoard canvas. To set Magic Box as the active tool, click the following icon on the main toolbar: Magic Box 🠓 ‍  Open the Magic Box For a quick visual guide, see the video below: Wha

• Embedded Browser

  The Embedded Browser feature embeds a web browser within the canvas, and provides a way to open, engage and interact with online content during a session. To set the Embedded Browser as the active tool, click the following icon on the main toolbar: Embedded Browser 🠓 ‍  Adding the embedded browser For a quick visual guide, see the video below: Adorn

• Screenshot Tool

  The Screenshot Tool captures areas of the screen and inserts these as images onto the myViewBoard canvas. It helps include external content into presentations. To set the Screenshot tool as the active tool, click the following icon on the main toolbar: Screenshot tool 🠓 ‍  ⚠️ Availability To use the above feature, sign in with your myViewBoard accou

• Windows Toggle

  The Windows Toggle feature allows users to switch between windows or applications without closing the myViewBoard canvas interface. When active, it also provides access to some myViewBoard tools. To set the Windows Toggle as the active tool, click the following icon on the main toolbar: Windows Toggle 🠓 ‍  Using Windows Toggle For a quick visual gui

Manage objects on board

• Select Tool

  The Select tool lets users pick, move, or resize objects on the myViewBoard canvas, with various options to organize and adjust content during use. To set the Select Tool as the active tool, click the following icon on the main toolbar: Select Tool 🠓 ‍  Select objects To select objects, activate the Select tool from the main toolbar and perform one

• Hand Tool

  The Hand tool moves the view of the myViewBoard canvas by clicking and dragging. Use it to navigate through the canvas. To set the Hand tool as the active tool, click the following icon on the main toolbar: Hand tool 🠓 ‍  Video walkthrough For a more detailed walkthrough, see the video below. Click on the timestamps to jump to a section. 00:15 Pan s

• Undo / Redo

  The Undo and Redo functions let users reverse or restore actions on the myViewBoard canvas. Use to manage changes when creating lessons. To activate the Undo / Redo command, click the following icon on the main toolbar: Undo / Redo 🠓 ‍  Keyboard shortcuts  If a keyboard is attached, you can trigger undo or redo via the following hotkeys: Other behav

• Adorning menu

  The Adorning menu is a context menu that provides additional options to interact with objects on the canvas. Actions available on the menu change depending on the active object selected.  Shapes and Lines Options shown will depend on certain properties of the shape or line selected.      Circular shapes For all shapes created with the circle tool. 

User & navigation

• Tabs

  myViewBoard supports opening multiple files. Each file opens in its own tab. To switch between opened files, click the tab for the target file. Launching a new tab To create a new file in a tab, launch myViewBoard and use the following icons on the top bar:   Click  to add a new tab. myViewBoard generates a new blank white canvas.Note that any defau

• Quick access menu

  Performing a 'Long Press' (or right-click in laptop mode) displays long-press actions. This allows teachers to access their preferred tools without disrupting lesson flow. The shortcut includes a set of default actions, with the option to add eight more. For a quick video guide, see below. Video walkthrough For a more detailed walkthrough, see the v

• Present mode

  Present Mode expands the myViewBoard window to occupy the whole screen. Use this mode to maximize the use of your display's screen area. Using Present Mode To enter Present Mode, perform the following: Launch myViewBoard. Click Present Mode on the navigation toolbar. During Present Mode: The canvas covers the entire screen. The Windows taskbar becom

• Keyboard shortcuts

  myViewBoard supports keyboard shortcuts designed to enhance navigation and productivity. Use shortcuts to streamline your common tasks and improve workflow efficiency. Hotkey list Floating toolbar To review the hotkeys while working on the canvas, hover over an icon in the Floating toolbar to display its hotkey information in a tooltip.   Descriptio