New features in whiteboard, User tips – Microsoft Surface Hub 2 SmCamera User Manual
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Sign in to access your whiteboards. As you work, changes are saved automatically.
Name your whiteboards to help organize your content and find it quickly. Select
the … to open the menu. Select the
Options
gear icon to access more tools and
features of the Whiteboard.
Use
Ink to shape
to turn drawing into actual shapes like circles, squares, and
triangles.
Use
Ink to table
to turn a drawn grid into a table with rows and columns.
You can also change the background color and design from solid to grid or dots.
Pick the background, then choose the color from the wheel around it.
You can export a copy of the Whiteboard collaboration for yourself through the
Share charm and leave the board for others to continue working.
For more information, see
.
The Microsoft Whiteboard app, updated for Surface Hub on July 1, 2019 includes a host
of new features including:
Automatic Saving
- Boards are saved to the cloud automatically when you sign in,
and can be found in the board gallery. There's no local folder name or directory.
Extended collaboration across devices
- You can collaborate using new apps for
Windows 10 or Windows 11 PC and iOS, and a web version for other devices.
Richer canvas
- In addition to ink and images, Whiteboard now includes sticky
notes, text and GIFs, with more objects coming soon.
Intelligence
– In addition to ink to shape and table, Whiteboard now includes ink
beautification to improve handwriting and ink grab to convert images to ink.
More color and background options
- Whiteboard now includes more pen colors
and thickness options along with other background colors and designs.
User tips
Tip
If you are using Whiteboard and cannot sign in, you can collaborate by joining a
Teams or Skype for Business meeting, and then sharing your screen. After you're
done, tap
Settings
>
Export to email
or save a copy of the board. If you choose to
export to SVG, it exports vector graphics and provides higher resolution than PNG
and can be opened in a web browser.
New features in Whiteboard