myViewBoard.com Quick Start Guide
Quick Start Guide
To get the most out of myViewBoard, users need to create a free myViewBoard account at http://www.myviewboard.com.
Users can sign up with their Google, Microsoft, or Apple account, or a regular email address.
myViewBoard account benefits:
- Sign in from anywhere
- Use FollowMe to access your files and settings across devices and sessions
- Access to files stored in linked cloud storage services
- Host Classroom sessions1
- Access to more Whiteboard features.
1 For myViewBoard Entity account types.
Sign up for a myViewBoard account
To get the most out of myViewBoard, users can create a myViewBoard account at http://www.myviewboard.com.
Sign up with a Google, Microsoft, or Apple account, or simply with an email address.
Having a myViewBoard account provides the following benefits:
- Host Classroom sessions.1
- Use FollowMe to maintain your personalized settings across devices and sessions.
- Access to files stored in bound cloud storage services.
- Use all the features of Whiteboard and other myViewBoard apps.
1A Premium or Entity account is required to access Classroom.
First select Try now from the top-right of the myViewBoard homepage.
On the next screen you will encounter various sign-up options:
myViewBoard.com registration page.
Sign up with an existing Google, Apple, or Microsoft account:
- Click one of the following:
Sign in with Google
Sign in with Microsoft
Sign in with Apple
- On the next window, grant permission for myViewBoard to access the account.
Sign up using a regular email:
- On the myViewBoard sign-up page, enter the following:
- Unique myViewBoard name
- Password
- Select the checkbox to comply with the myViewBoard terms of service and privacy policy agreement.
- Click Sign Up.
After successfully signing up:
- An activation email will be sent to the account. Click the link in the activation email.
- After activation, sign in and set up the new myViewBoard account.
- On first sign-in, myViewBoard.com prompts the user to update the user's Personal Profile and Account Name.
myViewBoard.com registration step 2
myViewBoard.com registration step 3
myViewBoard.com registration step 4
Sign in to myViewBoard
myViewBoard.com sign-in page
Signing in to an existing myViewBoard account:
- You can sign in to your existing account using the details you registered with - for example if your registered with your school's Microsoft credentials, this will be your myViewBoard login details.
- Select one of the following:
- Sign in with Google
- Sign in with Microsoft
- Sign in with Apple
- Sign in with an email address
If you are having difficulties accessing your account, you may try Forgot password?, or alternatively try our online support.
Bind a Cloud Storage Account
Your myViewBoard account can be connected to cloud storage accounts such as Google Drive, Dropbox, Box, Microsoft OneDrive and OneDrive for Business.
Link a cloud storage account to easily access your files. This is useful if you often log in to myViewBoard apps like Whiteboard or Classroom from different devices - you can save files to the cloud so they are always accessible, and not have to worry about transporting files via email or USB storage.
- Sign in to http://www.myViewBoard.com.
- Click your avatar, and select FollowMe from the drop-down.
- Click Cloud Integration on the side panel.
- On the Cloud Integration screen, select the cloud storage account you want to bind.
- Sign in to your account and allow myViewBoard to access your account.
After binding, a new folder named myViewBoard is created in the root directory of your cloud storage account. This is where session QR shares and backgrounds are stored, among other files.
Get started with myViewBoard Apps
The standard account is free and includes Whiteboard, myViewBoard Originals, and more. However, some features such as user and device management tools (Entity Management and Manager) are only available for myViewBoard Entity. To review all the differences between the available myViewBoard tiers, see the Pricing.
Homepage for Entity IT managers
Homepage for Premium users and users enrolled by Entity IT admins.
Features
myViewBoard is an evolving ecosystem of collaborative web-based tools. Some applications are also available as Windows, Android, or iOS - specific programs, available from the Downloads area. Once signed in, the following are applications accessible from the myViewBoard homepage:
Options available in the Quick Links section may vary depending on the type of user account logged in.
Requires the myViewBoard Sens sensor hardware to function.2
.flipchart (Used by Promethean ActivInspire), .notebook (Used by SMART Notebook), .enb (Used by ViewBoard 2.1 and EasiNote3)
.olf file format1 Available for users with Premium & Entity subscriptions.
2 Available for Entity subscription only. Get in touch to sign up your school.
To install Windows or Android versions of programs:
- Sign in to http://www.myviewboard.com.
- At the top of the page, click the
Download myViewBoard applications - Select and download the correct program for your platform.
- Run the installer, and wait for the installation to finish.
Learn More
Access online resources to learn more about myViewBoard.
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