myViewBoard Companion Apps Quick Start Guide

The myViewBoard Companion App provides a means to control various actions on the canvas using a mobile phone.

Sign up for a myViewBoard account

To get the most out of myViewBoard, users need to create a complimentary myViewBoard account at http://www.myviewboard.com. Note that myViewBoard for Windows can still be used without signing in. However, some features will be unavailable.

myViewBoard provides the following options to sign up:

Integrate an existing Google or Microsoft account:

1. Click one of the following:
   • Sign in with Google
   • Sign in with Microsoft
2. On the next window, grant permission to myViewBoard to access the user's Google or Microsoft account.

Sign up using an email provider:

1. On the myViewBoard sign up page, fill up the following details:
   • Unique myViewBoard name
   • Email
   • Password
2. Select the checkbox for EULA agreement.
3. Click Sign Up.

After successful sign-up, perform the following steps:

1. An activation email will be sent to the account. Activate the account by clicking the link in the activation email.
2. After activation, sign in and set up the new myViewBoard account.
3. On first sign in, myViewBoard.com prompts the user to update the user's Personal Profile and Account Name Setting.

Download and Install

Before installation, verify that the device meets the following requirements:

• Android devices must be running Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or higher.
• Apple devices must be running iOS 9 or higher.

To install the app via the app store of your mobile device:

1. Go to the Google Play or Apple store app on your mobile device.
2. Search for the myViewBoard Companion app.
3. Click Install.

Alternatively, you can use the following links to install myViewBoard Companion app:

• Google Play:
  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viewsonic.myviewboard
• Apple Store:
  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myviewboard/id1321808551

The myViewBoard.com web site also provides links to download the myViewBoard Companion app:

1. Go to http://myViewBoard.com.
2. Click Downloads.
3. Depending on your device, click Companion on Google play or Companion on Apple Store link.
4. Using a QR code reader app, take a picture of the QR code to get the download link.
5. Open the download link to go to the correct download page of your device's app store.
6. Click Install, and wait for the installation to complete.

For more information, see Downloads.

Companion App User Interface

After installation, tap on the myViewBoard Companion app icon.

• Sign in to your myViewBoard account using the email address and password you provided during sign up.
• If you haven't signed up yet, click Sign Up to open the myViewBoard.com page where you can sign up for a new account.

If you signed up with a Google or Microsoft account and you need to use the Companion app, you need to create a separate sign in password:

1. Go to http://myViewBoard.com, and sign in.
2. Click your avatar, and click Change Password.
3. Specify a password, and click Confirm.
4. Afterwards, open the Companion app and sign in using the new password.

After signing in, the myViewBoard Companion app displays the following interface:

To manage the Companion app, click the following icons at the top:

User avatar

Displays the avatar associated with the user account.
Click to access Companion app settings.

Log out session

Logs the user out of the myViewBoard session.
This does not log you out of the Companion app.

This screen includes the following icons:

Throw

Sends an object to the myViewBoard host specified.
This feature is available even without signing in.

Pop Quiz

Sends a response to a Pop Quiz.
This feature is available even without signing in.

QR Signin

Scan a myViewBoard QR code to sign in to a session.
After successful signin, the icon is hidden.

Sign in is not required to use the Throw or Pop Quiz feature. Before using these features, ensure that the target myViewBoard session is already active.

1. Click the Throw or Pop Quiz icon.
2. Depending on the feature you selected, perform one of the following:
   • For Throw: select an image or video to throw, and click the icon.
   • For Pop Quiz: Use the pen tool to draw your answer, and click the icon.
3. On the next screen, provide the following information:
   • Host Name. Name of the myViewBoard session you are throwing to. This should be provided by the user hosting the myViewBoard session.
   • Your Name. Name that identifies you as the sender of this object.
4. Click the icon.

If successful, the myViewBoard host should receive a notification.

Using the Throw and Pop Quiz features shows the following screens:

Installing the app also adds the Throw feature as a sharing option. To use on your mobile phone:

1. On any app that is capable of performing the "share" action, click Share, or the    icon if available.
2. From the list of apps, select Companion.
3. On the next screen, provide the following information:
   • Host Name. Name of the myViewBoard session you are throwing to. This should be provided by the user hosting the myViewBoard session.
   • Your Name. Name that identifies you as the sender of this object.
4. Click the icon.

Sign in with QR Code

Use the QR code feature of the myViewBoard Companion app to sign in on the myViewBoard for Windows or Android program.

1. Launch the myViewBoard Companion app on your mobile device.
2. Sign in using an email address.
3. Click the QR Code icon ( ) to open the phone's camera.
4. Position the phone so that the QR code displayed on the myViewBoard for Windows or Android program is inside the QR 'scanner' of the myViewBoard Companion app.

Participation Screen

To access this screen, tap the following icon:

Participation

Options to send objects and answers to a myViewBoard session

These options provide access to features related to interaction with other myViewBoard sessions. This is the default screen displayed when opening the companion app.

This screen includes the following icons:

Throw

Sends an object to the myViewBoard host specified.
This feature is available even without signing in.

Pop Quiz

Sends a response to a Pop Quiz.
This feature is available even without signing in.

QR Signin

Scan a myViewBoard QR code to sign in to a session.
After successful signin, the icon is hidden.

Sign in is not required to use the Throw or Pop Quiz feature. Before using these features, ensure that the target myViewBoard session is already active.

1. Click the Throw or Pop Quiz icon.
2. Depending on the feature you selected, perform one of the following:
   • For Throw: select an image or video to throw, and click the icon.
   • For Pop Quiz: Use the pen tool to draw your answer, and click the icon.
3. On the next screen, provide the following information:
   • Host Name. Name of the myViewBoard session you are throwing to. This should be provided by the user hosting the myViewBoard session.
   • Your Name. Name that identifies you as the sender of this object.
4. Click the icon.

If successful, the myViewBoard host should receive a notification.

Using the Throw and Pop Quiz features shows the following screens:

Installing the app also adds the Throw feature as a sharing option. To use on your mobile phone:

1. On any app that is capable of performing the "share" action, click Share, or the    icon if available.
2. From the list of apps, select Companion.
3. On the next screen, provide the following information:
   • Host Name. Name of the myViewBoard session you are throwing to. This should be provided by the user hosting the myViewBoard session.
   • Your Name. Name that identifies you as the sender of this object.
4. Click the icon.

ViewBoard Control Screen

To access this screen, tap the following icon:

myViewBoard Control

Options to control the myViewBoard session remotely

This screen contains options for managing ongoing myViewBoard sessions.

The following icons are available under the following conditions:

• The user is currently signed in to a myViewBoard session
• The user is currently presenting a myViewBoard file with multiple pages

Previous

Go to the previous page, if the file has multiple pages

Next

Go to the next page, if the file has multiple pages

URL Screen

To access this screen, tap the following icon:

myViewBoard Control

Tools that user can activate during presentation

This screen contains tools that you can activate during presentation.

The following icons are available under the following conditions:

• The user is signed in to a myViewBoard session
• Another user is currently sharing/casting/presenting their screen to the myViewBoard session

URL

Shows the sharing URL on the screen

Laser pointer

Displays a red laser pointer on the screen

Wireless Presentation Screen

To access this screen, tap the following icon:

Wireless Presentation

Options to control wireless presentation for the logged on account

This screen contains options for managing the wireless presentation feature.

The following options are available:

Enable	Turns the wireless presentation feature on for the signed in account. After this is turned on, participants can send, cast or share their screen to the user's current myViewBoard session.
Remote Control	Displays a list of participants requesting access to cast/share/present their screen to the current myViewBoard session. Click on an entry to grant access.

The following icons are available under the following conditions:

• The user is signed in to a myViewBoard session
• Another user is currently sharing/casting/presenting their screen to the myViewBoard session

Shrink

Reduce the size of the presentation screen

Enlarge

Enlarge the size of the presentation screen

myViewBoard Settings

To access Companion App settings, click your user avatar icon. The settings screen contains the following options for configuring myViewBoard.

FollowMe AI

The Follow Me AI opens the myViewBoard settings.

For more information, see FollowMe AI.

Entity Admin

The Entity Admin screen provides options to configure the entity account. Some options in this screen are available only for admin accounts.

The Entity Admin screen has the following options:

Select organization	Select the organization where the entity should belong to.
Type ViewBoard name	Specify a name for the ViewBoard. Participants use this name to interact with your myViewBoard session.
Select myViewBoard theme	Specify a theme that to be loaded for every myViewBoard session.
Activate myViewBoard	Approves a myViewBoard for Android installation of an entity account.

If you wish to sign up for an entity account, kindly contact us by filling up this form here.

Stream

Selects the device to cast on the screen.

To add a stream to the list, tap to scan the QR code from the stream source.

Information

The information screen contains links to various myViewBoard resources.

This screen has the following options:

Rate our App	Open the Companion App Play store entry to rate the app.
Follow on Twitter	Redirect to the myViewBoard Twitter page.
Follow on LinkedIn	Redirect to the myViewBoard LinkedIn page.
Follow on YouTube	Redirect to the myViewBoard YouTube page.
Follow on Facebook	Redirect to the myViewBoard Facebook page.
About	View the version number of the Companion App currently installed.
Help	Redirect to the myViewBoard support web page.
Privacy Policy	Redirect to the myViewBoard privacy policy web page.