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| | {{ent:Floating_icon_box|1=[[File:VBoardThrow Off.png|50px|center|link=]]|2=[[File:I-magic-box-throwtool.svg|50px|center|link=]] }} | | {{ent:Floating_icon_box|1=[[File:VBoardThrow Off.png|50px|center|link=]]|2=[[File:I-magic-box-throwtool.svg|50px|center|link=]] }} |
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| − | '''Throw''' allows users to send images, videos, and other documents wirelessly from their device to a Whiteboard session. No download necessary. Throw is available for [[Whiteboard for Windows]] and [[Whiteboard for Android]] with Premium or Entity accounts (see [https://myviewboard.com/pricing/ myviewboard.com] for more information). | + | '''Throw''' allows users to send images, videos, and other documents wirelessly from their device to a [[MyViewBoard_Whiteboard|Whiteboard]] session. No download necessary. <br> |
| − | | + | Throw is available for [[Whiteboard for Windows]] and [[Whiteboard for Android]] with <u>Premium or Entity</u> accounts (see [https://myviewboard.com/pricing/ myviewboard.com] for more information). |
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| | ==Before using Throw== | | ==Before using Throw== |
| | [[File:Throw.gif|thumb|Use Throw to wirelessly share files to a Whiteboard.]] | | [[File:Throw.gif|thumb|Use Throw to wirelessly share files to a Whiteboard.]] |
| − | * To use Throw, make sure you are signed in to Whiteboard (see [[Whiteboard for Android#Sign in|sign in to Whiteboard]] for a guide). | + | * To use Throw, make sure you are signed in to Whiteboard (see [[Signing_In_to_myViewBoard|sign in to Whiteboard]] for a guide). |
| − | * Share your Whiteboard session ID to your audience, either as a URL or a QR code. The session ID is the name that appears in the top left of the Whiteboard. Users can Throw files to your Whiteboard session from a web browser or the [[MyViewBoard Companion App]]. This is the same method for using [[Pop Quiz]] and [[Polls_Quiz|Polls]]. | + | * Share your Whiteboard session ID to your audience, either as a URL or a QR code. The session ID is the myViewBoard name that appears in the top left of the Whiteboard. Users can Throw files to your Whiteboard session from a web browser or the [[MyViewBoard Companion App]]. This is the same method for using [[Pop Quiz]] and [[Polls_Quiz|Polls]]. |
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| − | <div class="note-yellow" style="background-color: #e4f8fb; border: solid 1px #e4f8fb; border-left:solid 6px #87CEFA; padding:8px; width:99%;">'''Note:''' Throw is always available to the audience while the Whiteboard session is active (as long as the Whiteboard host is signed in to Whiteboard). This means that even if the Throw window is not open in Whiteboard, people can still send files which will appear in the notifications area (bell icon at the top of the screen). View these thrown files at any time by opening Throw from the Magic Box. | + | <div class="note-yellow" style="background-color: #e4f8fb; border: solid 1px #e4f8fb; border-left:solid 6px #87CEFA; padding:8px; width:99%;">'''Note:''' Throw is always available to the audience while the Whiteboard session is active (as long as the Whiteboard host is signed in to Whiteboard). This means that even if the Throw window is not open in Whiteboard, people can still send files which will appear in the notifications area ([[File:Notification.png|25px|link=]] bell icon at the top of the screen). View these thrown files at any time by opening Throw from the [[File:I-main-tool-bar-magic-box.svg|25px|link=Magic_Box]] [[Magic Box]]. |
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| | ==How to use Throw== | | ==How to use Throw== |
| | On the audience side, simply use a web browser or the [[MyViewBoard Companion App|myViewBoard Companion app]] to access the web portal for the host session. | | On the audience side, simply use a web browser or the [[MyViewBoard Companion App|myViewBoard Companion app]] to access the web portal for the host session. |
| − | # Enter your name or nickname and click ''confirm''. | + | |
| | + | ===Throw using the Whiteboard Portal webpage=== |
| | + | The host may instruct users to go to a Whiteboard portal webpage to interact with the active Whiteboard session. To get the portal URL, the host must click the session's myViewBoard Name located on the top right corner of the titlebar to display the Portal URL or a QR code to share. |
| | + | The Portal is an online page that users can access without the need to sign in. It is recommended that participants use a Chromium-based browser like Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge to access the public portal. |
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| | + | The portal URL uses the following URL format: </br> |
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| | + | <code> myViewBoard.com/NAME_OF_THE_HOST_WHITEBOARD</code> |
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| | + | # Enter your name or nickname and click ''Confirm''. |
| | # Under ''Throw files to the Whiteboard'', click [[File:Upload for throw.svg|90px|link=]] ''upload'', or drag and drop files into the area below. | | # Under ''Throw files to the Whiteboard'', click [[File:Upload for throw.svg|90px|link=]] ''upload'', or drag and drop files into the area below. |
| | + | # The selected object is automatically sent. |
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| | </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| | + | ===Throw using myViewBoard Companion=== |
| | + | {{#lst:MyViewBoard_Companion_App|CA-throw}} |
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| | ==View thrown content on the Whiteboard== | | ==View thrown content on the Whiteboard== |
| − | The Whiteboard host will receive a notification for each file thrown to the whiteboard. Click a notification, or open the Throw window in Magic Box to view shared files. | + | The Whiteboard host will receive a notification for each file thrown to the whiteboard. Click a notification, or open the [[File:I-magic-box-throwtool.svg|25px|link=]] Throw window in [[File:I-main-tool-bar-magic-box.svg|25px|link=Magic_Box]] [[Magic Box]] to view shared files. |
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