FollowMe
The FollowMe page contains settings that are loaded for every myViewBoard session.
myViewBoard.com provides the following options to access this page:
- Click the icon on the toolbar
- Click your avatar, and select the myViewBoard FollowMe icon from the drop down
Settings found in the FollowMe page are only available on the myViewBoard.com website. myViewBoard programs do not allow settings to be modified when a session is active. Additionally, settings updated in the FollowMe page only take effect when signing in to a new myViewBoard session.
FollowMe Options
The FollowMe page contains settings that are loaded for every myViewBoard session.
Some options are hidden for the default myViewBoard theme. To see all the FollowMe options, select any theme except myViewBoard default.
Setting
By default, all settings are turned off. Click the toggle to turn these settings on, and then click Confirm.
| Auto logout time | Specify how long the myViewBoard for Windows program should wait before it logs the current user out. |
| Show Time | Displays the current date and time on the upper side of the canvas. On the canvas, click the time to open a floating calendar. |
| Show Grid | Displays a grid over the canvas. |
| Show Watermark | Displays a 'confidential' watermark. |
| Always Enable Casting | Keeps casting automatically turned on. For more information, see Wireless Presentation. |
Settings are applied the next time the user signs in.
You can also set default settings for the following features:
| Font Setting | Set the font, style, and color used by the text tool. Click 'Apply font setting to host' to load these settings the next time you sign in. |
| Pen Setting | Set the pen width and color. Click 'Apply pen setting to host' to load these settings the next time you sign in. |
Notes:
- To use the updated settings, verify that the 'Apply' checkbox is selected before clicking Confirm.
- To revert back to the default settings (in case you want different text/pen defaults when creating/presenting lessons), clear the checkbox before signing in to a new myViewBoard session.
Cloud Integration
Cloud integration provides options to connect your Google Drive, Dropbox, Box OneDrive or OneDrive for Business cloud accounts to myViewBoard.
See the Cloud Integration section.
Tiles
Tiles are custom URL bookmarks that are accessible via the Embed Browser.
To manage the tiles:
- Go to http://myviewboard.com.
- Click the myViewBoard FollowMe icon.
- Click Tiles.
- Click a group to edit.
- On the new windows, click to enter edit mode.
- Click to add a new tile.
- Click to remove an exiting tile
- Click to save your edits.
To verify if the change was successful, sign in to a myViewBoard session and click the Embed Browser. The Embed Browser should now include the updated tiles in its homepage.
Background
The Background page provides options to select a default background that is automatically loaded when starting a new myViewBoard session. myViewBoard provides the following background options:
| Preset backgrounds | After account creation, myViewBoard provides several default images which can be set as default background. |
| Pick a color | Sets a solid color as the default background. Click the color box to open the color picker. |
| Custom backgrounds | Upload custom images to an integrated cloud account for use as the default background. |
The following options are available to manage the selected backgrounds.
| Set Default | Click to set the background as the default. |
| Restore Preset | Sets the background to none. |
| Update Files | Click to open the myViewBoard > Background folder on the integrated cloud storage account. |
myViewBoard supports images of any resolution, but 3840 x 2160 (4k resolution) is recommended.
For more information on uploading custom images, see Uploading Custom Images.
Magic Line Pen
The Magic pen page provides options to select a default magic pen that is automatically loaded when starting a new myViewBoard session. myViewBoard provides the following magic pen options:
| Preset magic pens | After account creation, myViewBoard provides several default images which can be set as the default magic pen. |
| Custom magic pens | Upload custom images to an integrated cloud account for use as a magic pen option. |
The following options are available to manage the selected magic pens.
| Set Default | Click to set the selected magic pen as the default. |
| Restore Preset | Sets the magic pen to none. |
| Update Files | Click to open the myViewBoard > magic pen folder on the integrated cloud storage account to upload custom images. |
For Magic Line Pens, myViewBoard supports any resolution, but images should at least be 96 x 96 pixels. Images are tiled to fill the space.
For more information on uploading custom images, see Uploading Custom Images.
Shape Pen
The shape pen page provides options to select a default shape pen that is automatically loaded when starting a new myViewBoard session. myViewBoard provides the following shape pen options:
| Preset shape pens | After account creation, myViewBoard provides several default images which can be set as the default shape pen. |
| Custom shape pens | Upload custom images to an integrated cloud account for use as a shape pen option. |
The following options are available to manage the selected shape pens.
| Set Default | Click to set the selected shape pen as the default. |
| Restore Preset | Sets the shape pen to none. |
| Update Files | Click to open the myViewBoard > shape pen folder on the integrated cloud storage account to upload custom images. |
For Shape Pens, myViewBoard supports images measuring 96 x 96 pixels. All pen images are scaled to this resolution.
For more information on uploading custom images, see Uploading Custom Images.
Related Media
FollowMe - Settings, Background, Different Pen Types
FollowMe - Creating Tiles for Embed Browser