FollowMe

FollowMe settings apply to every myViewBoard Whiteboard and Classroom session. These settings 'follow' the user across devices and sessions to make using myViewBoard apps more convenient and consistent.

To customize your FollowMe settins, first log in to myviewboard.com and then:

• Click the icon on the toolbar,

or

• Click your avatar, and select the FollowMe from the drop down menu.
• After customizing the settings, dont forget to click Confirm at the bottom of the page.

Once the settings have been saved, you may need to start a new session in Whiteboard or Classroom by logging in again.

FollowMe Options

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  The FollowMe page contains settings that apply to every myViewBoard session.

Some options are hidden for the default myViewBoard theme. To see all the FollowMe options, select any theme except myViewBoard default.

Settings

By default, all settings are turned off. Click the toggle to turn these settings on, and then click Confirm.

Theme	Change the theme for Whiteboard - this applies to menus and icons.
Auto logout time	Set how long Whiteboard will wait until automatically logging out.
Session password	Turn on to require students to enter a passcode to join Classroom sessions.
Show Time	Displays the current date and time on the upper side of the Whiteboard for Windows or Android canvas. This can also be changed from the background menu in Whiteboard.
Show Grid	Displays a grid over the canvas in Whiteboard for Windows or Android.
Show Watermark	Displays a 'confidential' watermark in Whiteboard for Windows or Android.
Always enable Wireless Presentation	Keeps Wireless Presentation automatically turned on in Whiteboard for Windows. For more information, see Wireless Presentation. Wireless Presentation can always be turned on or off from Whiteboard itself.
Font settings	Set the font size, style, and color used by the text tool. Applies to Whiteboard.
Pen settings	Set the pen width and color. Applies to Whiteboard.

Don't forget to click Confirm to save settings.

Cloud Integration

Connect third-party accounts to integrate cloud storage and videoconferencing into myViewBoard apps such as Whiteboard and Classroom.

myViewBoard supports:

• Google Drive
• Google Classroom
• Dropbox
• Box
• OneDrive (personal account)
• OneDrive for Business
• GoToMeeting
• Zoom
• Google Classroom

To connect accounts, click Bind and then sign in and authorize the accounts to be linked.

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  Link accounts to your myViewBoard account in FollowMe settings on myviewboard.com

For more information see Cloud Integration.

Bookmarks

This applies to the embedded browser in Whiteboard for Windows and Whiteboard for Android. After opening the embedded browser, there launch page has several tiles with links - these can all be customized in the Bookmarks section of FollowMe on myviewboard.com.

To manage the bookmark tiles:

1. Go to http://myviewboard.com.
2. Click the myViewBoard FollowMe icon.
3. Click Tiles.
4. Click a group to edit.
5. On the new windows, click to enter edit mode.
   • Click to add a new bookmark tile.
   • Click to remove an exiting tile
6. Click to save your edits.

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6nGxVh_hxk

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FollowMe - Settings, Background, Different Pen Types

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZYjcHjOcpM

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FollowMe - Creating Tiles for Embed Browser

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