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'''Companion''' is an app for myViewBoard available for iOS and Android. Use the myViewBoard Companion app to:
* Quickly and securely log in to [[Whiteboard]] sessions by scanning the QR code.
* Remotely control [[Whiteboard]] sessions with page navigation and laser pointer.
* Interact with other [[Whiteboard]] sessions by sharing files by [[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]] [[File:I-magic-box-throwtool.svg|30px|link=Magic_Box_Throw]].
* Take part in polls and quizzes with [[Magic_Box_Pop_Quiz|Pop Quiz]] [[File:I-pop-quiz.svg|30px|link=Pop_Quiz]] and [[Polls_Quiz|Polls]] [[File:I-poll-quiz.svg|25px|link=Polls_Quiz]] features.


==Get the Companion app==
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* Android devices must be running Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or higher.
* Apple devices must be running iOS 9 or higher.
* Allow permissions for camera and file access if using the [[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]] feature.
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'''Download the Companion app'''

# Go to the Google Play or Apple Store app on your mobile device.
# Search for the '''myViewBoard Companion'''.
# Install the app, and sign in to your myView Board account (to access all features). 


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* [[File:Google-play-icon.svg|20px|link=]] Google Play: <br/>https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viewsonic.myviewboard
* [[File:Apple-app-store.svg|20px|link=]] Apple App Store: <br/>https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myviewboard/id1321808551


myViewBoard.com also has links to download Companion: 
# Go to http://myViewBoard.com.
# Click <span class="btn"><i class="fa fa-download"></i> [[Downloads]]</span>.
# Click ''Companion on Google play'' or ''Companion on Apple Store''.
# Using a QR code reader, scan the QR code to get the download link.
# Open the download link to go to the correct download page of your device's app store.
# Click Install, and wait for the installation to complete.

For more information, see [[Downloads]].
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==Companion app: Home screen==
Companion presents its users with a screen that has multiple options to sign in to the app. In addition, the users can see see the [[File:Info.jpg|30px|link=]] icon at the top left of the screen. Click this to get the Settings information and submitting your feedback regarding the app.

# '''Select your role to sign in''': This means that the user can opt from the following options to log in to the app:
#:* '''Host / IT admin''': A host can be anyone, such as a teacher and any other professional, who is presenting the canvas. The IT admin can also use the same option for accessing the app.
#:* '''Participant''': A participant is the one who wants to join the Whiteboard session presented by a host.
# '''Sign in as a Guest''': If you don’t have a myViewBoard account and want to log in to the Companion app as a guest for work collaboration, then you just need to enter the “Host name” and “Your name”. Alternatively, you can scan the QR code shared by the host with you in place of writing the host's name.
# '''Sign Up''': If you haven't created a myViewBoard account yet, you can do so [https://myviewboard.com/signup here].To use all features, we advise you to sign up and use all features.  
Once logged in, you will be able to use the Companion app as a remote control for your [[Whiteboard for Windows]] or [[Whiteboard for Android]] sessions.

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File:Companion App Launch Screen.jpg|Companion: Home screen
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==Signing in to Companion==

Selecting the role as a Host/IT admin or Participant will give common login options to both of the users.
* '''Sign in with your Google, Microsoft, or Apple account that you registered with us''':
** [[File:Google.svg|20px|link=]] Sign in with Google
** [[File:Microsoft.svg|20px|link=]] Sign in with Microsoft
** [[File:Apple.svg|20px|link=]] Sign in with Apple
** [[File:Single sign-in.png|20px|link=]] Provide your email and password and follow the instructions to use single sign-in service.

* '''Sign in with your email''':
** Provide your email and password.
** Click the Check Mark icon.

'''Note''': Click ''Forgot password?'' to reset the password and an email will be sent to your regular email id.
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File:Companion Log in Page.jpg|Sign-in options for a Host/IT admin and Participant
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==Joining as a guest==

After entering the required details as stated above and clicking the Guest Login tab, a guest can use the [[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]] [[File:Throw.svg|50px|link=Magic_Box_Throw]], [[Pop Quiz]] [[File:Pop_quiz.svg|50px|link=Pop_Quiz]], and [[Polls_Quiz|Polls]] [[File:Pollquiz.svg|50px|link=Polls_Quiz]] features. These are for interacting with a [[MyViewBoard_Whiteboard|Whiteboard]] session.
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File:Guest screen.jpg.png|Guest screen
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==After signing in==
Once a user has signed in:
*A Host/IT admin can see the '''Participate''' screen as the first page directly.
*A participant will get "'''Join a Whiteboard session'''" as the initial screen. Here, the participant needs to enter the Host name (or scan the QR code of the respective Whiteboard session) and their own names in the given fields. Clicking '''Join''' allows the participant to access the same features as are available to hosts/IT admins.

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File:Whiteboard session for Participant.jpg|First screen for participants after signing in
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Both hosts/IT admins and participants can now access 3 pages:

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| [[File:Companion_btn_participate.png|50px|link=]]
| Participate mode
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| [[File:Companion_btn_control.png|50px|link=]]
| Remote control
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| [[File:Companion_btn_cast.png|50px|link=]]
| Wireless Presentation
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===Participate Screen===

This page is for interacting with [[Whiteboard]] sessions from ''other'' users, for example sharing files or participating in quizzes.

When signed in, you will also see your user profile picture/icon in the top left. Click this for settings and to sign out of the app.


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File:Companion_participate.jpg|Participate screen for Hosts/IT admins
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File:Participate Screen.jpg|Participate screen for participants
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The participate screen contains the following for Host/IT admins:

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!center|[[File:Throw.svg|70px|link=Magic_Box_Throw]]
| [[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]] files such as images to a Whiteboard
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!center|[[File:Pop_quiz.svg|70px|link=Pop Quiz]]
| Answer a [[Pop Quiz]]
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!center|[[File:Pollquiz.svg|70px|link=Polls_Quiz]]
| Answer [[Polls_Quiz|Polls]]
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| Analyze your presentation effectiveness, audience mood and room environment with [[MyViewBoard_Sens|myViewBoard Sens]].<br>Requires the myViewBoard Sens sensor hardware to function.
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| Log in to a [[Whiteboard]] by scanning a QR code
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====Sign in to Whiteboard with the Companion app====

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Use the Companion app to sign in to the Whiteboard with the QR code scanner:
# Launch the Companion app. 
# Sign in to Companion, if not already.
# Click the QR Code icon [[File:349t8y3986 yo8hg04857gh029354gh2-53.svg|30px|link=]] to open the phone's camera.
# Position the phone so that the QR code displayed on the Whiteboard for Windows or Android screen is inside the QR 'scanner' of the Companion app.


''If you can't find the QR code on the whiteboard, click the icon in the bottom right of the screen to display login options.''


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File:CAnew-Page-QRCode.jpg|Use your phone's camera to scan the QR code in the bottom right of the [[Whiteboard]]
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'''''Remember that the QR code scanner and Sens do not appear when signed in as a Participant. This is because:
# The participants join the Whiteboard sessions before accessing the Participate page.
# Sens is designed to be used by the Hosts and IT admins to monitor the individuals' engagement in the sessions.'''''

====[[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]]====
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''Throw'' lets you share files or photos from your phones to a Whiteboard session. Follow the given steps to use this feature:

# Click the [[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]] icon.
# Select ''Camera'' or ''Browse'', then take your picture or select the file.
# On the next screen, you can find three different ways to share your files as per your roles:
## '''Hosts/IT admins''': The Host Name field automatically shows your myViewBoard account email id name. To share the files to any other Whiteboard session, enter the Host Whiteboard name, or scan the QR code of the Whiteboard.
##:* The Host Name is the name of the Whiteboard session you are throwing to.
##:* Click the [[File:CAnew-Icons-ThrowHistory.jpg|16px]] icon to see a list of Host Names you've previously sent files to.
## '''Participant''': The Host Name is auto-filled in for the Whiteboard session you are sending the file to.
## '''Guest''': The Host Name and Your Name are auto-filled in to share the files. 
# Click the {{FA|far fa-paper-plane}} icon to send the file.

If successful, the Whiteboard session host should receive a notification.

If you are sending the file to your own Whiteboard session (the Companion app and Whiteboard are signed in with the same account), the Companion app will also ask you if you want to open the file on the Whiteboard. If you choose not to, you can always access all thrown files from the notifications icon or [[File:I-main-tool-bar-magic-box.svg|25px|link=Magic_Box]] [[Magic Box]] > Throw.  
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Once Companion is installed, it will also appear under the default Android or iOS ''Share''/''Send'' options alongside other apps and email, etc.

====Pop Quiz====
[[File:Pop_quiz.svg|70px|link=]] 

Answer a ''Pop Quiz'' from a [[Whiteboard]] with your Companion app. Use this feature as a Host/IT admin, Participant, and Guest.

# Click [[Pop Quiz|Pop Quiz]] icon.
# Use the pen, text, or AI pen to draw or write your answer. Alternatively, select a file from your device by clicking the file [[File:878ty320ty304ty2-039t234t324t.svg|20px|link=]] icon.
# Click the paper plane icon {{FA|far fa-paper-plane}} to send your drawing or file to the whiteboard.
# The whiteboard will receive a notification, showing your file.


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File:Companion pop quiz screen.png|This is what the Pop Quiz page looks like in the Companion app
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{{Note-yellow|To view Throw history and recall files, click your avatar in the top left and then ''Throw history''. Recalling files depends upon network connection.}}



====[[Polls_Quiz|Polls]]====
[[File:Pollquiz.svg|70px|link=Polls_Quiz]]

[[Polls_Quiz|Polls]] for [[Whiteboard]] can be answered from the Companion app. Polls is available for all users of Companion.

# Click the Polls icon and then join by either entering the Whiteboard host name, or scanning the QR code for the Poll from the Whiteboard. 
# Enter your name and click ''Join''. 
# When the Poll starts on Whiteboard, Poll questions will appear in the Companion app. 
# Select an answer or multiple answers for each question, and click the {{FA|far fa-paper-plane}} plane icon to submit your answer.

After you use Companion to answer the Poll, the Whiteboard host can see the results.

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File:Companion app polls222.png|Answer multiple choice, true or false, free-format and more types of questions from Polls in the Companion app.
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===Whiteboard remote control===
You must be signed in to the Whiteboard and the Companion app with the same myViewBoard account to use remote control.


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{{IconBox|[[File:CA-VBControlLasermode.PNG|Companion app interface for controlling myViewBoard sessions in Laser Stroke Mode]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
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Default management options:
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<div class="DTC">URL </div>
<div class="DTC">Display Whiteboard session URL and QR code for Throw, Pop Quiz, and Polls interaction.</div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-QRCode.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
<div class="DTC">QR Code </div>
<div class="DTC">Save the Whiteboard session to linked cloud storage, and generate a QR code that links to the file.</div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Laser.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
<div class="DTC">Laser pointer </div>
<div class="DTC">Turn your phone into a laser pointer on the device running Whiteboard.</div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Previous.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
<div class="DTC">Previous </div>
<div class="DTC">Go to the previous page, if the file has multiple pages.</div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Next.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
<div class="DTC">Next </div>
<div class="DTC">Go to the next page, if the file has multiple pages.</div>
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Toggle ''Laser pointer'' on at the top of the page to use:
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<div class="DTC">Laser stroke </div>
<div class="DTC">Touch and hold to draw with a highlighter on the Whiteboard canvas. </div>
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<div class="DTC">Center </div>
<div class="DTC">Recenter the Laser. </div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CA-Deletestrokeicon.PNG|link=]]|50px}}</div>
<div class="DTC">Remove strokes </div>
<div class="DTC">Delete all marks from the laser pointer.</div>
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===Wireless Presentation Screen===

Manage the [[Wireless Presentation]] feature of Whiteboard on this page. 

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|style="border: solid 1px #eee;" |Enable
|style="border: solid 1px #eee;" |Turn the wireless presentation feature on for the signed in account. <br/>After this is turned on, participants can send, cast or share their screen to the user's current Whiteboard session.
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|style="border: solid 1px #eee;" |Moderation
|style="border: solid 1px #eee;" |Display a list of participants requesting access to share their screen to the current Whiteboard session.<br/>Click on an entry to grant access.
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The two buttons under ''Frame Resize'' can be used when using the [[Wireless Presentation]] feature of Whiteboard to display participants' screens:
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Shrink.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
<div class="DTC">'''''Shrink'''''</div>
<div class="DTC">Reduce the size of the presentation screen</div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Enlarge.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
<div class="DTC">'''''Enlarge'''''</div>
<div class="DTC">Enlarge the size of the presentation screen</div>
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==Related Media==
{{YouTube-box|K72gsW8-7-M|Get Started with myViewBoard Companion App}} 
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