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The myViewBoard Companion app allows users to control various actions on a myViewBoard session using a mobile phone.  
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<div style="width:100%;height:180px;background-color:white;overflow:hidden;" class="res-img">[[File:Icon_companion.svg|center|180px|link=]]</div>
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<center> <big>'''[[MyViewBoard Companion App Icons|Companion app icons]]</big>
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<div style="width:99%;text-align:center;height:auto;text-align:center;line-height:30px;border-top:solid 2px #eee;"><span class="iconify" data-icon="ic:baseline-history" data-inline="false"></span>'''[[MyViewBoard_Companion_App_Release_History|Release History]]''' <span class="iconify" data-icon="ic:baseline-history" data-inline="false"></span></div></div></div></div>
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<div class="MobileOnly">[[File:Icon_companion.svg|left|50px|link=]]</div>
  
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==Download and Installation==
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'''Companion''' is an app for myViewBoard available for iOS and Android. Use the myViewBoard Companion app to:
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* Quickly and securely log in to [[Whiteboard]] sessions by scanning the QR code.
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* Remotely control [[Whiteboard]] sessions with page navigation and laser pointer.
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* Interact with other [[Whiteboard]] sessions by sharing files by [[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]] [[File:Throwimg.png|30px|link=Magic_Box_Throw]].
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* Take part in polls and quizzes with [[Magic_Box_Pop_Quiz|Pop Quiz]] [[File:Popquizimage.png|30px|link=Pop_Quiz]] and [[Polls_Quiz|Polls]] [[File:Polls image.png|25px|link=Polls_Quiz]] features.
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==Get the Companion app==
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<div class="mw-collapsible-toggle" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;float:none;border-bottom:solid 1px #CCCCCC;">'''System Requirements'''</div>
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<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
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* Android devices must be running Android 5.0 (Lollipop) or higher.
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* Apple devices must be running iOS 9 or higher.
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* Allow permissions for camera and file access if using the [[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]] feature.
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* Android devices must not be in the Battery-Saver / Power-Saver mode to allow Companion to function.
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'''Download the Companion app'''
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# Go to the Google Play or Apple Store app on your mobile device.
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# Search for the '''myViewBoard Companion'''.
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# Install the app, and sign in to your myViewBoard account (to access all features).
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<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed plus-toggle" style="overflow:auto;border:solid 1px #white; padding:8px;"><div class="mw-collapsible-toggle" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;float:none;border-bottom:solid 1px #CCCCCC;">'''Direct download links'''</div><div class="mw-collapsible-content">
  
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To install the app via the app store of your mobile device:
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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
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# Go to the Google Play or Apple store app on your mobile device.
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* [[File:Apple-app-store.svg|20px|link=]] Apple App Store: <br/>https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myviewboard/id1321808551
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# Search for the myViewBoard Companion app.
 
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# Click Install.  
 
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Alternatively, you can use the following links to install myViewBoard Companion app:
 
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* Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viewsonic.myviewboard
 
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* Apple Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/myviewboard/id1321808551
 
  
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myViewBoard.com also has links to download Companion:  
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The myViewBoard.com web site also provides links to download the myViewBoard Companion app:  
 
 
# Go to http://myViewBoard.com.
 
# Go to http://myViewBoard.com.
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# Click <span class="btn"><i class="fa fa-download"></i> Downloads</span>.
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# Click <span class="btn"><i class="fa fa-download"></i> [[Downloads]]</span>.
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# Depending on your device, click ''Companion on Google play'' or ''Companion on Apple Store'' link.
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# Click ''Companion on Google play'' or ''Companion on Apple Store''.
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# Using a QR code reader app, take a picture of the QR code to get the download link.
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# 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.
 
# 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.
 
# Click Install, and wait for the installation to complete.
  
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For more information, see [[Downloads]].
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</div></div>
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==Sign-in page==
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This page presents the users with multiple options to sign in to the app based on their profiles. Also, the users can see the [[File:Info.jpg|30px|link=]] icon at the top left of the screen for Settings-related information and submitting feedback.
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===How sign-in works===
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# '''Select your role to sign in''': Pick your role either as a '''Host/IT admin''' or as a '''Participant''' for using Companion. It is noteworthy that the hosts and participants use their registered individual myViewBoard accounts to access Companion, whereas IT admins log in with their Entity Admin accounts or scan the QR code to enter the app.
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#* ''Sign in with your Google, Microsoft, or Apple account that you registered with us'':
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#** [[File:Google.svg|20px|link=]] Sign in with Google
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#** [[File:Microsoft.svg|20px|link=]] Sign in with Microsoft
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#** [[File:Apple.svg|20px|link=]] Sign in with Apple
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#* ''Sign in with your email'':
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#** Provide your email and password.
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#** Click the SIGN IN tab.<br />'''Note''': Click ''Forgot password?'' to reset the password, and an email will be sent to your regular email id.
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# '''Join as a Guest''': If you don’t have a myViewBoard account and want to join Companion as a guest for work collaboration, then type in the “Host name” and “Your name” in the given fields. Alternatively, scan the QR code of the Whiteboard session you want to join in.
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# '''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. 
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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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For more information, see [[Downloads]].
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{{IconBox|[[File:Joiningsession.jpg|Companion app interface for signing-in based on user's profile]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
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{{IconBox|[[File:Signin Interface.jpg|Sign-in process for a Host/IT admin and Participant]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
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{{BR}}
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==After signing in as hosts and IT admins==
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Although similar features are available to hosts and IT admins, yet the objectives of using the app are slightly different for both of them.
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* '''Hosts''': For interacting with audience or students:
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** Answering the quizzes and engaging in specific discussions
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* '''IT admins''': For using admin-specific features:
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** Software activation / Device enrollment via QR code scan: To activate Whiteboard for Android, the device must have internet access.
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*** '''On the device'''
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**** Launch myViewBoard Whiteboard app.
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**** Click Activate and choose Entity Admin in the Whiteboard Activation window. This displays the QR code on the screen.
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*** '''On Companion'''
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**** Sign in with the Entity Admin account and use the scanner to scan the QR code
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**** In the Software Activation window, select Entity, type the Whiteboard name, and click Submit. This activates the application, and the device starts appearing in the "Software Instances" section within "Entity Management" under myViewBoard.com.
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'''Note''': The entity end-users are advised to use Companion only when their user accounts have been successfully set up by an Entity Admin. This avoids users signing up for individual accounts that are not attached and managed by the entity and don’t have access to the whole functionality.
 
   
 
   
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When signed in, hosts and IT admins can access 3 pages:
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{| class="wikitable WikiMat"
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| [[File:Companion_btn_participate.png|50px|link=]]
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| Participate
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|-
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| [[File:Companion_btn_control.png|50px|link=]]
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| Remote control
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|-
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| [[File:Companion_btn_cast.png|50px|link=]]
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| Wireless presentation
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|}
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===Participate===
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* This page is for interacting with [[Whiteboard]] sessions from ''other'' users, for example sharing files or participating in quizzes.
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* Each time, you can send a file or response to a different host by either entering the name of the host or selecting one from the list.
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* '''Throw''', '''Pop Quiz''', and '''Polls''' are only available for the hosts with <u>Premium or Entity</u> accounts.
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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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<gallery widths="200" heights="440">
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File:New Participate Screen.jpg|Participate screen for hosts/IT admins when signed in
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</gallery>
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{{BR}}
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The participate screen contains the following:
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{| class="wikitable wikimat"
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!center|[[File:Throwimg.png|70px|link=Magic_Box_Throw]]
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| [[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]] files such as images to a Whiteboard
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|-
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!center|[[File:Popquizimage.png|70px|link=Pop Quiz]]
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| Answer a [[Pop Quiz]]
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|-
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!center|[[File:Polls image.png|70px|link=Polls_Quiz]]
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| Answer [[Polls_Quiz|Polls]]
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|-
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!center|[[File:Icon_Sens_.svg|50px|link=]]
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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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|-
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!center|[[File:349t8y3986 yo8hg04857gh029354gh2-53.svg|50px|link=]]
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| Log in to a [[Whiteboard]] by scanning a QR code
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|}
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====Access a Whiteboard with the QR code====
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{{ent:Blue_note
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|1=''Accessing a whiteboard with the Companion app's QR code function is quick and secure. You do not need to type out an email or password.''
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}}
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Use the Companion app to log in to the Whiteboard with the QR code scanner:
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# Launch the Companion app.
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# Sign in to Companion, if not already.
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# Click the [[File:349t8y3986 yo8hg04857gh029354gh2-53.svg|30px|link=]] icon to scan the QR code displayed on the Whiteboard for Windows or Android screen.
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''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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<gallery widths="200" heights="400">
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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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</gallery>
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====[[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]]====
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<section begin=CA-throw/>
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[[File:Throwimg.png|70px|link=]]
  
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==Companion App User Interface==
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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:
  
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After installation, tap on the myViewBoard Companion app icon.  
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# Click the [[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]] icon.
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* Sign in to your myViewBoard account using the email address and password you provided during sign up.  
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# Select ''Camera'' or ''Browse'', then take your picture or select the file.
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* 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.
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# On the next screen, enter the Host Whiteboard name, or scan the QR code of the Whiteboard.  
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#:* The host name is the name of the Whiteboard session you are throwing the files to. This field is automatically filled in with the last host name you interacted with, for sharing files.
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#:* Click the [[File:CAnew-Icons-ThrowHistory.jpg|16px]] icon to see a list of host names you've previously sent files to.
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# Click the {{FA|far fa-paper-plane}} icon to send the file.
  
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{{IconBox|[[File:Companion-app-landing.png|Companion app landing screen]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
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If successful, the Whiteboard session host should receive a notification.
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{{IconBox|[[File:Companion-app-signin.png|Companion app sign in screen]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
 
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<br style="clear:both;">
 
  
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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:
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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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# Go to http://myViewBoard.com, and sign in.  
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<section end=CA-throw/>
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# Click your avatar, and click Change Password.
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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.
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# Specify a password, and click Confirm.
 
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# Afterwards, open the Companion app and sign in using the new password.
 
  
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After signing in, the myViewBoard Companion app displays the following interface:
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====Pop Quiz====
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[[File:Popquizimage.png|70px|link=Pop_Quiz]]
  
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{{IconBox|[[File:Companion-app-home.png|Companion app icons for interacting with other myViewBoard sessions]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
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Answer a ''Pop Quiz'' from a [[Whiteboard]] with your Companion app.
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{{IconBox|[[File:Companion-app-cast.png|Companion app icons for managing myViewBoard cast sessions]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
 
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{{IconBox|[[File:Companion-app-conf.png|Companion app icons for configuring myViewBoard settings]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
 
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<br style="clear:both;">
 
  
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Note that the black icon (pen on board) only appears for admin entity accounts.
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# Click [[Pop Quiz|Pop Quiz]] icon.
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# 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.
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# Click the paper plane icon {{FA|far fa-paper-plane}} to send your drawing or file to the whiteboard.
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# The whiteboard will receive a notification, showing your file.
  
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To manage the Companion app, click the following icons at the top:
 
  
 
<div class="TAB" style="max-width:700px;">
 
<div class="TAB" style="max-width:700px;">
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<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:Setting.png|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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|c1={{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Folder.jpg|link=]]|50px}}  
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<div class="DTC">Settings</div>
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|c2=Folder
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<div class="DTC">Displays the settings screen, which contains links to useful resources. </div>
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|c3=Add images from your phone. <br/>Drag the image to the trashcan to delete. 
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</div>
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<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:RBBtn On.png|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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|c1={{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Arrows.jpg|link=]]|50px}}
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<div class="DTC">User avatar</div>
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|c2=Move
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<div class="DTC">Displays the avatar associated with the user account. <br/>Click to log-out of the Companion app.</div>
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|c3=If enabled, indicates that any image or text on screen can be moved.
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</div>
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}}
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<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:QR_Code_Sharing_Off.png|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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|c1={{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Texttool.jpg|link=]]|50px}}  
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<div class="DTC">QR scanning mode</div>
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|c2=Text tool
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<div class="DTC">Activates QR scanning mode.<br/>Scan a myViewBoard QR code to sign in to a session. </div>
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|c3=Click to add text. <br/>Drag the text on the screen to the trashcan icon to delete. 
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</div>
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}}
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<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:VBoardMode Logout.png|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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|c1={{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Eraser.jpg|link=]]|50px}}
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<div class="DTC">Log out session</div>
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|c2=Eraser
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<div class="DTC">Logs the user out of the myViewBoard session.<br/>This does not log you out of the Companion app.</div>
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|c3=Delete lines.
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</div>
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|c1={{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Pen.jpg|link=]]|50px}}  
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|c2=Pen
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|c3=Click to draw an answer by hand. <br/>To change the width, click the pen icon again. 
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}}
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|c1={{IconBox|[[File:185884707 948362939279330 92152610935330481 n(1).jpg|link=]]|50px}}
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|c2=AI Pen
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|c3=AI will generate icons to based on your drawing.
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{{Table-g | n0=--------------
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|c1={{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-color.jpg|link=]]|50px}}  
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|c2=Color
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|c3=Change active pen color.  
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}}
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
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==Sign in with QR Code==
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{{BR}}
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<gallery widths="200" heights="400">
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File:Pop Quiz.jpg|This is what the Pop Quiz page looks like in the Companion app
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</gallery>
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Use the QR code feature of the myViewBoard Companion app to sign in on the myViewBoard for Windows or Android program.
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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.}}
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# Launch the myViewBoard Companion app on your mobile device.
 
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# Sign in using an email address.
 
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# Click the <div class="res-img" style="display:inline-block;width:20px;height:20px;">[[File:VBoardMode Logout.png|link=]]</div> icon beside the user avatar to change it into a QR code icon.
 
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# Click the QR Code icon to open the phone's camera.
 
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# 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.
 
  
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==myViewBoard Interaction==
 
  
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These options provide access to features related to interaction with other myViewBoard sessions. This is the default screen displayed when opening the companion app.
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====[[Polls_Quiz|Polls]]====
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[[File:Polls image.png|70px|link=Polls_Quiz]]
  
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<div class="TAB">
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[[Polls_Quiz|Polls]] for [[Whiteboard]] can be answered from the Companion app.
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<div class="DTR">
 
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:Companion-icon2.svg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
 
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<div class="DTC">Cast Interaction </div>
 
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<div class="DTC">Options to send objects and answers to a myViewBoard session</div>
 
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</div>
 
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<div class="DTR">
 
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:Comp-app-admin.svg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
 
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<div class="DTC">Approve device </div>
 
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<div class="DTC">Approves a myViewBoard for Android installation of an entity account.<br/>This option is available for admin accounts only.</div>
 
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</div>
 
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<div class="DTR">
 
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<div class="DTC"><i style="color:#990000;font-size:40px;" class="far fa-paper-plane"></i></div>
 
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<div class="DTC">Throw</div>
 
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<div class="DTC">Sends an object to the myViewBoard host specified.<br/>This feature is available even without signing in.</div>
 
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</div>
 
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<div class="DTR">
 
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:Edu-PopQuiz.png|link=]]|50px}}</div>
 
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<div class="DTC">Pop Quiz</div>
 
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<div class="DTC">Sends a response to a Pop Quiz.<br/>This feature is available even without signing in.</div>
 
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</div>
 
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</div>
 
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# 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.  
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# Enter your name and click ''Join''.  
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# Click the Throw or Pop Quiz icon.
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# When the Poll starts on Whiteboard, Poll questions will appear in the Companion app.  
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# Depending on the feature you selected, perform one of the following:
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# Select an answer or multiple answers for each question. Click the {{FA|far fa-paper-plane}} plane icon to submit your answer.
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#* For Throw: select an image or video to throw, and click the {{FA|far fa-paper-plane}} icon.
 
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#* For Pop Quiz: Use the pen tool to draw your answer, and click the {{FA|far fa-paper-plane}} icon.
 
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# On the next screen, provide the following information:
 
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#* ''Host Name''. Name of the myViewBoard session you are throwing to. This should be provided by the user hosting the myViewBoard session.
 
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#* ''Your Name''. Name that identifies you as the sender of this object.  
 
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# Click the {{FA|far fa-paper-plane}} icon.
 
  
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If successful, the myViewBoard host should receive a notification.
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After you use Companion to answer the Poll, the Whiteboard host can see the results.
  
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{{IconBox|[[File:Companion-app-popquiz2.png|Companion App Pop Quiz screen]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
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<gallery widths="200" heights="400">
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{{IconBox|[[File:Companion-app-throw.png|Companion App Throw screen]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
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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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<br style="clear:both;">
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</gallery>
  
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Installing the app also adds the Throw feature as a sharing option. To use on your mobile phone:
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===Whiteboard remote control===
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# On any app that is capable of performing the "share" action, click Share, or the &nbsp;<i class="fas fa-share-alt"></i>&nbsp; icon if available.
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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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# From the list of apps, select Companion.
 
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# On the next screen, provide the following information:
 
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#* ''Host Name''. Name of the myViewBoard session you are throwing to. This should be provided by the user hosting the myViewBoard session.
 
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#* ''Your Name''. Name that identifies you as the sender of this object.
 
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# Click the {{FA|far fa-paper-plane}} icon.
 
  
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==myViewBoard Management==
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{{IconBox|[[File:CA-ViewBoard-Control.PNG|Companion app interface for controlling myViewBoard sessions]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
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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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{{BR}}
  
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These options are for managing ongoing myViewBoard cast sessions.
 
  
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<div class="TAB">
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Default management options:
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<div class="TAB" style="max-width:700px;">
 
<div class="DTR">
 
<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:Present.svg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-URL.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">Cast Management  </div>
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<div class="DTC">URL </div>
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<div class="DTC">Options to control the cast session remotely</div>
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<div class="DTC">Display Whiteboard session URL and QR code for Throw, Pop Quiz, and Polls interaction.</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="DTR">
 
<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:Cast.svg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-QRCode.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">Cast </div>
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<div class="DTC">QR Code </div>
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<div class="DTC">Enable casting for the logged on account</div>
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<div class="DTC">Save the Whiteboard session to linked cloud storage, and generate a QR code that links to the file.</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="DTR">
 
<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC"><i style="color:#990000;font-size:40px;" class="fas fa-list"></i></div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Laser.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">Remote Control </div>
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<div class="DTC">Laser pointer </div>
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<div class="DTC">Selects the device to cast on the screen.</div>
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<div class="DTC">Turn your phone into a laser pointer on the device running Whiteboard.</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="DTR">
 
<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:Shrink.svg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Previous.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">Shrink </div>
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<div class="DTC">Previous </div>
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<div class="DTC">Reduce the size of the casting screen</div>
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<div class="DTC">Go to the previous page, if the file has multiple pages.</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="DTR">
 
<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:Enlarge.svg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Next.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">Enlarge </div>
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<div class="DTC">Next </div>
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<div class="DTC">Enlarge the size of the casting screen</div>
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<div class="DTC">Go to the next page, if the file has multiple pages.</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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Toggle ''Laser pointer'' on at the top of the page to use:
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<div class="TAB" style="max-width:700px;">
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<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:A-Laserstrokeicon.PNG|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">Laser stroke </div>
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<div class="DTC">Touch and hold to draw with a highlighter on the Whiteboard canvas. </div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="DTR">
 
<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC"><i style="color:#990000;font-size:40px;" class="fas fa-arrow-right"></i></div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CA-Centerlasericon.PNG|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">Previous </div>
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<div class="DTC">Center </div>
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<div class="DTC">During presentation mode, go to the previous page if the canvas has multiple pages</div>
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<div class="DTC">Recenter the Laser. </div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
<div class="DTR">
 
<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC"><i style="color:#990000;font-size:40px;" class="fas fa-arrow-left"></i></div>
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CA-Deletestrokeicon.PNG|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">Next </div>
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<div class="DTC">Remove strokes </div>
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<div class="DTC">During presentation mode, go to the next page if the canvas has multiple pages </div>
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<div class="DTC">Delete all marks from the laser pointer.</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
 
</div>
  
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<br/>
 
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==myViewBoard Settings==
 
  
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These options are for configuring myViewBoard settings.
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===Wireless presentation===
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Manage the [[Wireless Presentation]] feature of Whiteboard on this page. This feature is accessible to only Premium- and Entity-account users.  
  
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<div class="TAB"><div class="DTR">
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{{IconBox|[[File:Companion_WP.jpg|Companion app interface for configuring wireless presentation]]|200px;float:left;padding: 5px 5px 20px 5px; border:solid 1px #eee;margin:5px;}}
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<div class="DTC" style="padding:10px;"><i style="color:#990000;font-size:47px;" class="fa fa-universal-access"></i></div>
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<br style="clear:both;">
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<div class="DTC" style="padding:10px;">myViewBoard Settings </div>
 
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<div class="DTC" style="padding:10px;">Options to configure myViewBoard settings.</div>
 
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</div></div>
 
  
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This tab contains the following settings:
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{| class="wikitable" style="background-color:transparent;"
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{| class="wikitable"
 
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|Auto log out time
 
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|How long before the session automatically logs out
 
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|-
 
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|Show time
 
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|Display the current time on the canvas of the current session
 
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|-
 
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|Show grid
 
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|Display a grid as the canvas background of the current session
 
 
|-
 
|-
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|Show watermark
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|style="border: solid 1px #eee;" |Enable
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|Display a <code>Confidential</code> watermark as the canvas background of the current session
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|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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|Always enable casting
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|style="border: solid 1px #eee;" |Moderation
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|Casting for the logged in account is automatically enabled for every session.  
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|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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To configure more options, go to the [[FollowMe AI]] page on the myViewBoard.com web site.
 
  
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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="TAB" style="max-width:700px;">
 +
<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Shrink.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">'''''Shrink'''''</div>
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<div class="DTC">Reduce the size of the presentation screen</div>
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</div>
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<div class="DTR">
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<div class="DTC">{{IconBox|[[File:CAnew-Icons-Enlarge.jpg|link=]]|50px}}</div>
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<div class="DTC">'''''Enlarge'''''</div>
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<div class="DTC">Enlarge the size of the presentation screen</div>
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</div>
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</div>
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==After signing in as participants==
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Once signed in, a participant can see '''Join a Whiteboard session''' as the first page.
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# Enter the Host Whiteboard name or scan the QR code of the Whiteboard.
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# Type your name in the next field.
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# Click '''Join''' to interact with the host's Whiteboard session.
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<gallery widths="200" heights="440">
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File:Whiteboard session for Participant.jpg|Participants must '''Join a Whiteboard Session''' after signing in
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</gallery>
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Like hosts and IT admins, a participant is also provided with three pages.
 +
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# [[#Participate|Participate]]: On this page:
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#:* A participant can use [[Throw]] [[File:Throwimg.png|50px|link=Magic_Box_Throw]], [[Pop Quiz]] [[File:Popquizimage.png|50px|link=Pop_Quiz]], and [[Polls_Quiz|Polls]] [[File:Polls image.png|50px|link=Polls_Quiz]] to take part in the Whiteboard sessions. Remember the participant can only access these features if a host is signed in to whiteboard with a Premium or Entity account.
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#:* The responses of the participant is directly sent to the respective Whiteboard host.
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# [[#Whiteboard remote control|Whiteboard remote control]] and [[#Wireless presentation|Wireless presentation]]: The same features can be used by participants for interaction as used by hosts and IT admins.
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<gallery widths="200" heights="440">
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File:Participate Screen.jpg|Participate screen for participants
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</gallery>
 +
 +
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''A participant can also find a profile icon at the top left for accessing Settings and signing out of Companion. Also, click the QR code icon appears at the top right to get the current Host's information and for changing the Host's name.''
 +
 +
==Joining as a guest==
 +
After connecting to the Whiteboard session, a guest can send the responses and files to the host by using Companion.
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* Collaborate work and engage in learning sessions through [[Magic_Box_Throw|Throw]] [[File:Throwimg.png|50px|link=Magic_Box_Throw]], [[Pop Quiz]] [[File:Popquizimage.png|50px|link=Pop_Quiz]], and [[Polls_Quiz|Polls]] [[File:Polls image.png|50px|link=Polls_Quiz]] features. These are for interacting with a [[MyViewBoard_Whiteboard|Whiteboard]] session.
 +
* You can see your name in the upper-middle part of the screen, along with the QR code icon at the top right. Click the QR code icon to get the history of all the hosts you had interacted with.
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<gallery widths="200" heights="440">
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File:Guest screen.jpg.png|Guest screen for interaction
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</gallery>
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{{BR}}
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==Related Media==
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{{YouTube-box|K72gsW8-7-M|Get Started with myViewBoard Companion App}}
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{{YouTube-box|Qq79VScgP-s|How to Use myViewBoard Companion App}}
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{{YouTube-box|UKBu1a3k-BY|Throw URLs to Whiteboard Using myViewBoard Companion}}{{BR}}
 
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Revision as of 20:07, 14 November 2021

Homebutton3.svg >Companion

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 Throw Throwimg.png.
  • Take part in polls and quizzes with Pop Quiz Popquizimage.png and Polls Polls image.png features.


Get the Companion app

System Requirements
  • 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 Throw feature.
  • Android devices must not be in the Battery-Saver / Power-Saver mode to allow Companion to function.


Download the Companion app

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


Direct download links


myViewBoard.com also has links to download Companion:

  1. Go to http://myViewBoard.com.
  2. Click Download.
  3. Click Companion on Google play or Companion on Apple Store.
  4. Using a QR code reader, scan 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 Download.

Sign-in page

This page presents the users with multiple options to sign in to the app based on their profiles. Also, the users can see the Info.jpg icon at the top left of the screen for Settings-related information and submitting feedback.

How sign-in works

  1. Select your role to sign in: Pick your role either as a Host/IT admin or as a Participant for using Companion. It is noteworthy that the hosts and participants use their registered individual myViewBoard accounts to access Companion, whereas IT admins log in with their Entity Admin accounts or scan the QR code to enter the app.
    • Sign in with your Google, Microsoft, or Apple account that you registered with us:
      • Google.svg Sign in with Google
      • Microsoft.svg Sign in with Microsoft
      • Apple.svg Sign in with Apple
    • Sign in with your email:
      • Provide your email and password.
      • Click the SIGN IN tab.
        Note: Click Forgot password? to reset the password, and an email will be sent to your regular email id.
  2. Join as a Guest: If you don’t have a myViewBoard account and want to join Companion as a guest for work collaboration, then type in the “Host name” and “Your name” in the given fields. Alternatively, scan the QR code of the Whiteboard session you want to join in.
  3. Sign Up: If you haven't created a myViewBoard account yet, you can do so 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.

Companion app interface for signing-in based on user's profile
Sign-in process for a Host/IT admin and Participant


After signing in as hosts and IT admins

Although similar features are available to hosts and IT admins, yet the objectives of using the app are slightly different for both of them.

  • Hosts: For interacting with audience or students:
    • Answering the quizzes and engaging in specific discussions
  • IT admins: For using admin-specific features:
    • Software activation / Device enrollment via QR code scan: To activate Whiteboard for Android, the device must have internet access.
      • On the device
        • Launch myViewBoard Whiteboard app.
        • Click Activate and choose Entity Admin in the Whiteboard Activation window. This displays the QR code on the screen.
      • On Companion
        • Sign in with the Entity Admin account and use the scanner to scan the QR code
        • In the Software Activation window, select Entity, type the Whiteboard name, and click Submit. This activates the application, and the device starts appearing in the "Software Instances" section within "Entity Management" under myViewBoard.com.

Note: The entity end-users are advised to use Companion only when their user accounts have been successfully set up by an Entity Admin. This avoids users signing up for individual accounts that are not attached and managed by the entity and don’t have access to the whole functionality.

When signed in, hosts and IT admins can access 3 pages:

Companion btn participate.png Participate
Companion btn control.png Remote control
Companion btn cast.png Wireless presentation


Participate

  • This page is for interacting with Whiteboard sessions from other users, for example sharing files or participating in quizzes.
  • Each time, you can send a file or response to a different host by either entering the name of the host or selecting one from the list.
  • Throw, Pop Quiz, and Polls are only available for the hosts with Premium or Entity accounts.

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.

  • New Participate Screen.jpg

    Participate screen for hosts/IT admins when signed in



The participate screen contains the following:

Throwimg.png Throw files such as images to a Whiteboard
Popquizimage.png Answer a Pop Quiz
Polls image.png Answer Polls
Icon Sens .svg Analyze your presentation effectiveness, audience mood and room environment with myViewBoard Sens.
Requires the myViewBoard Sens sensor hardware to function.
349t8y3986 yo8hg04857gh029354gh2-53.svg Log in to a Whiteboard by scanning a QR code

Access a Whiteboard with the QR code

Accessing a whiteboard with the Companion app's QR code function is quick and secure. You do not need to type out an email or password.


Use the Companion app to log in to the Whiteboard with the QR code scanner:

  1. Launch the Companion app.
  2. Sign in to Companion, if not already.
  3. Click the 349t8y3986 yo8hg04857gh029354gh2-53.svg icon to scan the QR code displayed on the Whiteboard for Windows or Android screen.


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.


  • Use your phone's camera to scan the QR code in the bottom right of the Whiteboard

Throw

Throwimg.png

Throw lets you share files or photos from your phones to a Whiteboard session. Follow the given steps to use this feature:

  1. Click the Throw icon.
  2. Select Camera or Browse, then take your picture or select the file.
  3. On the next screen, 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 the files to. This field is automatically filled in with the last host name you interacted with, for sharing files.
    • Click the CAnew-Icons-ThrowHistory.jpg icon to see a list of host names you've previously sent files to.
  4. Click the 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 I-main-tool-bar-magic-box.svg Magic Box > Throw.

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

Popquizimage.png

Answer a Pop Quiz from a Whiteboard with your Companion app.

  1. Click Pop Quiz icon.
  2. Use the pen, text, or AI pen to draw or write your answer. Alternatively, select a file from your device by clicking the file 878ty320ty304ty2-039t234t324t.svg icon.
  3. Click the paper plane icon to send your drawing or file to the whiteboard.
  4. The whiteboard will receive a notification, showing your file.


CAnew-Icons-Folder.jpg
Folder
Add images from your phone.
Drag the image to the trashcan to delete.
CAnew-Icons-Arrows.jpg
Move
If enabled, indicates that any image or text on screen can be moved.
CAnew-Icons-Texttool.jpg
Text tool
Click to add text.
Drag the text on the screen to the trashcan icon to delete.
CAnew-Icons-Eraser.jpg
Eraser
Delete lines.
CAnew-Icons-Pen.jpg
Pen
Click to draw an answer by hand.
To change the width, click the pen icon again.
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AI Pen
AI will generate icons to based on your drawing.
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Color
Change active pen color.



  • This is what the Pop Quiz page looks like in the Companion app


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

Polls image.png

Polls for Whiteboard can be answered from the Companion app.

  1. 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.
  2. Enter your name and click Join.
  3. When the Poll starts on Whiteboard, Poll questions will appear in the Companion app.
  4. Select an answer or multiple answers for each question. Click the plane icon to submit your answer.

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

  • Answer multiple choice, true or false, free-format, and more types of questions from Polls in the Companion app.

Whiteboard remote control

You must be signed in to the Whiteboard and the Companion app with the same myViewBoard account to use remote control.




Default management options:

CAnew-Icons-URL.jpg
URL
Display Whiteboard session URL and QR code for Throw, Pop Quiz, and Polls interaction.
CAnew-Icons-QRCode.jpg
QR Code
Save the Whiteboard session to linked cloud storage, and generate a QR code that links to the file.
CAnew-Icons-Laser.jpg
Laser pointer
Turn your phone into a laser pointer on the device running Whiteboard.
CAnew-Icons-Previous.jpg
Previous
Go to the previous page, if the file has multiple pages.
CAnew-Icons-Next.jpg
Next
Go to the next page, if the file has multiple pages.


Toggle Laser pointer on at the top of the page to use:

A-Laserstrokeicon.PNG
Laser stroke
Touch and hold to draw with a highlighter on the Whiteboard canvas.
CA-Centerlasericon.PNG
Center
Recenter the Laser.
CA-Deletestrokeicon.PNG
Remove strokes
Delete all marks from the laser pointer.


Wireless presentation

Manage the Wireless Presentation feature of Whiteboard on this page. This feature is accessible to only Premium- and Entity-account users.

Companion app interface for configuring wireless presentation


Enable Turn 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 Whiteboard session.
Moderation Display a list of participants requesting access to share their screen to the current Whiteboard session.
Click on an entry to grant access.


The two buttons under Frame Resize can be used when using the Wireless Presentation feature of Whiteboard to display participants' screens:

CAnew-Icons-Shrink.jpg
Shrink
Reduce the size of the presentation screen
CAnew-Icons-Enlarge.jpg
Enlarge
Enlarge the size of the presentation screen

After signing in as participants

Once signed in, a participant can see Join a Whiteboard session as the first page.

  1. Enter the Host Whiteboard name or scan the QR code of the Whiteboard.
  2. Type your name in the next field.
  3. Click Join to interact with the host's Whiteboard session.

  • Participants must Join a Whiteboard Session after signing in

Like hosts and IT admins, a participant is also provided with three pages.

  1. Participate: On this page:
    • A participant can use Throw Throwimg.png, Pop Quiz Popquizimage.png, and Polls Polls image.png to take part in the Whiteboard sessions. Remember the participant can only access these features if a host is signed in to whiteboard with a Premium or Entity account.
    • The responses of the participant is directly sent to the respective Whiteboard host.
  2. Whiteboard remote control and Wireless presentation: The same features can be used by participants for interaction as used by hosts and IT admins.

  • Participate screen for participants


A participant can also find a profile icon at the top left for accessing Settings and signing out of Companion. Also, click the QR code icon appears at the top right to get the current Host's information and for changing the Host's name.

Joining as a guest

After connecting to the Whiteboard session, a guest can send the responses and files to the host by using Companion.

  • Collaborate work and engage in learning sessions through Throw Throwimg.png, Pop Quiz Popquizimage.png, and Polls Polls image.png features. These are for interacting with a Whiteboard session.
  • You can see your name in the upper-middle part of the screen, along with the QR code icon at the top right. Click the QR code icon to get the history of all the hosts you had interacted with.

  • Guest screen for interaction



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