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Companion

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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 Throw .
Take part in polls and quizzes with Pop Quiz and Polls 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.

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).

Direct download links

Google Play:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viewsonic.myviewboard
Apple App Store:
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myviewboard/id1321808551

myViewBoard.com also has links to download Companion:

Go to http://myViewBoard.com.
Click Download.
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 Download.

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 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 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: Home screen

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:
- Sign in with Google
- Sign in with Microsoft
- Sign in with Apple
- 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.

Sign-in options for a Host/IT admin and Participant

Joining as a guest

After entering the required details as stated above and clicking the Guest Login tab, a guest can use the Throw , Pop Quiz , and Polls features. These are for interacting with a Whiteboard session.

Guest screen

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.

First screen for participants after signing in

Both hosts/IT admins and participants can now access 3 pages:

	Participate mode
	Remote control
	Wireless Presentation

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.

Participate screen for Hosts/IT admins

Participate screen for participants

The participate screen contains the following for Host/IT admins:

	Throw files such as images to a Whiteboard
	Answer a Pop Quiz
	Answer Polls
	Analyze your presentation effectiveness, audience mood and room environment with myViewBoard Sens. Requires the myViewBoard Sens sensor hardware to function.
	Log in to a Whiteboard by scanning a QR code

Sign in to Whiteboard with the Companion app

Signing in to 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 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 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.

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

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.

Throw

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

Click the 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:
1. 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 icon to see a list of Host Names you've previously sent files to.
2. Participant: The Host Name is auto-filled in for the Whiteboard session you are sending the file to.
3. Guest: The Host Name and Your Name are auto-filled in to share the files.
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 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

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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 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 icon.
Click the paper plane icon to send your drawing or file to the whiteboard.
The whiteboard will receive a notification, showing your file.

Folder

Add images from your phone.
Drag the image to the trashcan to delete.

Move

If enabled, indicates that any image or text on screen can be moved.

Text tool

Click to add text.
Drag the text on the screen to the trashcan icon to delete.

Eraser

Delete lines.

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.

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 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 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.

Companion app interface for controlling myViewBoard sessions

Companion app interface for controlling myViewBoard sessions in Laser Stroke Mode

Default management options:

URL

Display Whiteboard session URL and QR code for Throw, Pop Quiz, and Polls interaction.

QR Code

Save the Whiteboard session to linked cloud storage, and generate a QR code that links to the file.

Laser pointer

Turn your phone into a laser pointer on the device running Whiteboard.

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

Laser stroke

Touch and hold to draw with a highlighter on the Whiteboard canvas.

Center

Recenter the Laser.

Remove strokes

Delete all marks from the laser pointer.

Wireless Presentation Screen

Manage the Wireless Presentation feature of Whiteboard on this page.

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:

Shrink

Reduce the size of the presentation screen

Enlarge

Enlarge the size of the presentation screen

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