Whiteboard Release History

NEW v2.10.3 (2021-01-04)

Features

- Support new file format - Microsoft Word (*.docx ,*.docx, *.doc)

Modifications

-Updated Copyright information

Improvements

-[Resolved] - [Immersive reader] [Whiteboard] Immersive reader cannot work

-[Resolved] - [Tool Bar] Changing the language in present mode will reset the setting of toolbar to default

-[Resolved] - [Magic Box][File management][Import] Case-insensitive - it should treat the Filename Extension uppercase and lowercase letters as equivalent

-[Resolved] - [Text Editor] Clicking "x" to exit text editor will cause the text object disappear.

v2.9.5 (2020-12-07)

Modifications

- Improved user experience of Presentation and Preparation modes.

- Adorning menu for objects will not appear outside visible canvas area.

- [Bug fix] Can now open .pptx files from cloud storage via Magic Box.

- Added "skip blank page" option when exporting pdf to local drive. When exporting to Google drive, or sharing via QR code, this is applied by default.

- Users can import files from Google shared drive with Magic Box.

- Improved text editor scrolling when in presentation mode.

- Text editor default font size is now 24.

- Page thumbnails in page management view now include objects, images, YouTube, widgets, web content, and clips.

- "No Guests allowed" option removed from Setting page.

- Improved scrolling for sticky notes when in presentation mode.

- Shape object minimum size set to 10*10 pixels as default.

Improvements

- Reduced time taken to open and import files. - Performance improvements. - Improved page management and reduced network load by modifying thumbnail generator. - Improved connection reliability. - Text editor improvements for performance and user experience. - Restored earlier function of immersive reader, reducing errors. - Thumbnails now include image objects, when importing pdf files.

v2.8.2 (2020-11-02)

Features

- Added support for importing Google Docs file

Modifications

- Updated Whiteboard's URL to https://myviewboard.com/Whiteboard

Improvements

- [Fixed] The exported pdf file will still contain the contents and pages of the huddles

- [Fixed] After exporting a canvas with SVG files to pdf, the SVG files are missed.

- [Fixed] After exporting a canvas with a color background to pdf, the background color is missed.

v2.7.4  (2020-10-12)

Features

- UI revision

♦Important Notes: ♦

• Removed Session management / Google Classroom announcement / Huddle management / Timer / Draw Straws / Polling / Mini Map
• .notebook and .iwb files are not supported

Improvements

- [Fixed] The user may encounter errors when they want to bind google classroom

- [Fixed] A new Whiteboard page opens every time after binding a Google drive account

v2.44.0  (2020-07-06)

Features

- User can sign in with myViewBoard account to join a ClassRoom session

- New file menu

- Added 'fill color' on the side tool bar

- Added 'fit to screen' on the side tool bar

- Added 'duplicate page' on the page management menu

Modifications

- The AI Pen menu will be closed automatically if the host disables student editing permission

- Laser pen feature has been removed from the student view

Improvements

- Place tool tips on all necessary icons

- Beautify the new background management menu a little bit

- Refined the Login Code display style for Huddle and List View

- Refined the sync flow of YouTube object

v1.27.0  (2020-02-03)

Improvements

- Defined UI behavior of adorning menu.

- Improved UI for kick out button when user's name is too long.

- Improved format of the links for the hyperlinks.

- Disabled IWB and vBoard import.

- Added "More" button in menu when users have more than 10 classes.

- Updated UI for QR share.

v1.26.1  (2020-01-09)

Features

- Post a file to Google Classroom Announcement

- Google Classroom's Course ID is saved to the file every time Digital Whiteboard connects to a class

- Google Classroom auto connects when opening the file

- The current Digital Whiteboard session connects with the selected Google Classroom Class to retrieve students list

- Improved binding flow function and UI design

Improvements

- UI has been improved

- After binding Classroom, Chinese should now display correctly

- Fixed issue where PDF import is unsuccessful if you don't bind a Google Drive first

- Added support for the Tamil Language

Other Versions (2019)

v1.25.8  (2019-12-03)

Features

- Added copy and paste function

- Added lock function

- Added distribution function for objects like Google Drive files, video and images

Improvements

- Changed the UX for session code on the first page. Users now need to click on the top right tool bar to see the session code.

- Page management UI will always show the current page in the middle if there are more than 3 pages

- Rearranged the roaming function for the tool bar

- Enhanced mini map tool

- Improved speed when inking

v1.24.10 (2019-11-04)

Features

- Added duplication feature for objects

- Added layer option to objects

- Added indicators for group members

- Ability to change session code

- Support for Google drive to use the shared with me folder

Improvements

- Improvement on minor UIUX issues

- Improved list of saved boards

- Improved background import from FollowMeAI

- Improved layer function

- Improved off-task reminder: ability to define student order

- Improved group identification on student's side

- Improved .notebook file import

- Improved background for client side

- Improved object rotation

- Allow users to change session code when needed

v1.22.4  (2019-10-03)

Improvements

- Rotation of objects are retained

- Improvements to text objects

- Enhanced Huddle Mode capability

- Fixed issue where the guest's pen color was different for the host

- Google drive thumbnails now appear

- Improved PDF export for Huddle Groups

- Added Español under Language Setting

v1.20.5  (2019-09-09)

- QuickBoard is now myViewBoard

Features

- Added markers in the UI for students to indicate which group they are in

- Added Dutch to the language setting

- Added lasso grouping features

- Added ability to export huddle groups into the PDF

Improvements

- Improved synchronization on the guests' side

- Improved undo/redo behavior when rotating objects

- Improved Shape tool performance

- Improved export and import of IWB files

- Improved Eraser tool to function only within different modes

- Fixed the issue where user can't drag objects onto the canvas when toolbar is on the right

- Enhanced YouTube when adding it on to the page

- Enhanced the erase function when erasing objects

- Activities in the Magic Box are disabled

- Classroom binding is disabled on the Magic Box

v1.19.9  (2019-08-07)

Features

- Added "Please wait for the host to start this session" error message

- Background color keeps the same color when a new page is added

- Added an exit icon for on-session code page

- Added new colored images for AI Pens

- Added close button for the QuickBoard session page

Improvements

- Redesigned undo/redo functions for faster inking

- Redesigned page management feature to reduce rendering time

- Redesigned the thumbnail generator for minimap

- Eraser enhancements to sync faster for other users

- AI pen function enhancements

- Enhancements for the PDF files in huddle mode: PDF files occupy full page in a canvas instead of whole screen

- Text Editor enhancements : you need to select the words in order to use subscript/superscript

- Text Editor enhancements : a maximum value is added to font size

- UI enhancements for the adorning menu

- UX enhancements for the Mini Map

- Improved loading flow for guests

- Improved move and rotate function

- Improved inking performance

- Improved eraser performance

- Improved UI for student list after importing the students from Classroom

- Improved UI for QR Code sharing

- Improved YouTube API to improve the quota for search

- Fixed abnormal positioning of file menu when opened with toolbars at the bottom

- Fixed minor bugs for the iwb file format

- Fixed minor bugs for eraser

- Fixed minor issues with text editor

v1.18.12 (2019-07-01)

Features

- Import .notebook files to the canvas (Note: MagicPen and CreativePen are not yet implemented)

- Open up saved QuickBoard sessions or .iwb files from Google Drive

Improvements

- Text to speech function added to the Text editor

- Permission button added for each huddle group

- Improvements to the login UI

- Implemented Google Material Design UI enhancements to some tool bars

- Improvements to AI pen search results

- Improvements to Huddle mode experience

v1.17.2  (2019-06-03)

Features

- Bind myViewBoard Classroom roster to QuickBoard

- Submit feedback from QuickBoard

- File menu added

Improvements

- Added progress indicator for file menu

- Implemented Google Material Design for UI

- Enhanced the export user experience

- Added rotation for objects

- Improved on PDF exportation

v1.15.0  (2019-05-06)

Improvements

- Enhanced Page Management list

- Fixed some minor issues with the UI

- Added warning message when deleting a page

- Enhanced .iwb import

v1.14.0  (2019-04-18)

Features

- New Virtual Huddle UI. Users can view the student list/Virtual Huddle and the canvas at the same time.

- Message when user does not have a cloud drive set up when uploading PDF or IWB files to the cloud.

Improvements

- Enhanced Eyes-on-me user experience

- Enhanced .iwb import/export

- Mini-map is closed when starting a new session

v1.12.5  (2019-04-02)

Features

- CustomPDF Viewer (with PageInfo, PageControls, Bookmarks)

- QR code generator for the session code

- Permission button to allow/disable all users to draw

- Add a session to the cloud drive

- Support for GIF files

- Customization ability for "Eyes-on-me" function

- Option to set toolbars to the bottom of the screen

Improvements

- Background can be added normally to each page

- Once the host starts the present mode, all tools are closed on the user side

- Default text for the Eyes-on-me function is "Please Look Up"

- Improvements to the polling flow

- Improved UI/UX for the Polling function

- Improvements to drag and drop capability

- Ability for host/client to draw at the same time

- Client can only erase their own drawings

- Client cannot move other client's drawings

- Minor improvements to the overall UI

- Improved export/import experience

- Updated some of the tip texts

- Only the Host has control over the language settings

- Updated AI-Pen set

- Improvements to the Huddle mode user experience

- Prompt to bind a cloud drive if no cloud drive is bound yet