myViewBoard Whiteboard for Windows Working Area

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The myViewBoard for Windows working area is divided into the following areas:

Canvas area

Main area where users work in. By default, the background of the canvas area is blank. However, this can be customized via the following methods:

  • Click the Whiteboard background management menu to specify another solid color, or one of the predefined images as the background.
  • Sign in to your myViewBoard account to load your personal preferences, including any customizations applied to backgrounds, shape lines and magic pens.

Resize the canvas area by dragging the handle bar at the right bottom side of the MyViewBoard program.


Floating toolbar

More information: Whiteboard Floating Toolbar

Toolbar that allows users to perform operations on the canvas. This toolbar can be moved freely around the canvas area.



Main toolbar

More information: Whiteboard Main Toolbar

Toolbar that allows users to add annotations to the canvas area. This toolbar is always fixed to the right, left or bottom side of the program window.


  • Windows toggle button
    Click to use the myViewBoard tools on the Windows desktop.

  • Cast tool
    Enable and manage casts.

  • Screen capture
    Displays options for capturing the contents of the canvas.

  • Move toolbar
    Click and drag to move toolbar to the side of the screen.

  • File
    Displays options for opening, saving, exporting and printing files.

  • Magic box
    Displays various tools that you can insert into the canvas.

  • Infinite canvas
    Drag to move the canvas. Use two hands to zoom in/out.

  • Selection
    Selects objects, text and pictures.

  • Pen
    Draws freehand lines and squiggles. Click again to open pen options.

  • Eraser
    Erases objects, based on the last mode selected.

  • Shapes and Lines
    Draws lines and shapes with different styles.

  • Text and Handwriting
    Creates a textbox. Click again to switch to handwriting recognition.

  • Undo
    Reverses the previous action

  • Redo
    Reverses the previous undo action.

  • Pages in Whiteboard
    Creates, selects, sorts, and deletes pages.



Title bar

More information: Title bar

A toolbar that appears at the topmost section of the myViewBoard program. If logged in, this toolbar displays the user account currently logged in. It also provides access to the following options:

  • Integrated cloud solutions
  • Notifications
  • Help
  • Settings


  • User info
    User account currently logged in.

  • Cloud storage
    Indicates which cloud storage service provider is enabled.

  • Casting
    Indicates if casting is enabled.

  • Notifications
    Lists events logged during the current myViewBoard session

  • Help
    Shows help contents

  • Settings
    Opens the settings window

  • Minimize
    Minimize the myViewBoard application window to the Windows taskbar

  • Maximize
    Maximize the myViewBoard application window to occupy the whole screen

  • Restore
    Restores the window to the last known size before the maximize button was used

  • Close
    Quits the current session and closes the myViewBoard application window


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