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Whiteboard Tools Palate

The Tools palate, on the left-side of the whiteboard display pane, contains a number of drawing tools which you can be used in the display area. To activate a tool, click it's button.

Select an Item To select an item in the whiteboard display pane, click it. You may then:

Resize Item - Click and drag one of the black boxes that surround the item to resize the object.

Move - Click the item and drag it to a new location

Delete - Choose Selected Object/Delete from the Whiteboard menu at the top of the screen.

Bring to Front - Choose Selected Object/Bring to Front from the Whiteboard menu at the top of the screen.

Send to Back - Choose Selected Object/Send to Back from the Whiteboard menu at the top of the screen.

Draw Draw freehand.
Text Type inside the whiteboard display pane. To change font size and weight, select these options from the Whiteboard menu at the top of the screen.
Draw Straight Line Click to set the starting point of the line, click again to set its end point. You may adjust the weight of the line by selecting a Line Width from the Whiteboard menu.
Pointer Highlight a part of the display pane with an arrow.
Polygon To draw a polygon, click to define the corners. Double-click to finish the shape.
Rectangle Click and drag to draw a rectangle.
Ellipse Click and drag to draw an ellipse.
Draw outlined shape Select this option if you want to draw a rectangle or ellipse showing only its outline.
Draw filled shape Select this option if you want to draw a filled rectangle or ellipse.
Selected color This box shows what color your line, shape, or text will appear in.
Color Picker Click inside this space to select a color.
darken/lighten Drag the white bar through this space to darken or lighten your selected color.

To return to the basic whiteboard instructions, click here.

For instructions on using the Navigation panel, click here.

For instructions on using the Communication section, click here.