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How to use Desktop Microsoft Whiteboard Features

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There are many good features in Whiteboard, that help make a great classroom experience for both professors and students.  

The interface of the desktop app looks like this, and is simple to navigate.

Microsoft whiteboard.

The bar at the bottom of the screen holds all of the pen options, as well as a highlighter, eraser, ruler, and lasso select.

The pens, markers, highlighters, and other tools for using within the Microsoft whiteboard.

In the right hand corner are more options that you can utilize.

The blue button is to invite others to the session.

Button to invite others to see your whiteboard session.

The second button is where you can switch out what account you're using.

Button to change the current account signed into.
The accounts that have been added to the account.

The third button is how you access Whiteboard's settings.

The button settings for the whiteboard.
The different settings within the whiteboard.

Here, you'll be able to find many functions that could help you.

If you right select in the center of the screen, you'll find even more functions you can utilize it.

The menu from right-clicking on the whiteboard.

From here, you can Paste, Add Image, Add Notes, Add Text, and Add PDF files.

The three dots provides even more options.

Adding an image to the whiteboard.

Using all of this, your whiteboard sessions will have everything you need for classes.

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