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Hide "collaborator cursor" on Whiteboard?

  • April 22, 2024
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I had my first Workplace meeting today with Whiteboard.  

Oftentimes on long meetings I am also multitasking in the background.

Is my cursor being recorded and projected on the screen to everyone:

1) while the Whiteboard tab is up in my browser?

2) while I am working in another tab?

3) while I am working in another app like Outlook or Word?

 

I need to know so that I am not distracting everyone in the meeting.  Even better would be the ability to turn the tracking functionality off so that I don't need to worry about it.  I have never used my cursor in online meetings.

 

Thanks!

      Best answer by BakerHe

      Hi @eileen60016 ,

      There is no setting to disable "Send cursor".

      But there is setting to disable "Receive cursor". (I know it does not answer your question, but for your information)

       

      And your cursor positiion will be sent to others only when your mouse is

      1) hover on the canvas

      2) move the mouse (if we don't move mouse, it won't send mouse position)

      So when you working on another tab or another app, your mouse position won't be recorded and won't be sent.

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      BakerHe
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      BakerHeAnswer
      Community Champion | Employee
      April 25, 2024

      Hi @eileen60016 ,

      There is no setting to disable "Send cursor".

      But there is setting to disable "Receive cursor". (I know it does not answer your question, but for your information)

       

      And your cursor positiion will be sent to others only when your mouse is

      1) hover on the canvas

      2) move the mouse (if we don't move mouse, it won't send mouse position)

      So when you working on another tab or another app, your mouse position won't be recorded and won't be sent.

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      eileen60016Author
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      April 26, 2024

      Thank you very much for your reply.  All of those things are exactly what I wanted to know.  I saw the ability to disable "receive cursor" but that depends on others' actions so I was not satisfied.  As long as my mouse movements outside the canvas aren't captured, I'm happy.  Thanks again.  

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