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What is Zoom Whiteboard?

Zoom Whiteboard is an all-in-one virtual workspace tool for hybrid and remote teams that creates a place to share ideas before, during, and after a Zoom Meeting. Explore the Zoom Community's Recent Activity below to join the whiteboard conversation and connect with other members. If you are still looking for support, browse our Zoom Whiteboard support articles or start a new discussion below!

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Classic whiteboard gets deleted if I share a different screen then come back to it

I'm on Zoom Version 6.3.11 (50104) on MacBook Air MacOS 15.3.2 (24D81) I have been teaching online since lockdown and I use Classic whiteboard for notes. I often switch to share a webpage or a pdf then come back to the whiteboard and continue the not... Show more

I'm on Zoom Version 6.3.11 (50104) on MacBook Air MacOS 15.3.2 (24D81)

 

I have been teaching online since lockdown and I use Classic whiteboard for notes.  I often switch to share a webpage or a pdf then come back to the whiteboard and continue the notes.  This works fine.  I share the notes with the student after the lesson.

 

Today, following the update, every time I switch back to Classic whiteboard all the notes are gone and I've got a blank whiteboard.  This is exceedingly disruptive as we normally carry on with the same calculations through the lesson and now all the work we've done is gone every time we come back after looking at a different screen, for example, the pdf of the problem we're working on.

 

I explain to the students that every once in a while Zoom releases an update that ruins everything, and it's happened again.

 

Please can someone direct me to the setting that makes the Classic whiteboard remain intact if you stop sharing it, share a different screen, then come back to it?

 

Thanks!


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Resolved! Meeting started from within the whiteboard: what is "n people are following you [stop]"?

Hello, I start meetings from within whiteboards, which is a great zoom feature.Immediately after the meeting starts, a red color message shows up at the top-middle of the window, telling me how many people are following me, for example: 16 people are... Show more

Hello,

 

I start meetings from within whiteboards, which is a great zoom feature.

Immediately after the meeting starts, a red color message shows up at the top-middle of the window, telling me how many people are following me, for example:

   16 people are following you [stop] 

 

This seems the only dialog in Zoom that has a [stop] button, and I'm worried what happens when I click it. What does stop do? Will it stop these people from following me? Or will the people be disconnected from my whiteboard? Or does it simply make the message go away?

 

I tried to search for help with the keywords "people are following you", but did not get any useful results.

 

I'm looking forward to an explanation from this forum.

 

Thank you.

-R.L.


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Whiteboard magnification limit

Hi, after long search and trying out almost every whiteboard platform i picked zoom whiteboard as clear choice. Its wery tought out blend of funcionality and ease of use. There is only one thing, that is missing. Magnification is only 1000%. Its stil... Show more

Hi, after long search and trying out almost every whiteboard platform i picked zoom whiteboard as clear choice. Its wery tought out blend of funcionality and ease of use. There is only one thing, that is missing. Magnification is only 1000%. Its still more then "Miro" but way way less then explaineverything whiteboard. Implementing deeper magnification would be really great and mutch needed. Does anyone know if it might get implemented?


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Zoom Whiteboard keeps freezing on multiple devices

The zoom whiteboard feature freezes while drawing repeatedly every minute or so. This occurs on two separate devices and happens due to the Zoom whiteboards feature freezing. I am on Zoom version 6.4.1. I am an educator who teaches remotely so I woul... Show more

The zoom whiteboard feature freezes while drawing repeatedly every minute or so. This occurs on two separate devices and happens due to the Zoom whiteboards feature freezing. I am on Zoom version 6.4.1. I am an educator who teaches remotely so I would appreciate a solution. 

it can be unfrozen by minimizing the app but this workaround is not feasible to do constantly.


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Resolved! Disabling Annotation

After searching diligently thru prior conversations for annotation controls, I've run across things like this: In the navigation panel, click Account Management then Account Settings.Click the Meeting tab.Under In Meeting (Basic), verify that Annotat... Show more

After searching diligently thru prior conversations for annotation controls, I've run across things like this:

 

  1. In the navigation panel, click Account Management then Account Settings.
  2. Click the Meeting tab.
  3. Under In Meeting (Basic), verify that Annotation is enabled.

I have no idea what the navigation panel is (there's nothing labelled as such), and I'm unable to find anything called "account management", "account settings", a "meeting" tab, or an "in meeting (basic)" item. I can locate "Settings" under the "Zoom Workplace" menu, but nothing in the resultant window refers to any of the above, let alone annotation controls.

 

I don't want my users scribbling all over my screen during my presentation, but I can't find any way to turn off that ability. I'd expect it to be one of the items in the sidebar of the "Settings" window, but it's not. Where is it?


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Resolved! Zoom Whiteboard becomes View-Only after several days of creating

If I create a new whiteboard during a meeting, we can both use it without a problem for that meeting. The next day the whiteboard still shows normal status with no View-Only tag.A week later, when we meet again, the whiteboard has a View-Only tag add... Show more

If I create a new whiteboard during a meeting, we can both use it without a problem for that meeting. The next day the whiteboard still shows normal status with no View-Only tag.

A week later, when we meet again, the whiteboard has a View-Only tag added to it automatically without me even logging into zoom or doing anything in between that time. This happens every week when I meet with my teacher.

 

It can not be removed, you can not choose Collaborating when opening the board because it thinks I am not the owner of my own board.

 

You can not touch (iPad) or click (PC) on the View-Only displayed at the top to change it in any way.

 

You must copy the board and create a new one, which will again become View-Only automatically after a week's time before the next meeting.

 

How in the world do you remove this tag or prevent it from ever being applied to your board in the first place and how do you allow yourself to choose Collaborating.

 

Also how do you mute the volume on the iPad so you don't hear yourself talking when using a tablet as a whiteboard during a meeting. The tablet is just for drawing on the whiteboard, it shouldn't be trying to host the entire meeting as the PC is doing this job.


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Unable to Load this Whiteboard. Error Code:3

When the teacher open Whiteboard during video meeting, I cannot see anything. 

When I opened the " Whiteboard" function in zoom, it just shows:   Unable to load this whiteboard. Error code: 3.

 

What's happening?

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Right Click on zoom whiteboard when using apple pencil

I need to paste screenshot in Zoom Whiteboard using apple pencil, but unable to perform right-click operation from mouse.
Anybody who might have resolved this issue

Embedded video in the whiteboard not showing up for participants

I'm using Zoom to teach online English lessons to a young student. I embedded videos into the whiteboard but my student sees a static image, she can't hear or see the video. I also tested this with a second computer, and faced the same issue. As a ho... Show more

I'm using Zoom to teach online English lessons to a young student. I embedded videos into the whiteboard but my student sees a static image, she can't hear or see the video. I also tested this with a second computer, and faced the same issue. As a host I can see and hear the video, but the participant doesn't hear or see the video even though I'm sharing the whiteboard. 

 

I know I can share the video from Youtube by sharing my screen, but going back and forth between the whiteboard and screen-sharing other content disrupts the in-class acitivities. 

 

I'm using zoom workspace 6.3.6 on a Mac.

 

Thanks in advance for any help.

Does 


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Physical pen to draw in zoom whiteboards

Is there a physical pen that I can use to draw in zoom whiteboards, instead of using the trackpad or the mouse?

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