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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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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

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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Why does Zoom not allow Whiteboard to be Black?

I notice that no matter how I ask the question, the internet keeps responding by telling me about "Theme" and "Dark mode"!! My question is specific: Can you make the Whiteboard be a Blackboard like you can in Openboard? Yes or No. And if yes where is... Show more

I notice that no matter how I ask the question, the internet keeps responding by telling me about "Theme" and "Dark mode"!! My question is specific: Can you make the Whiteboard be a Blackboard like you can in Openboard? Yes or No. And if yes where is the instruction. If it cannot be done, then Zoom needs to say so, so that those of us who want that feature can get it elsewhere. Repeat, I am not interested in Dark mode, Dark Theme, etc. I am only interested in turning the Whiteboard into a Blackboard.

 

I thank the Zoom community iin advance for their response.


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Grab tool in whiteboard

The help says to press the select tool and then the grab (hand) tool.  I don’t see the grab tool when I press the select bar or on the select bar. Can you help?

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Resolved! Sharing whiteboards in breakout rooms

I have set up a number of whiteboards (have purchased the whiteboard add on license) and want to share the whiteboards in separate break out rooms. I want the groups to edit the whiteboards in the breakout rooms and bring them back to the main group.... Show more

I have set up a number of whiteboards (have purchased the whiteboard add on license) and want to share the whiteboards in separate break out rooms. I want the groups to edit the whiteboards in the breakout rooms and bring them back to the main group.

I have not been able to find out how I can share the whiteboards with the breakout groups, I am unable to share the link in the chat as the main chat is wiped when they go into break outs. If I send it as a broadcast message they can't click on the link.

 

Even if I make it one whiteboard to share across all groups I can't not share it to the breakout rooms like you can with a shared screen.

 

I have reviewed all similar questions in the community and have found no solution, I have done the training with no solution to this problem shown. Please advise.


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Whiteboard Snap-to-Grid

We collaborate using a Zoom whiteboard, that has lots of small objects that we use to drag and drop into lists. It never consistently snaps to grid correctly, resulting in a messy looking board. Sometimes it will, but other times no matter how little... Show more

We collaborate using a Zoom whiteboard, that has lots of small objects that we use to drag and drop into lists.  It never consistently snaps to grid correctly, resulting in a messy looking board.  Sometimes it will, but other times no matter how little you try to move them they never align.   Anyone know a way to either turn off the snap-to-grid, or to get the objects to align correctly?


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Enable multi-player games

I use Zoom to connect with long distant grandchildren. We also like to play games using the game room concept of several sites such as, https://buddyboardgames.com/ and https://playingcards.io/ . We play these games in a separate window while in our ... Show more

I use Zoom to connect with long distant grandchildren.  We also like to play games using the game room concept of several sites such as,  https://buddyboardgames.com/ and https://playingcards.io/ .  We play these games in a separate window while in our Zoom session.  I believe the structure is similar to Kooht, which Zoom has recently added as an extension but I have not personally tried it. 

 

I use the whiteboard to do joint drawing with one my grandsons.  We can also play games like  Tic Tac Toe and hangman.  Incorporating some of the game rooms we currently use in separate windows into Zoom would make it even better.  While Zoom is focused on supporting organizations, it is also great for staying connected with grandkids and other long distant friends and  family members.   


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Participants unable to see real-time typing on my Whiteboard

I created a whiteboard a few months ago that I have been using weekly in my meeting. Until today, participants have been able to see what I am typing in realtime and see when my cursor highlights words or sentences. Today however, they could only see... Show more

I created a whiteboard a few months ago that I have been using weekly in my meeting. Until today, participants have been able to see what I am typing in realtime and see when my cursor highlights words or sentences. Today however, they could only see the new information after I stopped typing and the whiteboard finished saving. 

I have checked that everyone has collaborator status, and the only thing that I have done differently was that I had shared the whiteboard with them and set them as editors. 

I tried changing their collaborator status, unsharing the whiteboard, closing the whiteboard and re-opening it. Nothing works.


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