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Learn how to share a whiteboard in a share pod in an Adobe Connect session.
The whiteboard in Adobe Connect is an interactive tool that allows attendees to draw, write, and collaborate in real-time during meetings or webinars. Hosts or presenters can use a whiteboard to create text and shapes, insert some symbols, and draw freehand drawings in real time during a meeting. Meeting hosts can further encourage collaboration by providing drawing rights to some or all participants.
The following topics are covered in this article:
You can use a whiteboard in two different ways in a Share pod:
A stand-alone whiteboard allows presenters to create content on a white background. In the share pod, select Whiteboard to create a standalone whiteboard.
An overlay whiteboard enables presenters to add content directly onto an existing document in the share pod, allowing for annotations and drawings over the document. It can be applied to presentations, images, and PDFs, enhancing interactivity and engagement. You can select Draw in the share pod when sharing PPTX / PDF. Additionally, you can pause and annotate when screen sharing to annotate the screen.
If you turn off sharing, change the content in a share pod, or close the share pod, the whiteboard remains part of the room and can be displayed again.
A. Select objects or pan while drawing B. Markers tool C. Text tool D. Draw shapes and symbols E. Undo changes F. Redo changes G. Delete the selected objects H. Layers- Arrange an object relative to other objects
Layer management
When using different components in the whiteboard, you can use different layers. Select all the shapes and text components to enable the Arrange menu option to manage the layers. Select one of the following to arrange the layers:
- Bring forward: Move the selected object up one layer.
- Bring to front: Put the selected object on the top layer.
- Send backward: Move the selected object back one layer.
- Send to back: Put the selected object on the bottom layer.
The tools available to create text and drawings on the whiteboard are displayed below.
A. Marker B. Highlighter C. Pen D. Pencil
A. Select a shape or a symbol to draw B. Set border C. Set line thickness D. Set fill color E. Set opacity of the shape
| Tool | Description |
| Selection | Select a shape or area of the whiteboard. Select a shape to use it. Drag on the whiteboard or content to create a selection rectangle that selects all the shapes within the rectangle. The selection rectangle has eight control points for resizing the selected shape or shapes. Shift-drag a corner control point to maintain the aspect ratio when you resize. Select and drag a shape to move it. Shift-click the shape to add a shape to the selection. |
| Pan |
It's used on the whiteboard or document to hold the mouse button and drag the cursor around. This allows you to see different whiteboard parts without altering the content. |
| Marker |
Its width and alpha decrease with the speed of the stroke. |
| Highlighter |
This creates a free-form thick marker line. You can customize stroke color and weight using the color picker and stroke weight. The alpha decreases with the speed of the stroke, but the width increases. |
| Pen |
Its width and alpha remain constant with stroke width, except at a bend, the start, and the end. The tool is sensitive to the speed of the pointer movement. |
| Pencil |
It creates a free-form line. Using the color picker and stroke weight pop-up menu, you can customize stroke color and weight. The tool is sensitive to the speed of the pointer movement, and its width and alpha increase with the speed of the stroke. |
| Text |
This creates a multi-line text field. You can customize the text, such as fill color, font face, and font size, using the color picker, font pop‑up menu, and font size pop‑up menu. Drag to create a text area where you can type. |
| Shapes |
Click and hold to select rectangles, ellipses, lines, arrows, and more. Use the options to the right of the tool to customize the tool's appearance. Drag to expand the shape. Hold down the Shift key while dragging to create even width and height for shapes or snap lines every 45°. |
| Undo |
You can undo the following actions: drawing a shape, moving a shape, resizing a shape, clearing the whiteboard, and changing a shape’s property. There is no limit to how many times you can perform this operation in the pod. |
| Redo |
It restores whatever the undo option undid. |
| Delete Selected |
Deletes items selected with the Selection tool. |
| Arrange menu |
Using the options available in the Arrange menu, you can move the objects to the front or the back relative to the other objects on the whiteboard. |
If your company has a licensed Adobe Connect account, you can use custom images for shapes.
To display and existing whiteboard, select the pods menu , then select Share> (name of the whiteboard).
A stand-alone whiteboard contains multiple pages that you can move between during a presentation.
In the center of the share pod, select the left or right arrow. Page numbers are displayed alongside the arrows.
Hosts and presenters can grant whiteboard access to permissions.
Participants cannot turn on the Drawing mode for Share pods with these rights. Only Hosts and Presenters can enable the Drawing mode.
- To grant drawing rights to participants, select their name from the Attendee list and, from the pop-up menu, select Drawing.
Select the option again to revoke the rights.
- To give all the participants drawing rights on a specific whiteboard, select Allow participants to draw from the pod's context menu. To revoke the rights, select the option to revoke them.
- Select Preferences from the Room menu , and navigate to Share. Grant universal drawing rights to all participants by selecting Allow participants to draw. This preference is remembered for every session using the meeting room.
To save your whiteboard content locally, you can either print a whiteboard or export the contents in a local file.
- From the share pod options , select Print.
- From the share pod options , select Export snapshot > Save as PNG to create a local snapshot.
In the Meeting Preferences or the Whiteboard Preferences, you can provide rights to meeting participants to export a PNG snapshot of a whiteboard. In the Meeting Preferences, in Share Pod settings, click Allow articipants to export check box.
- From the share pod options , select Export snapshot > Email snapshot, and provide an email address to send a PNG snapshot via email.
