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Annotation Tools

 

This page explains how to use the annotation tools in Virtual Classroom meetings on a desktop or mobile device. The annotation tools can be used with a mobile device/touchscreen. Virtual Classroom meetings are pre-loaded with 10 pages of whiteboard space. You can also upload your own presentations and share your desktop.


To navigate between whiteboard or presentation pages, use the arrow buttons or drop-down menu.


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Tools

To bring up your tool options, click on the icon of the current tool.

Icon Tool Function
pointer tool icon Pointer With the Pointer tool, you can draw attention to specific areas in the presentation space. 

Drawing Tool icons

Rectangle tool icon

Triangle tool icon

Ellipse icon

Line tool icon

Drawing Tools With these tools, you can draw shapes and lines. Select the pencil, rectangletriangle, ellipse, or line, then click and drag your mouse (or drag your finger across the touchscreen).  
Text icon in virutal classroom  Text You can type on the presentation space using Text. To use this tool, click and drag your mouse, then type in the box. 

Style

Icon Style Function
Drawing thickness icon in virutal classroom Drawing Thickness You can adjust the Drawing Thickness of your drawing tool

Colors icon in virtual classroom

Color To change the color of the pen or shape/line, click the Color Box. This will bring up your color options.
Font Size List Font Size You can adjust your Font Size as well.  

Actions

Icon Style Function
Undo annotation icon in virtual classroom Undo Annotation To clear your last annotation, click the Undo Annotation button. 

Clear annotations icon in virutal classroom

Clear All Annotations

If needed, you can clear all annotations. When you use this function, it will only clear the annotations of the current page, along with any polls created. This will not affect other pages of the whiteboard/presentation. 

If multi-user mode is turned on, clearing all annotations will only clear your annotations.

Multi-user mode in virtual classroom Turn Multi-User Mode On Presenters: to allow other participants to draw on the presentation space, you can turn multi-user mode on