IBM Instant Messaging and Web Conferencing User's Guide




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Creating a Presentation with the Whiteboard Tools

You can draw on the blank whiteboard to give a presentation during the meeting. You can also turn your presentation into a brainstorming session by allowing others to draw on the whiteboard. To use the blank whiteboard, select the word "Whiteboard" in the first drop-down box at the top of the whiteboard.

The table below presents ideas for creating a presentation on the whiteboard. You can use the whiteboard tools to create anything you can create with a piece of paper and a pen.

Note If the whiteboard tools are not visible, choose View - Whiteboard Tools to turn on the check mark and display the tools.

Action

Description

Creating illustrations

Draw on the whiteboard to illustrate a point or demonstrate a process. For example, you can sketch a product design or the posters for an advertising campaign.

Creating charts, graphs, and diagrams

Draw shapes and lines on the whiteboard and put them together to create charts, graphs, or diagrams. For example, you can represent sales percentages by drawing a series of rectangles or using the Line Tool to create a line graph.

Entering text or numbers

Use the Text Tool to enter text or numbers on the whiteboard. For example, you can enter a label for an illustration or a percentage for a graph that you have created.

For more information about the whiteboard tools, see "Drawing on the Whiteboard" and "Entering Text."

Customizing Your Presentation

After you have drawn shapes and lines and entered text in your presentation, you can customize the appearance or change the location of the shapes and text on the whiteboard. For example, you can change the color of text, lines, and shapes on the whiteboard, or you can move a shape to another location.

Saving the File

If you want to save your whiteboard presentation, ask the Moderator to save the file. (Only the Moderator can save a whiteboard file.) Meeting participants can view the file on the Meeting Details page.

Note Saving a whiteboard file does not change the original version of the file.


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