Whiteboard Windows

Click on a part of the image to see a description, or scroll down to see a list:

Drawing area

This is where you and the remote user draw. Dragging the mouse while holding the left button uses the selected tool with the primary color; dragging with the right button uses it with the secondary color.

Dropdown menu

Copy

Copies the image in the drawing area to the clipboard.

Save as bitmap

Saves the image to a BMP file.

Record drawing

Begins recording all drawing activity to a file, in order to play it back later.

Play back drawing

Plays back a recorded drawing session from a file.

Clear button

Erases the drawing area.

Pencil tool

Freehand drawing. Lays down the selected color wherever you move the mouse.

Line tool

Draws a straight line from one point to another. Hold down Shift to constrain the line to 45-degree increments.

Outlined rectangle tool

Draws the outline of a rectangle. Hold down Shift to draw a square instead.

Filled rectangle tool

Draws the outline of a rectangle in the selected color, and fills it with the other color. Hold down Shift to draw a square instead.

Outlined ellipse tool

Draws the outline of an ellipse. Hold down Shift to draw a circle instead.

Filled ellipse tool

Draws the outline of an ellipse in the selected color, and fills it with the other color. Hold down Shift to draw a circle instead.

Text tool

Draws text. Click where you want the text to appear, type the text, and then press Enter. Double-click on the text tool to change the font.

Eraser tool

Erases with a wide brush. The eraser is controlled just like the pencil.

Fill tool

Fills an area with the selected color. The area is defined by the point you click in the drawing area and all connected pixels of the same color.

Arrow tool

Draws an arrow from one point to another. The arrow is controlled just like the line.

Primary color button

Click to select a new primary color. The current primary color is displayed to the right of the button.

Secondary color button

Click to select a new secondary color. The current secondary color is displayed to the right of the button.

Pen width button

Click to change the pen width, which is used for the pencil, line, arrow, and shape outlines. An example of the current pen width is shown next to the button.

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