When to Use?
Follow these instructions to use the whiteboard in Zoom on a computer, tablet, or phone.
Procedure
- Click Share Screen
located in your meeting toolbar.
- Click Whiteboard.
![Whiteboard icon from the Share Screen menu](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=a12fd63b-e04b-4de5-b508-854885fb0df6.png)
- Click Share.
- The annotation tools will appear automatically, but you can press the Whiteboard option in the meeting controls to show and hide them.
- Use the page controls in the bottom-right corner of the whiteboard to create new pages and switch between pages.
![Page controls](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=c8777109-3620-4c18-967e-624b060044bc.png)
Note: Only the participant or host that started sharing the whiteboard has access to create and switch pages.
- When you are done, click Stop Share.
![Stop Share button](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=965647be-214c-4244-87ff-258aaed55797.png)
Multiple Whiteboards in a Meeting
If you have simultaneous screen sharing on, multiple participants will be able to share a whiteboard at once. However, to see two whiteboards at once, or your own whiteboard and another participant's, you will need to have dual monitors enabled.
Android
Sharing a whiteboard
- Tap Share in the meeting controls.
![Share button on an Android device](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=273b174d-8142-4418-9b01-78c1b25ad081.png)
- Tap Share Whiteboard.
![Share Whiteboard option from the Share menu](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=dc3f8696-3f24-4931-9657-1e8d707f1655.png)
- Tap the pen icon to open the annotation tools.
![Pen icon on an Android device](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=6636478c-d71f-4fb9-9905-366469b6fb42.png)
- When you are done, tap the pen icon to close the annotation tools and tap Stop Share.
iOS
Note: Whiteboard is currently available for iPad only. If you are on an iPhone, you will not see the Whiteboard option.
How to Share a Whiteboard
- Tap Share Content in the meeting controls.
![A screenshot of a person's face](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=f7147117-83e6-440c-a239-57f13b967577.png)
- Tap Whiteboard.
![Share Content menu for iOS](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=489069c8-ce8d-4af7-abf7-6ce57558ea0e.png)
- The annotation tools should appear automatically, but you can tap the pen tool to show and hide them.
![Annotations toolbar in iOS](https://services.gvsu.edu/TDPortal/Images/Viewer?fileName=42fb71f7-2b75-4d22-b328-067af986e9a9.png)
- When you are done, tap Stop Share.