Pronto Whiteboard Features

Prepared by Advanced Learning Technologies of the

North Dakota University SystemAugust 2009

To Begin Whiteboard

Michael Adams

Wimba Woman

STEP 1: In your Contacts or Classmates tab, double click on the name of the individual you wish to connect.

STEP 2: Click on the Whiteboard button

Participant’s View

They will seeAn invitation to accept or decline

Michael Adams

If they accept, the Whiteboard will appear with the “Connecting to Whiteboard” floating in the middle of the screen.

Pronto Whiteboard Window Only available from a Group Chat, Office Hours or Help Desk. You choose what access participants will have

Save, important or change/save canvas

Provides access to same commands as the Action Bar and Object Action commands

Draw, highlight, add text or objects

Font, size & style of text

Area where you draw, add text or objects

Allows you to navigate through multiple slides

Allows you to view and navigate through multiple canvases

Access to Instructional Gallery – graphics and backgrounds

Change the appearance of the selected Tool

Stylize: adds a shadow effect to the Tools.

Pronto Whiteboard Actions Bar

Save the entire whiteboard session in various formats

Save current canvas in various formats

Import PPT files, images and saved Whiteboard Archives

Adds new canvas to the Whiteboard Session

Clears all objects from current canvas

Reverses last action performed

Pronto Whiteboard Tools

Select & modify objects on a canvas. For multiple objects, Hold down the shift key and click on the objects

Highlight text or objects.

Once typed, it can be moved as an object. Use Tool Options to set size & style .

Click & hold to define shape

A red dot allows you to point out areas

Draw free form objects

Draw straight lines. Drag & release mouse to set end point

Click & hold to define shape

Adding Objects to a Whiteboard

Adding Objects from Instructional Gallery

Click on the arrows for more options

A variety of backgrounds including graph and music lines

Whiteboard Canvas Navigation

To navigate through each canvas:1. click on the actual canvas in the display window OR2. Click on the arrows at the bottom of the display window.The host can disable canvas navigation for all participants

Explore button: default setting is disabledEveryone sees the same view as the presenter.

If enabled: You can navigate through as a preview.

Importing Content to a Whiteboard

You can import: Previously saved Whiteboard sessions or PPT – they are added as separate canvases. Any graphic files such as a jpg, gif, or bmp – they are added as objects.

To import: Click the Import button in the Actions bar. The Import file opens. Select the desired content on your hard drive. Click the Open button. Content is imported to the Whiteboard.

Saving Whiteboards You can save either the entire Whiteboard session or individual canvases.

Formats that it can be saved as are: Wimba Whiteboard Archive (.wwb) pdf png jpg bmp

To Save an Entire Whiteboard Click the Save button in the Actions bar. The Save to file window opens. Select the location on your hard drive where you wish to save the Whiteboard. Select the file type from the drop down menu. Click the Save button.

To Save a Single Whiteboard Canvas Navigate to the canvas you wish to save. Click the Save Canvas button in the Actions bar. The Save Canvas to file window opens.Select the location on your hard drive where you wish to save the canvas. Select the file type from the drop down menuClick the Save button.

Whiteboard Video Snapshot

To capture a still image from a Video Call: Drag and drop the video from the call to the Whiteboard window.

To save a snapshot: Click the Send to Whiteboard button in the Video Capture window.

Whiteboard PermissionsPermissions is only enabled during Group Chat, Office Hours or Help Desk mode.

Whoever initiates the whiteboard is the host.

The host can enable or disable the features