Microsoft unifies Whiteboard experience across Windows and iOS

Microsoft Whiteboard on iPhone XS Max Source: Dan Thorp-Lancaster/Windows Primal

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A new version of Microsoft Whiteboard is rolling out to Windows and iOS.
The updated Whiteboard supports inserting documents and includes over 40 templates.
Microsoft recently added support for personal accounts for the Android and web versions of Whiteboard.

A new version of Microsoft Whiteboard is rolling out to Windows and iOS. The update unifies the user feel of Whiteboard across devices and brings several new features to the service. Whiteboard at present supports new shapes, more reactions, and over 40 templates. The update is rolling out gradually, and it should be completed past Dec 2022.

Templates allow people to starting time collaborating quickly. When people'south workflow follows a similar structure from day-to-day, they can create a template. This saves time equally they don't have to manually ready the Whiteboard app each time they utilize it.

Earlier this twelvemonth, we spoke with Ian Mikutel, principal product manager of Whiteboard, about the new Whiteboard experience. Mikutel shared how Microsoft came up with the thought for templates and how the product evolved to surpass concrete whiteboards in many ways. He too highlighted the benefit of inserting documents into Whiteboard, "a lot of users just love the fact that I can driblet a PowerPoint slide, I can pretty presently [put] a Fluid table that has the same data … Information technology's really putting multiple content types right next to each other."

Microsoft also recently added support for personal Microsoft accounts on the Android and spider web versions of Whiteboard.

Microsoft Whiteboard

Whiteboard allows you to collaborate in real-time beyond Windows, iOS, Android, and the web. Its latest update brings support for over 40 templates, new shapes, and unifies the feel between iOS and Windows.

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