Working on a board together

Live cursors, the laser pointer, following a teammate around the canvas, and presenting to everyone at once.

A whiteboard is built for more than one person. Open the same board as a teammate and you'll see each other immediately.

Live cursors

Everyone on the board has a cursor with their name on it, in their own colour, moving in real time. You can see who's looking at what, who's about to change something, and where the conversation is happening on a big canvas.

The same colour follows a person everywhere, so you learn who's who without reading the labels.

The laser pointer

Switch to the laser pointer and your cursor leaves a bright trail that fades after a moment — for pointing at something while you talk, without drawing on the board.

It's the tool for "no, this box here" on a call.

Remote selection

When someone selects something, everyone else sees a soft outline around it in that person's colour. It's how you avoid two people grabbing the same sticky note at the same time.

Following someone

Click a person's avatar and choose Follow. Your canvas moves with theirs — when they pan or zoom, you go with them. Click Stop whenever you want your own view back.

Handy when someone says "come look at this corner" and the board is far bigger than the screen.

Presenting

Present is following, in reverse: everyone on the board is brought to your view and moves as you move. A banner tells them who's presenting, and anyone can stop following with a click.

Use it to walk a client through a journey map, or to keep a workshop of eight people on the same part of a big canvas.

Press Stop presenting when you're done and everyone gets their own view back where they left it.

People opening the board through a public link appear too — anonymously, with no name attached. You'll see that someone is there and where they're looking, which is exactly what you want during a client review.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to refresh to see someone else's changes?

No. Everything appears as they draw it, and your own work goes out the same way. There's no save button and no "someone else is editing" warning.

Can two people edit the same shape at once?

Yes. The board sorts it out and everyone ends up seeing the same thing. In practice you'll see their cursor on it and naturally work somewhere else.

Does presenting take control of everyone's board?

It moves their view to follow yours, and they can stop following at any time with one click. It never stops them drawing.

Can I hide my cursor?

Your cursor is shown to the people already on the board with you. If you'd rather not be followed around, stop presenting or simply leave the board — nothing is recorded.

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