MACROMEDIA BREEZE-FOR MEETING PRESENTERS, Manual

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40 Chapter 6: Using the Whiteboard Pod
Accepting and rejecting requests to join a whiteboard
You must first grant permission for participants to request to join a whiteboard.
To accept and reject requests to join a whiteboard:
1
Click the arrow in the upper left corner of the Whiteboard pod.
2
In the pop-up menu, select Allow Participants to request to use this Whiteboard.
3
Place the pointer over the icon of a knocking figure.
This displays a pop-up window with the message:
[
name of guest ] requested to use the Whiteboard.
The guest name displayed is the name entered in the login text box for guests.
4
Click either the Decline or Accept text displayed in the pop-up window.
Drawing on a whiteboard
After you create the whiteboard and process requests to join the whiteboard, you are ready to start
creating text and drawings for the whiteboard. As a meeting participant, you can draw on a
whiteboard after the meeting presenter accepts your request.
To draw on a whiteboard:
1
Click the Whiteboard Tools button in the lower right corner of the Whiteboard pod.
2
Select a text or drawing tool.
3
Click in the whiteboard area to start writing or drawing.
Note: If you (as a participant) collapse the selection of drawing tools during a meeting, you must
re-request to draw on the whiteboard to view the selection again.
The following tools are available to create text and drawings on the whiteboard:
Selection Tool
Selects a shape or area of the whiteboard. Click on a shape to select it. Click
and drag on the canvas to create a selection rectangle that selects all the shapes within the
rectangle. The selection rectangle will have eight control points to resize the shape or shapes
selected. Holding down Shift while dragging a corner control point will force resizing to
maintain the aspect ratio. Dragging selected shapes will move them. To add a shape to the
selection, press Shift-click on the shape.
Pencil Tool
Creates an array of shapes connected by lines. Stroke color and stroke weight can
be customized by using the color picker and stroke weight pop-up menu at the bottom of the
Whiteboard pod.
Marker Tool
Creates an array of shapes connected by lines with a diagonal line stroke. Stroke
color and stroke weight can be customized by using the color picker and stroke weight pop-up
menu at the bottom of the Whiteboard pod.
Line Tool
Draws a line between two points. Stroke color and stroke weight can be
customized by using the color picker and line width pop-up menu at the bottom of the
Whiteboard pod. Arrows can be created by using the arrow buttons at the bottom of the
Whiteboard pod. Holding down the Shift key while drawing will make the line snap every 45
degrees.